Free Book Friday: win a free, signed copy of Blood of the Bear
To celebrate the publication of Blood of the Bear, my latest epic Viking novel, I am giving away one free, signed copy of the paperback to a random reader (UK-only, I’m afraid). To enter the competition, send me a message via the Contact form on the bar above telling me who is your favourite character in any of my books – from the Outlaw Chronicles, to the Holcroft Blood trilogy, to the Fire Born books – and say why you particularly like this character. I will pick a name out of a notional hat on Monday and announce the winner. I’ll contact the lucky person and send them a free, personally signed copy of Blood of the Bear by post as soon as possible. What are you waiting for? Click that Contact tab now and start typing.
If you don’t know what Blood of the Bear is about, this is the blurb from the back of the book:
Battle calls the berserker once again…
AD 781. Pagan Saxony groans under the Christian yoke. The invincible armies of Karolus, King of the Franks, occupy all this freedom-loving land and every Saxon must submit to baptism and pay tithes to the Church, or face death by beheading.
Duke Widukind, leader of the Saxon rebels, is sheltering in the North, beyond Karolus’s reach. He hopes to persuade Bjarki Bloodhand – once a famous berserker, but now a father and family man – and his fierce sister the shield-maiden Tor, to join his revolt against tyranny.
But Bjarki has eloped with Widukind’s sister Edith, who was betrothed to Abbio the Crow. In revenge, Abbio uses seithr to strike at Bjarki – a powerful spell to drive him insane. Can Bjarki resist the long slide into madness? And will Widukind finally liberate Saxony from the Franks?
A Viking epic of rebellion and revenge, perfect for fans of Matthew Harffy and Giles Kristian.
If you haven’t encountered the Fire Born series before, and you like bloody tales of Viking warriors battling against insane odds, you should start with The Last Berserker, which is now on sale for just £1.99. And if you don’t like Viking yarns, how about King Arthur – with dragons? Check out my Arthurian fantasy novel The Broken Kingdom here.