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Giles Kristian burst onto the literary scene in 2009 with his debut novel, Raven Blood Eye. This action-packed story about a young man’s coming of age amongst a band of Viking warriors was published to critical acclaim and became a bestseller. Two further much praised novels followed, Sons of Thunder and Odin’s Wolves, and the books have so far been published in five languages. Recently, Random House USA has acquired the RAVEN series and will publish the trilogy in America next year.

Meawhile, Spring 2012 will see the release of Kristian’s fourth novel, The Bleeding Land, marking the start of a major new series and further establishing Giles Kristian as a leading force in adventure fiction.

Giles has led a varied life to say the least. Duri...more


England 1642: a nation divided.

England is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun…….

The Bleeding Land is now available in a bookshop near you in paperback edition!

To whet your appetite here's here's an audio snippet read by the velvet-voiced Anthony M... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.11 · 983 ratings · 160 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors
Blood Eye (Raven #1)
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
Sons of Thunder (Raven #2)
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions
Odin's Wolves (Raven, #3)
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions
The Bleeding Land (Rivers F...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
Brother's Fury (Rivers Fami...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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Odin's Wolves by Giles Kristian
" Rampaging, stinking, bloodthirsty vikings are not, I'm sure, everyone's cup of mead. But, Giles Kristian is such a brilliant writer that everyone who loves superbly tailored fiction should give his books a read. My 5-star rating for the last book... " Read more of this review »
The Bleeding Land by Giles Kristian
" I thoroughly enjoyed this book and like other reviewers have said, I am looking forward to the next installment, the English civil war is normally not of great interest to me. However, from first being introduced to the rivers family, I was totall... " Read more of this review »
The Bleeding Land by Giles Kristian
" I know Oliver Cromwell's Army overpowered the Royalist in the English Civil War;but, I wanted the Rivers family to win. I have never been a fan of Cromwell or his followers. I think of it as a black smudge in English history. This book just had me... " Read more of this review »
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date: June 10, 2012 01:37PM
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description: Until noon on Friday the 15th of June, I am giving away eBook copies of my epic historical fantasy novel INTERREGNUM. Visit http://www.sjaturney.co.uk for download links in both .mobi format for Kindle and .epub for other readers and for all other info on the book and its sequels. Get it for free this week only. And do feel free to extend the invitation to as many as you like.

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Proud Book Nerd Thank you for accepting my friend request. I really enjoyed Blood Eye!


Rebecca Muwahahaha didn't I tell you that there is no escape from me :P Nice to know there are various ways I can "stalk" ahem I mean follow and support you :)

Roll on July!


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Giles Kristian Dear Lucinda, I'm so glad you won a copy of my first novel, RAVEN Blood Eye! Thanks for entering the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy the tale. Now pack up your sea chest, grab yourself an oar and get rowing! ;-)
All the best, and may the Norns weave you a fine wyrd.
Giles


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T.D. McKinnon Hi Giles,

This is just short note to thank you for accepting my friend request. I hope that 2012 is your best year yet, as it is for me.

T.D.


Lucinda Dear Giles,
I would like to thank you for being my friend on Goodreads which is a fantastic site where i am able to converse with likeminded people both authors and readers. I am also so pleased to have been chosen to win your first novel 'Blood Eye' that caught my attention a while ago and which i cannot wait to read as it looks amazing, just from reading the various book reviews on it! Thank you so much once again and i shall write a review on your book as soon as i have read it.
Lucinda Xx


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