Review of Leah Devlin’s Ægir’s Curse….

(Leah Devlin, Ægir’s Curse, Penmore Press, 2013, 978-1-942756-44-6)

This archaeological thriller was a special treat. First, there is an interesting cast of characters, many flawed, and relationships among them representing a microcosm of the diversity in American society. The author uses internal dialogue to allow the reader to get inside the characters’ minds; we understand why they’re flawed. The real villain here is Ægir’s curse, where Ægir is the Vikings’s sea god—if you discount the per...