The White Raven (Oathsworn) [Hardcover]

Robert Low (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2009 | Series: Oathsworn

The Oathsworn have itchy feet. Battle-hungry and tired of keeping the homestead fires burning, they are restless for action. And, being the Oathsworn, action is what they get. When their homestead is attacked by Klerkon and his men, the Oathsworn promise bloody revenge. But they didn't count on having to undertake the most dangeous journey of their lives in order to save two of their number. Packed with epic adventure and bloody action, the third book in the Oathsworn series is Robert Low at his enthralling best.

Editorial Reviews

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Praise for The White Raven: 'Robert Low's Oathsworn trilogy is historical writing at its best and most full-blooded, with its tremendous pacing, black comedy, a wonderfully vivid and rough-hewn prose style like runes hacked into granite, and most appealingly of all, its doomy, pagan sense of comradeship-unto-death between Orm Rurikson and his band of Viking brothers' WILLIAM NAPIER Praise for 'The Whale Road' 'A company of warriors, desperate battles, an enthralling read' BERNARD CORNWELL 'A fantastic book, one of the best I have read for years. There's a wonderful earthiness to proceedings and he creates a tangible sense of being there. There's a sturdy, lyrical and epic quality about the writing which makes it feel like the kind of saga a Viking would recount in his old age.' SIMON SCARROW 'A stirring Viking series of blockbuster battles and religious intrigue.' Publishing News 'All the right ingredients are firmly in place!above all there is the storyline itself; told in an earthy, rough-and-ready stylewhich perfectly compliments this saga for the 21st Century.' Yorkshire Evening Post 'A fascinating read' The Glasgow Herald 'The Hangman humour of the band of sworn brothers gives Low's epic but brutal tale real humanity and the detail of 10th century life is wonderfully vivd. The action is fast and furious!shockingly believably so. Low's debut novel hits the mark with maximum impact.' Bridlington Today

About the Author

Robert Low is a former war correspondent and the author of The Whale Road and The Wolf Sea.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007262566
• ISBN-13: 978-0007262564
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,178,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars White Raven-Oathsworn Series, January 4, 2010

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Terry D. Janes "TheVikingsWorld.com" (Kansas City, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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As a professional historian, and one who has made a personal life-long study of the Norse, commonly called Vikings, I am very critical when it comes to books on this subject. I am very picky about what books on the subject that I keep in my personal collection. I have discarded and re-sold more sub-standard books on this subject than you can imagine. Only a very few reach the level of excellence that make me want to keep them in my collection. Robert Low's Oathsworn series is one of those few I will keep. Mr. Low truly understands the subject matter and crafts his stories much like a Norse Skald would, while telling a tale around a hearth-fire. I just finished reading White Raven, and enjoyed it so much that I neglected everything else until I finished it. The book left me wanting more, and I am both delighted and saddened to learn that a fourth book in the series is due out soon. I say "delighted", because I want more. I am saddened because I understand that the upcoming fourth book will be the last in the series. Good writers in this subject are rare, and Mr. Low is one of the very best. I do hope that at some point, Mr. Low returns to the Viking Age in his future writings, if not the Oathsworn, then another aspect of this period. With all the Hollyweird nonsense out there, of Vikings in horned helmets who are mindless, bloodthirsty barbarians, we need more literature that portrays the Norse the way they really were. My thanks to Mr. Low for many hours of good, entertaining reading!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best So Far, July 11, 2011

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I've been reading the Oathsworn series for a couple of years now, and I've enjoyed this third installment the most. The tale is gripping, the details inspiring, the narrative gripping, and the conclusion satisfying (though never truly happy, not with the Oathsworn). Any fan of Viking or Norse fiction needs to read these books. I'm looking forward to Prow Beast.

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3.0 out of 5 stars blizzard saga, September 3, 2010

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Nashorn99 (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

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The third book in the series where this time Orm/Bear Slayer has the crew settled but their homestead is attacked. They swear vengenace and off aviking they go again.
This time back to the Russian steppes thru a series of misadventures all twisting for that horde of silver that was left behind by Orm before.

Along the way they must preform a rescue or two, and lose more of their dwindling original crew. By the time this series is over IE the 4th book I expect only Orm to be left. Truthfully the fourth book is out, but I haven't made up my mind to read it.