The King of Vinland's Saga - Hardcover

Stuart W. Mirsky

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0738801518 ISBN 13: 9780738801513

Publisher: Xlibris, 1998

Synopsis

This historical adventure sweeps back to a time when bold men hazarded rough and unknown seas in search of treasure and glory. The orphaned grandson of Leif Eiriksson, seeks his due overseas, despite the opposition of his unforgiving kinsmen.

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From the Inside Flap:

Stuart Mirsky's auspicious first novel is less a retelling of ancient sagas than it is a reinvention of the genre. He has found what most writers only strive for -- a singular and original narrative voice that seduces and envelops the reader and draws us to times and places far removed from our own. The King of Vinland's Saga is more than just a wonderful, escapist action/adventure tale; its marrow is pure myth and, like all true myths, its characters' ambitions and passions, their loves and hatreds, their triumphs and defeats resonate in these pages as vibrantly as they must have when our ancestors first heard their like over campfires in the icy wastelands. Mirsky set himself a task analogous to a first-time climber beginning with Everest rather than a rock-wall -- miracle of miracles, he reached the top! --- Nelson Breen, screenwriter & documentarian

About the Author:

A product of Brooklyn College with a BA in philosophy, Stuart Mirsky, like many writers before him, became enamoured of 12th century Icelandic prose early on. A student of the martial arts, he travelled, wrote for various publications, and earns his keep

About this edition

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0738801518
• ISBN 13: 9780738801513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 640