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One King's Way (Hammer and the Cross #2)
Harry Harrison, best selling author of the acclaimed West of Eden trilogy, returned to alternate history in the The Hammer and the Cross a major new saga set on Earth both similar to and radically different from our own.
What if the Vikings had conquered Britain and forged a new religion and civilization based on the ancient gods of the North? Set in an alternate version of
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(first published 1995)
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this book has to hold the spot for the best tension generator for quite some time. It leapt from conflict to conflict with masterful skill, and certain parts - Shef's rescue from Queen Ragnhild and the approaching battle against King Kjallak and the Swedish most notable among them - had me so swept up in the story that the howling wind outside could almost have been the driving gusts pushing the ships along the Danish seas.
It wasn't all battle and bloodshed, though. the Grind - the great whale h...more
It wasn't all battle and bloodshed, though. the Grind - the great whale h...more
This continues the alternate history (fantasy) tale began in "The Hammer and The Cross", involving a what-if scenario of the Vikings taking over Europe in the Middle-Ages. Shef is now one of two kings in England, and while testing his newly built battle ship becomes separated from his crew and companions. He then proceeds to have adventures up and down Western Europe, skirmishing with Danes, Swedes, Germans, Norsemen, and Finns, as well as encounters with trolls and killer whales. "One King's Wa...more
Nov 19, 2009
Colin
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The second book of Harry Harrison's "Hammer and Cross" series set in an alternate fantasy version of Scandinavia in the late 9th century C.E. I re-read this for inspiration for NaNoWriMo 2009.
Historical feasibility -- so what? I love this series.
Some swashbuckling historical fantasy I'm kind of enjoying right now. One of my neighbors was moving and among this whole trilogy was the outer numbers of the "Dark Tower" series and some Heinlein books.
Even though I knew this writer also did the "Stainless Steel Rat" series, I was expecting it to be kind of funny but its still a solid, exciting Viking story.
Even though I knew this writer also did the "Stainless Steel Rat" series, I was expecting it to be kind of funny but its still a solid, exciting Viking story.
Part of a great 'alternate history' series--and there aren't many.
Second book in the series.
Jun 15, 2013
Alex Pleshakov
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2 of 5 stars
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Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey) was an American science fiction author best known for his character the The Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green (1973). He was also (with Brian W. Aldiss) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction G...more
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Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey) was an American science fiction author best known for his character the The Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green (1973). He was also (with Brian W. Aldiss) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction G...more
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