The Viking Hostage
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Ages: 18+
972. Tallinn. Sigrid, a Norwegian girl, is sold in the slave market and separated from her brothers. As a slave in the French Limousin, she stubbornly clings to her pagan identity. Audebert is imprisoned in a grim dungeon for his brother’s crime. If Audebert is ever released, he has a life to lead, a great destiny to fulfil. Guy will soon be viscount of Limoges but fears exposure of his near-blindness and challenge to his authority. Adalmode and Aina are great heiresses attempting to resist the unwelcome pressures of the marriage market. Their stories tangle with questions of nobility, freedom, friendship and courage in the highly stratified and often brutal society of early medieval Europe. Amid Viking raids, fears of The End of Time and turbulent power struggles, The Viking Hostage tells these interweaving stories in late 10th century France and Wales.
Reviews
'This author whisked me away to another time and place so successfully I didn't want to come home. It is as if the three heroines Sigrid, Adelmode and Aina have somehow written themselves into this book. Tracey Warr is a writer of historical fiction to watch out for!' Anna Keleher
‘Human chess played with lives and land … Three instantly likeable women fight the system from within.’
'From the very first page I was gripped. For a book to grab me I need to be won over on the very first page, The Viking Hostage certainly took me hostage! This book accompanies me everywhere, and I am transported into the world of the characters, the smells, the views, the feelings, Tracey has the ability to pull you into the time and world of the book. I can't rave about this book enough, read it, you won't be disappointed.' Kathleen
