Synopsis
Mordec son of Hauk the Meadmaker and nine other fourteen-year-old boys sail in their own small ship along with the fleet carrying Viking warriors to England for a season of trade.
Mordec Raids England is a Viking story unlike any other; a gripping tale of discovery, jousting, skullduggery, dread, friendship, feasting, and laughter.
The story is full of surprises, fast action, cliff-hanger thrills, and comedy. It swarms with highly individual characters – warriors, knights, peasants, hypocrites, noble men and women, a dour priest, a charming "art director", a friendly executioner – caught in extraordinary situations. It brings to life a time and a world that the reader will not want to leave. Happily, it promises more adventures for Mordec and his friends in books to follow.
From the Author
Mordec son of Hauk is an anomalous Viking: an intellectual teenage action-man. His surprising adventures are packed with highly individual characters, among them a girl warrior, a charming executioner, a gloomy knight, a woman ship captain, a philanthropic troll, a pair of polished caring-sharing hypocrites, an evil but cunning abbot, a billionaire tycoon, all caught in extraordinary situations. One of the most startling and exciting episodes (in the third book, Mordec and the Hidden Hand) is a philosophical-theological debate conducted without a word being spoken. That alone is a must-read. And there is much more for your wonder and merriment ...
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