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A review by claudia_is_reading
Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper Fox
5.0
Such an unusual setting, for such an unusual story...
I love everything about it, I love the characters, the landscapes, the story itself.
Caius is a complex and deeply endearing character. The inner dichotomy of his self, his warrior blood and his longing for learning are his main preoccupation when a Viking raid happens. A raid that brings death and desperation... and a wounded warrior, Fen.
Caius is a physician, and that weights more than his wish to avenge the death of his sweet lover Leof. And this is how the proud, ferocious Fen finds himself under Caius' care.
The writing is, as always, luscious and compelling, and... beautiful. The setting, with all those different cultures intersecting, imagery that embraces Vikings, Normans, Celts and Saxons, paganism and Christianism, science and religion; the religious elements highlighting the idea of a faith that does not depend on blind obedience and the negation of your own self; an ancient treasure and ancient lore, all of them make this a book that is rich and elegant; emotional and moving.
And I love Caius and Fenrir =D
Hamish Long does a superb job with the narration, which rounds this as, IMHO, a perfect book :D
I love everything about it, I love the characters, the landscapes, the story itself.
Caius is a complex and deeply endearing character. The inner dichotomy of his self, his warrior blood and his longing for learning are his main preoccupation when a Viking raid happens. A raid that brings death and desperation... and a wounded warrior, Fen.
Caius is a physician, and that weights more than his wish to avenge the death of his sweet lover Leof. And this is how the proud, ferocious Fen finds himself under Caius' care.
The writing is, as always, luscious and compelling, and... beautiful. The setting, with all those different cultures intersecting, imagery that embraces Vikings, Normans, Celts and Saxons, paganism and Christianism, science and religion; the religious elements highlighting the idea of a faith that does not depend on blind obedience and the negation of your own self; an ancient treasure and ancient lore, all of them make this a book that is rich and elegant; emotional and moving.
And I love Caius and Fenrir =D
Hamish Long does a superb job with the narration, which rounds this as, IMHO, a perfect book :D