Lord of Hawkfell Island (Viking Series) [Mass Market Paperback]

Catherine Coulter (Author)

Book Description

Series: Viking Series | Publication Date: November 1, 1993

The Vikings are coming—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

On a Viking fortress raid, the Lord of Hawkfell Island plans to take the beautiful Mirana hostage. But she has other plans for the lord.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this historical romance set in 915, English Viking Rorik Haraldsson seeks to avenge the slaughter of his wife and children by the Irish warrior Einar. Rorik's ambush of Einar's castle fails, but he kidnaps Einar's half-sister, Mirana, who proves a difficult hostage. Orphaned at 12, Mirana was raised by Einar to be self-reliant; she can keep house and fight like a man. To Rorik's surprise, she is not the only woman with notions of independence. Returning to his farmstead, he discovers the wives feeding their husbands inedible meals to punish them for bedding a slave. Mirana's pride becomes the justification for whipping, bondage and rape. Despite the power struggle that undermines their mutual attraction, they marry. But Einar's men kidnap Mirana and return her to her half-brother, who plans to sell her as a bride to a rich, old king. While Mirana awaits Rorik's rescue, Einar continues his evil ways, forcing his favorite mistress to reveal that she is a man and to become a sex slave. Coulter ( The Heiress Bride ) makes a big show of introducing feminism and gender-bending that paradoxically highlight the stereotypical representation of sex and gender in a plot overloaded with twists.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile

Shelley Hack's mellifluous voice brings this Viking tale alive. A.L.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Jove; later printing edition (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515112305
• ISBN-13: 978-0515112306
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Authors, A-Z > ( C ) > Coulter, Catherine R.

More About the Author

Catherine Coulter is the author of the New York Times-bestselling FBI thrillers The Cove, The Maze, The Target, The Edge, Riptide, Hemlock Bay, Eleventh House, Blindside, Blowout, Point Blank, Double Take and TailSpin. She lives in northern California.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Falls a mile short of interesting!, January 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lord of Hawkfell Island (Audio Cassette)

I love romances, once I get them I usually can't put them down. This is the first book I've read from Ms.Coulter and it's my last. Rorik was an unsympathetic abuser who was found humiliating Mirana constantly throughout the book. Mirana was uninteresting. Their romance was practically nonexistent and they went from hating each other to loving each other in one chapter! Don't waste your time on this one!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wife-beating = romance? PUH-LEASE!, June 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lord of Hawkfell Island (Viking Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

I got this book as part of a lot on ebay. Believe me, I wouldn't have sought out this monstrosity for itself alone.

The historical accuracy and detail are great, hence the two stars for this book. Coulter really makes Viking times come alive, but if I'd read about the heroine getting socked in the jaw by the hero one more time, I was going to scream. It wasn't romantic - it was sick! Maybe women were pretty much treated close to that back then, but that doesn't make it palatable reading for today's woman. To have a romance book that fails in its most important mission - creating a story that makes the reader wish she had a love that great - is unforgiveable. Had I been Mirana, I wouldn't want Rorik anything BUT dead, and I would have made it happen, too. The fool had to sleep sometime!...

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars dumb, October 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lord of Hawkfell Island (Viking Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

This has to go down as the most boring, dumb, and lame book Ihave ever read. Rorik is a wife beater, and Mirana, as strong as sheis, just takes it, then somehow manages to fall in love with him.

In general, I never know what to expect with Coulter's books. Sometimes they're superb, other times, they're like this one: you have to force yourself to finish the book.