Norway, AD 785 – a vow of vengeance should be kept .

Sigurd Haraldarson has proved himself a great warrior . . . and a dangerous enemy.

He has truly gone quite a distance towards avenging the murder of his family members. Yet the oath-breaker King Gorm, who betrayed Sigurd’s father, still lives. Therefore long as he draws breath, the scales remain unbalanced.

The sacred vow to avenge his family burns in Sigurd’s veins, but he must be patient and bide his time. He knows that he and his music group of warriors are about Winter’s Fire: (The Rise of Sigurd 2) not really yet strong enough to confront the treacherous king. They need silver, they need more spear-brothers to rally to the youthful Viking’s banner – but more than these, they need to win popularity upon the battlefield.

So the fellowship venture west, to Sweden, to battle as mercenaries. Which is there – in the face of betrayal and bloodshed, on a journey that may consider him all as well close to the halls of Valhalla – that Sigurd’s destiny will become forged. There, in the inferno of winter’s open fire . . .

The Vikings return with this thrilling, thunderous sequel to Giles Kristian’s bestselling God of Vengeance.