VIKING Thunder Horse
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Book II, Norse Adventure series: ICELAND 980 A.D.A BRUTAL LEADER. A GROWING STORM. Secrets that could topple a tyrant-but destroy those who carry them.Kidnap. Torture. Cheat. Steal. Lie. Bend the law and break it. Kel Coessons corrupt chieftain Naldrum is scheming to take over all of Iceland...and hes getting away with murder.As the story opens, an intrepid vikinger, tricked by the chieftain, sails straight into danger.Kel has become an unwitting hero as he walks a knife-edge of betrayal in hopes of one desperate chance to stop Naldrum--and Kels unraveling. But if he yields, Kel and everything he cares about will be destroyed, including his onetime-love Aldís, with whom a glimmer of hope glows again.A mysterious captive joins the characters of The Plains of Althing; the defiant slave Tor known as The Black Mountain, a lonely widow, a traumatized young priest, an honest old Lawspeaker...and Naldrums bloodthirsty daughter, jealous of Kel and bent on destroying Aldís.Mistrust spreads like disease among the valleys as Naldrum reveals his hand-and Kel, horrified, finally breaks with his chieftain, propelling Aldís towards a terrifying journey.As a long-held secret takes on a life of its own, Aldís must choose to protect her own safety, or stand up for truth and rule of law-a decision that may utterly destroy her, or at last set her free. Does desperate courage stand a chance against brutal corruption? Buy VIKING: Thunder Horse to experience this epic novel of Norse adventure for yourself! Katie Aiken Ritter is a 2016 AWC Novel Award winner and 2017 Pirates Alley Faulkner Society Finalist.This second novel of the series continues the prelude to an Icelandic family saga: five books spanning two generations and two continents explore themes such as the heros journey, loyalty under duress, accurate everyday life in medieval Scandinavia, slavery in European societies, the rule of law against corruption and cre
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