Call of the Viking Dead

Anna Chant

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Call of the Viking Dead by Anna Chant
While the raiders hope for plunder, Fiske, their leader, is there only for the kill. As his men ransack a settlement, he delights in the torture of a Saxon warrior, reluctantly aided by Ari, an unhappy young man bound to him by ancient ties. Ari has a bad feeling about this raid, convinced Fiske’s cruelty will lead them to disaster. And with the arrival of Ceorl, Alderman of Devon, his worst fears are their Norse companions are slaughtered as they run for their boats, while Fiske and Ari are taken as captives to Ceorl’s estate of Torre. Forced to work on Ceorl’s lands, Ari is dismayed to find captivity has done nothing to change Fiske’s vicious ways. From attacking slaves to tormenting animals, he eventually fixates on Ceorl’s daughter, Siflaed, an obsession that culminates in a brutal attack. This attack can end only one way – Fiske’s death at the hands of Siflaed’s furious father, much to Ari’s secret relief. With his body buried on unhallowed ground that, they assume, is the end of Fiske. But Ceorl and his family do not know what happens to the souls of evil Norsemen. They have never heard of a draugr, a living corpse of terrifying strength and unnatural abilities. When smoke rises from Fiske’s grave, animals act strangely and a mysterious figure stalks the estate, only one man realises what is happening. But none will listen to Ari, for he is just a heathen, just a slave. With Ceorl preoccupied with arranging the marriage of his unwilling daughter, Ari’s warnings fall on deaf ears. As the spirit of the dead Norseman circles his prey, the danger edges closer, poised to strike at the heart of Ceorl’s home. And powerless to act, Ari can only wait for the draugr to claim his first victim, to see who must answer the Call of the Viking Dead…
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