false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166574745m/13922.jpg 13922 15 All young Eyvind ever wanted was to become a great Viking warrior--a Wolfskin--and carry honor out in the name of his fathergod Thor. He can think of no future more glorious. The chance to make it happen is his when his chieftain Ulf is brought the tale of a magical land across the sea, a place where men with courage could go to conquer a land and bring glory to themselves. They set out to find this fabled land, and discover a windswept and barren place, but one filled with unexpected beauty and hidden treasures.... and a people who are willing to share their bounty.Ulf's new settlement begins in harmony with the natives of the isles led by the gentle king Engus. And Eyvind finds a treasure of his own in the young Nessa, niece of the King, seer and princess. His life will change forever as she claims his heart for her own.But someone has come along to this new land who is not what he seems. Somerled, a strange and lonely boy that Eyvind befriended long ago has a secret--and his own plans for the future. The blood oath that they swore in childhood binds them in lifelong loyalty, and Somerled is calling in the debt of honor. What he asks of Eyvind might just doom him to kill the only thing that Evyind has ever truly loved.Will the price of honor create the destruction of all that Eyvind holds dear? 1856030 book 2002 Wolfskin (Saga of the Light Isles, Book 1) total:621|5:176|4:248|3:145|2:41|1:14| 621 2390 901 42 4 1 true false Sun Feb 17 21:21:54 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 09 20:54:19 -0700 2008
In Wolfskin, Marillier turns from the Medieval Ireland of her first novels to early Norway and the Orkney Islands. She does return to a fairy-tale retelling a la her first novel, Daughter of the Forest, though the tale ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Sep 27 18:47:15 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 18:20:20 -0700 2007 Sevenwaters trilogy had on me, I expected to adore this - I wasn't really disappointed, I just didn't get as engrossed as I did with the author's previous books. I was slow getting into it at first, but it picked up for me once they reached the Light Isles and Nessa's perspectiv...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:04:37 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:36:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 18:14:29 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 18:16:52 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 06:08:17 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 13:13:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 05 12:50:35 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 13:16:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 08:42:29 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 09:00:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 10 05:17:13 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 22:45:05 -0800 2009 Wolfskin is a powerful, painstakingly researched historical fantasy set against a backdrop of the Viking world and the colonisation of the Scottish islands of Orkney.
It follows the destinies of three central characters - the Viking warrior Eyvind, would-be king Somerled and Prie...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:14:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:16:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 05:47:05 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 15:11:16 -0700 2009 At times it was entertaining and at other times I was about ready to kill myself with the pacing and slowness. D...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 07:24:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:32:09 -0700 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 21:46:40 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 21:48:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 10 15:07:32 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 15:08:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:12:59 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:17:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 09 12:33:41 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 12 11:53:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Sep 11 06:58:59 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 07:01:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 19:54:45 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 19:57:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 15:52:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 15:53:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 05:42:08 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 05:43:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 04:56:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 04:56:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=13922