Its great fantasy with interesting characters, exciting and bloody battle scenes and a story that completely hooked me in. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. The story starts about 100 years after a group of vikings have settled in a america esque continent. Its great fantasy with interesting when i was approached to read the first book in angus watsons new series i was a bit hesitant. His epic fantasy trilogy set in the british iron age began in 2014 with age of iron. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. In terms of plot its also a long way from the iron books. You cant change your fate so throw yourself into battle, because youll either win or. Kindle edition published in 2017, 0316317381 paperback published in 2017, kindle edition published in 2017, 8379. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This time its some vikings in the americas of all things.
In this bloody, brutal historical fantasy, watson reign of iron kicks off a trilogy inspired by the vikings settling north america a millennium ago. Its not for the faint of heart in terms of battle scenes, blood and a bit of gore, which is just how i like it, but there is also a real soul to the story that has me utterly invested in the. It becomes swiftly evident that angus watson is doing precisely that. His second trilogy, west of west, is the epic tale of vikings crossing a fantasy north america a thousand years ago. Sometimes when you read a novel it is immediately obvious when an author is having a blast with their characters. If youre familiar with angus watsons work then youd know that he never holds back on the shocking twists, and with the ending to this novel, he leaves us wondering what will be coming next. After having a blast with angus watsons iron age trilogy i.
You cant change your fate so throw yourself into battle, because youll either end the day a hero or drinking mead in the halls of the gods. Even though there was a lot of action this was a harder one for me to get into. Clash of iron was released in march 2015 and reign of iron was released in september 2015. Age of iron published by orbit on june 6th 2017 pages. Angus watson is an author and journalist living in london. Angus watson born 4 september 1972 is a british novelist and journalist. After having a blast with angus watsons iron age trilogy i had a good feeling that his new book would be another glorious fullhearted adventure through new frontiers of dark fantasy, and im telling you all. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Book 1 of the west of west trilogy by angus watson, in very good condition. This acclaimed book by angus watson is available at in several formats for your ereader.
Book 2, the land you never leave, will be released by orbit on february 22nd, 2018. Self taught fly angler that fishes yorkshire rivers for grayling and brown trout and fly tyer. An epic fantasy from the author of age of iron west of west authors. Watsons world building and fight scene creation are top notch.
An epic fantasy from the author of age of iron west of west international ed. The meanlooking barbarian type on the cover, armed with axe and shield, and the books title scrawled beneath him in blood red. Two weeks before everyone died and the world changed for ever, finnbogi the boggy was fantasising about thyri treelegs. Its a semihistorical fantasy based on vikings and native americans in north. When his settlement is massacred by a hostile nation, finn plus several friends and rivals must make their escape across a brutal, unfamiliar landscape. I admit initially i was actually disappointed with this book, but just over halfway through things changed and i was utterly hooked. Its a semihistorical fantasy based on vikings and native americans in north america about a thousand years ago. As well as writing epic fantasy, hes written hundreds of features for newspapers including the times, financial times and telegraph, and the latter even sent him to look for bigfoot in america. The first book in watsons new fantasy trilogy is raw, violent, and gritty. Angus watson always tells a very fantastic tale overall 5 out of 5 stars. Hes written hundreds of features for many newspapers including the times, financial times and the telegraph. You cant change your fate so throw yourself into battle, because youll either win or wake up drinking mead in the halls of your ancestors.
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