The Whale Road

by Robert Low

Book Overview

A band of brothers, committed only to each other, rides the waves, fighting for the highest bidder, treading the whale road in search of legendary relics. Life is savage aboard a Viking raiding ship.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007215282
• ISBN13: 9780007215287
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.4" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

We need more!!!

I absolutely enjoyed this book. For someone interested in Anglo-Saxon history, they would enjoy it, too. Mr. Low's talent as a writer is illustrated in his artful weaving of the tale of Orm Ruriksson, and his adventures aboard the Fjord Elk and with the Oathsworn, with a twist at the end to surprise everyone. An excellent read, I look forward to reading The Wolf Sea next and The White Raven when it is released.

The Whale road

Fantastic book! Mr Low writes so well, he makes you feel as if you are part of the book. I high recommend this, and all his books to everyone Wil Smiley

superb tenth century Norse historical thriller

In 965, merciless Einar the Black recruits fifteen years old Orm "the Bear Slayer" Ruriksson to his cold-blooded Oathsworn Viking raiders and mercenaries who sell their swords to the highest bidder yet are loyal to one another. The teen was chosen because he is the son of one of the toughest crewmen Rurik and more significant is said to have killed a polar bear; hence the nickname. An apparent crazy woman insists she knows where Attila's "mountain of silver" is located; so they set sail for the fjord even as deadlier rivals also challenge for the loot including the Danish-Norwegian King Bluetooth and an immoral monk. However, the former wants the silver booty, but the latter seeks a relic of the White Christ, the "Spear of Destiny" that stabbed Jesus as he was crucified and Attila made into his sword. THE WHALE ROAD is a superb tenth century Norse historical thriller that grips readers the moment Orm joins the Oathsworn band of brothers on their sea escapades all over northern Europe. The story line is fast-paced and never slows down even when the crew disembarks on dry land. Robert Low provides a powerful insightful high seas adventures of a teen growing up fast in the ruthless world of Beowulf. Harriet Klausner