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Hardcover The Sea Queen Book

ISBN: 0062563734

ISBN13: 9780062563736

The Sea Queen

(Book #2 in the The Half-Drowned King Series)

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Book Overview

An exhilarating Viking saga filled with the rich history, romantic adventure and political intrigue that have made Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, as well as Phillippa Gregory's historical fiction and Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology popular bestsellers.

Six years after The Half-Drowned King, Ragnvald Eysteinsson is now king of Sogn, but fighting battles for King Harald keeps him away from home, as he confronts treachery and navigates a political landscape that grows more dangerous the higher he rises.

Ragnvald's sister Svanhild has found the freedom and adventure she craves at the side of the rebel explorer Solvi Hunthiofsson, though not without a cost. She longs for a home where her quiet son can grow strong, and a place where she can put down roots, even as Solvi's ambition draws him back to Norway's battles again and keeps her divided from her brother.

As a growing rebellion unites King Harald's enemies, Ragnvald suspects that some Norse nobles are not loyal to Harald's dream of a unified Norway. He sets a plan in motion to defeat all of his enemies, and bring his sister back to his side, while Svanhild finds herself with no easy decisions, and no choices that will leave her truly free. Their actions will hold irrevocable repercussions for the fates of those they love and for Norway itself.

The Sea Queen returns to the fjords and halls of Viking-Age Scandinavia, a world of violence and prophecy, where honor is challenged by shifting alliances, and vengeance is always a threat to peace.

Customer Reviews

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I loved this more than the first.

What really struck me was how real the characters feel. They are each flawed in really human ways-- did not feel like contrived character traits but actual humans. Not only are they flawed-- they are each very distinct from one another. Although the author writes in 3rd person multiple, you can tell which character she is is focusing on because each character has a distinct way of thinking and processing. I can't think of another book I have read recently that succeeds in this way. I have been craving a good Viking-era family saga and Hartsuyker has delivered. I love the twists and turns, the way you can't trust the foreshadowing, and again, how very real the characters feel.
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