Brandr'sFirst Blood
Salt Rider Saga · The first story · Dane Land, 889 AD
Brandr's First Blood
Brandr has grown up on stories of raids. Silver. Glory. Battle. Heroes coming home with scars and stories.
Nobody mentioned the fear.
On his first voyage aboard the Wave Serpent, Brandr expects a chance to prove himself worthy of a place in the Jarl's warband. Instead, he and a crew of barely grown warriors land on a silent Danish shore and walk straight into a trap. Cut off from their ship and surrounded, the young raiders are thrown into a battle they were never ready to fight.
Brandr discovers that surviving his first blood may require more than strength with a spear. Leadership has a price, and some decisions cannot be undone.
For fans of Bernard Cornwell's brutal Viking action, Terry Pratchett's dry humour and David Gemmell's battered heroes.
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