Starkadder Bernard King Hodder & Stoughton General Division 1986

A warrior blessed by Odin and cursed by Thor joins forces with a young man bent on revenge to play out a predestined tale of treachery and betrayal in the last days of Sweden's mad King Oli.

King's dark, brooding style lends a compelling inevitablity to this strong first novel that should appeal to fans of Norse myths and legends.