ICELAND 979 A.D. A CORRUPT LEADER. A TORMENTED WOMAN.Secrets that could topple a tyrant—and destroy those who carry them."Kidnap. Torture. Cheat. Steal. Lie. Bend the law and break it." Kel Coesson’s brutal chieftain Naldrum now schemes to take over all of Iceland--and he’s getting away with murder.Kel has walked a knife-edge of survival and betrayal in a desperate gamble to stop Naldrum—and Kel’s unraveling. But if he breaks, everything Kel cares about will be destroyed, including his onetime-love Aldís, with whom a glimmer of hope glows again.Aldís, haunted by a terrible secret, must make the most dangerous decision of her life. As desperate courage rises against brutal corruption, a rich cast of characters from The Plains of Althing returns: a mysterious captive, a defiant slave, a lonely widow, a traumatized young priest, an honest old Lawspeaker, and Naldrum’s bloodthirsty daughter, jealous of Kel and bent on destroying Aldís.Does courage have a chance against corruption? Buy VIKING: THUNDER HORSE to experience this epic novel of Norse adventure for yourself!Katie Aiken Ritter is a 2016 AWC Novel Award winner and 2017 Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society Finalist“This writer crafts a well-researched, well-written story. More, please!” (less)
