![]() I especially loved Styrkar's character development, how his views and goals change with all the trials and ordeals he's got to survive. I couldn't put it down as so many things keep happening, and I always wanted to know more. ![]() The story is incredibly well-written and fast-paced. It didn't take long for me to become totally immersed in the plot. Oath Bound by Richard Cullen tells the story of a warrior called Styrkar - his life as a slave, how he became the most loyal follower of King Harold, the defeat of 1066 and his struggle for vengeance afterwards. 'A perfect example of tight, gritty, character-driven storytelling' Luke Scull, author of The Grim Company (on Herald of the Storm ) It's a brutal yet compelling tale, and one that gripped me from the first page to the last' Paul Fraser Collard, author of FugItive Styrkar is a great heroic creation, and the Wolf of Kings series places Cullen in the top tier of historical action and adventure authors' Matthew Harffy 'Richard Cullen's writing is as sharp as the blade wielded by Styrkar, the series' protagonist, who cuts a bloody swathe through his Norman enemies on his quest for vengeance. For Styrkar, the Red Wolf, last surviving housecarl to King Harold Godwinson, will carve the story of his vengeance in Frankish flesh. When a Breton knight seeks to track down this fugitive and make his own name, he can little envisage the task he has set himself. Styrkar embarks on a bloody quest to avenge his dead master, becoming an outlaw in the wilds and earning a fearsome reputation. He has watched his king butchered at the hands of foreign knights, seen his countrymen defeated in battle, and he will not stop until there is a reckoning. Styrkar the Dane stumbles wounded and delirious from the corpse-strewn battlefield of Senlac Hill. The champion of a dead king has nothing left to lose. ![]() LONGLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2022.Īn action-packed historical novel featuring Danish warrior Styrkar, and his journey through the violent Norman Conquest as he fights for vengeance. ![]()
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