The Lords of the Wind, C.J. Adrien
The Lords of the Wind, C.J. Adrien
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The Lords of the Wind

Author: C.J. Adrien

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/23/2020


Synopsis

"For indeed the Frankish nation, which was crushed by the avenger Hasting, was full of filthy uncleanness. Treasonous and oath-breaking, they were deservedly condemned; unbelievers and faithless, they were justly punished." —Dudo of St. Quentin, Gesta Normannorum

Orphaned as a child by a blood-feud, and sold as a slave to an exiled chieftain in Ireland, the boy Hasting had little hope of surviving to adulthood. The gods had other plans. A ship arrived at his master's longphort carrying a man who would alter the course of his destiny, and take him under his wing to teach him the ways of the Vikings. His is a story of a boy who was a slave, who became a warlord, and who helped topple an empire.

A supposed son of Ragnar Lodbrok, and referred to in the Gesta Normannorum as the Scourge of the Somme and Loire, his life exemplified the qualities of the ideal Viking. Join author and historian C. J. Adrien on an adventure that explores the coming of age of the Viking Hasting, his first love, his first great trials, and his first betrayal.

About C.J. Adrien

C. J. Adrien is a bestselling author of Viking historical fiction novels with a passion for Viking history. His Kindred of the Sea series was inspired by research conducted in preparation for a doctoral program in early medieval history as well as his admiration for historical fiction writers such as Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett. He is also a published historian on the subject of Vikings, with articles featured in historical journals such as L'Association des Amis de Noirmoutier, in France. His novels and expertise have earned him invitations to speak at several international events, including the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and conferences on Viking history in France, among others. C. J. Adrien earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Oregon, a master's degree from Oregon State University, and is currently searching for the right university to complete his doctoral thesis.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Thorn on September 13, 2019

MY name is Thorn Boarhardsson and back when I belonged to a guild of Viking reenactors out of Stockton, CA know as the "Dark Boars" I met C.J. Adrien au-thor of "The Line Of His People" online and we struck up a friendship. I very much enjoyed reading his first book, but now his second sojourn into......more

Goodreads review by WTF Are You Reading? on December 12, 2019

The story told in C,J. Adrien's Lords Of The Wind. Is one that is filled with war, politics, maturation, and love. As seen through experiences of one Hastings. Slave turned warlord. C.J. Adrien's ability to seamlessly transition readers through day to day minutia to important battles and other life o......more

Goodreads review by David on July 05, 2019

C.J. Adrien is a Viking historian, and his expertise is on display with this novel. Not only is the setting well wrought, the protagonist is highly likable, the action is non-stop, and there is a dynamic cast of characters. I'm definitely looking forward to the sequel.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on July 13, 2019

Other reviews will go on about the storyline to be read in The Lords of the Wind, that it serves no purpose for me to echo them in that fashion. There is so much to learn from reading this novel steeped in the history of those known as Vikings. Life was hard and it can be felt with this story more t......more

Goodreads review by Amy on December 13, 2019

My new motto for 2020 is Vikings! Author C.J. Adrien will take you on an epic adventure with his new historical, The Lords of the Wind. It's the first book in a planned series featuring the Viking, Hasting, known as the Scourge of the Somme and Loire. When we first meet Hasting he is very youn......more