Fenrir
Prometheus Books · Paperback · October 25, 2011
The Vikings are laying siege to Paris.
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- Who it’s for
- A siege story where political duty, family loyalty, and divine menace press against one another.
- Themes
- Conflicting duty and conscience, Norse gods and mythology, Religious conflict
- Pacing
- Fast
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The Vikings are laying siege to Paris. They want the Count’s sister, in return they will spare the rest of the city. As houses on the banks of the Seine burn, a debate rages in the Cathedral on the walled island of the city proper. Can the Count really have ambitions to be Emperor of the Franks if he doesn’t do everything he can to save his people? Can he call himself a man if he doesn’t do everything he can to save his sister?
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His conscience demands one thing, the state demands another. The Count and the church are relying on the living saint, the blind and crippled Jehan of St. Germain, to enlist the aid of God and resolve the situation for them. But the Vikings have their own gods, and outside their camp, a terrifying brother and sister, priests of Odin, have their own agenda--an agenda of darkness and madness. And in the shadows a wolfman lurks. M. D. Lachlan’s stunning epic of mad Gods, Vikings, and the myth of Fenrir, the wolf destined to kill Odin at Ragnarok, is a compelling mix of bloody horror, unlikely heroism, dangerous religion, and breathtaking action.
Gods at the Gates
A siege story where political duty, family loyalty, and divine menace press against one another.
Come here for
- Viking-era peril tangled with a ruler’s conscience
- Norse gods, bloody horror, and a lurking wolfman
Expect
- A collision of political stakes and dangerous religion
- Breathtaking action with mythic darkness
Where it sits
| Historical Fantasy | 48% |
|---|---|
| Medieval Historical Fiction | 42% |
| Dark Fantasy | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Epic Fantasy
- Historical Fantasy
- Authors
- Lachlan, M.D.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Published
- October 25, 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Conflicting duty and conscience · Norse gods and mythology · Religious conflict
- Reading lane
- Epic Fantasy