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The Bear of Byzantium (Paperback)
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The Bear of Byzantium (Paperback)
Series: Wolves of Odin
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List price R330
Loot Price R240
Discovery Miles 2 400
You Save R90 (27%)
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The wolves of Odin sail to the centre of the world:
Constantinople.AD 1041. After successfully avenging the death of
his father, Halfdan and the crew of the Sea Wolf seek adventure in
strange new lands, far from their Scandinavian home. They join the
fleet of Harald Hardrada, the legendary Viking commander, sailing
back to Constantinople from the battlefields of Georgia. There they
join the Varangians, the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine
Emperors populated almost exclusively by Viking warriors. But
Constantinople has changed during Hardrada's long absence. The
Emperor, Michael IV, is ailing visibly, and powerful factions in
his court are setting their plans in motion ahead of his inevitable
demise. While courtiers scheme, elements even within the Varangian
Guard are picking sides. Gunnhild, the seer among the Sea Wolf
crew, has struck out on her own in the big city. Unable to join the
all-male Guard alongside her friends, she establishes herself in a
small side-street near the port as a healer and soothsayer,
offering cures to the sick and glimpses of the future to the
desperate, or the conspiratorial. But in all her visions she sees a
wolf, a boar and a golden bear fighting together to support the
Byzantine throne. The Norns aren't finished with them yet... The
epic second instalment in the Wolves of Odin series, taking us to
the heart of power in Constantinople and the desperate machinations
of the Byzantine emperors. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell,
Giles Kristian and Angus Donald.
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