05144cam a2200361 4500 300817155 TxAuBib 20170812120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062683656 0062683659 cb431bf7-0306-4c38-8e81-0e40c3d03e5a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3027652 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hartsuyker, Linnea. The Half-Drowned King [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel. HarperCollins, 2017. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 427MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 427MB. HTML:An exhilarating saga of the Vikings that conjures a brutal, superstitious, and thrilling ninth-century world and the birth of a kingdom—the debut installment in a historical literary trilogy that combines the bold imagination and sweeping narrative power of Game of Thrones, Vikings, and Outlander. Centuries ago, in a blood-soaked land ruled by legendary gods and warring men, a prophecy foretold of a high king who would come to reign over all of the north. . . . Ragnvald Eysteinsson, the son and grandson of kings, grew up believing that he would one day take his dead father's place as chief of his family's lands. But, sailing home from a raiding trip to Ireland, the young warrior is betrayed and left for dead by men in the pay of his greedy stepfather, Olaf. Rescued by a fisherman, Ragnvald is determined to have revenge for his stepfather's betrayal, claim his birthright and the woman he loves, and rescue his beloved sister Svanhild. Opportunity may lie with Harald of Vestfold, the strong young Norse warrior rumored to be the prophesied king. Ragnvald pledges his sword to King Harald, a choice that will hold enormous consequence in the years to come. While Ragnvald's duty is to fight—and even die—for his honor, Svanhild must make an advantageous marriage, though her adventurous spirit yearns to see the world. Her stepfather, Olaf, has arranged a husband for her—a hard old man she neither loves nor desires. When the chance to escape Olaf's cruelty comes at the hands of her brother's arch rival, the shrewd young woman is forced to make a heartbreaking choice: family or freedom. Set in a mystical and violent world defined by honor, loyalty, deceit, passion, and courage, The Half-Drowned King is an electrifying adventure that breathtakingly illuminates the Viking world and the birth of Scandinavia.. HTML:June 12, 2017 In her first novel, Hartsuyker brings to life the savage world of the Viking warriors of ninth-century Norway. Ragnvald Eysteinsson is on his way home from a raiding expedition across the North Atlantic when he is betrayed by his captain, Solvi Hunthiofsson, and flung overboard. Rescued by a fisherman, Ragnvald eventually returns home to his beloved sister, Svanhild, who is miserably betrothed to an older man, Thorkell. The source of both their unhappiness is their stepfather, Olaf Ottarsson, who plotted to have Ragnvald killed and Svanhild married off. Exposing his stepfather, Ragnvald goes off to fight alongside Harald Halfdansson, the future king of Norway. At the same time, strong-willed Svanhild finds escape in the form of Solvi, the self-confessed instrument of her brother’s betrayal, who takes her as his latest bride. But Solvi is a sworn enemy of Harald, so what will happen when Ragnvald ultimately meets his brother-in-law in combat? The author, who can trace her lineage back to Harald Halfdansson, recreates the half-civilized, half-primitive landscape of his time, where a dragon boat sailing up a fjord struck dread in all who saw it. Befitting its subject matter, the book is replete with exciting battles, duels, and sieges, but the author makes Svanhild’s domestic tribulations equally dramatic. In the end, this novel can stand proudly with Edison Marshall’s The Viking and Frans G. Bengtsson’s The Long Ships as an immersive fictional recreation of a bloody moment in Scandinavian history. Agent: Julie Barer, the Book Group.. Publisher's Weekly. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fantasy. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-08-11 23:00:03. Davies, Matthew Lloyd. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=cb431bf7-0306-4c38-8e81-0e40c3d03e5a https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/3027652-TheHalf-DrownedKing.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=cb431bf7-0306-4c38-8e81-0e40c3d03e5a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/3027652-TheHalf-DrownedKing.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=cb431bf7-0306-4c38-8e81-0e40c3d03e5a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)