The Unbroken Line of the Moon, Johanne Hildebrandt
The Unbroken Line of the Moon, Johanne Hildebrandt
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The Unbroken Line of the Moon

Author: Johanne Hildebrandt, Tara F. Chace

Narrator: Christina Traister

Unabridged: 12 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/01/2016

Synopsis

In this savage saga of love, war, lust, and magic set in the tenth century, young Sigrid is destined to be the mother of the king of the Nordic lands that would become Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and England.A devout believer in the old Nordic gods, Sigrid is visited regularly in her dreams by the goddess Freya, who whispers to her of the future. Though Sigrid is beautiful, rich, arrogant, and matchlessly clever, her uncanny ability to foresee the future and manipulate the present guides her through dangerous politics as a bloody war between Vikings and Christians rages on.Sigrid’s father wants her to marry Erik, a local king, to secure the peace between the Goths and the Swedes. Thinking she is doing Freya’s will, she accepts the marriage offer, only to find that her destiny lies not with Erik but with Sweyn, a warrior who dreams of dethroning Harald Bluetooth, the legendary ruler of Denmark. Will Sigrid sacrifice her will for the greatest Viking kingdom of all time, or will she follow her heart at the risk of losing everything?

About Johanne Hildebrandt

Johanne Hildebrandt is an award-winning war correspondent and author. Her breakthrough came with the bestselling trilogy Sagan om Valhalla (The Story of Valhalla) and her horror novel, Fördömd (The Condemned). In 2002, she was awarded the prestigious journalist award Guldspaden (“the Golden Shovel”) for her book Blackout, which describes her ten years as a Bosnian War correspondent. She was also nominated for the Grand Journalist Prize following her accounts of the war in Iraq. In 2012, she was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences and is the first woman admitted to the academy, which was founded in 1796. The Unbroken Line of the Moon is her first novel translated into English.

Reviews

Goodreads review by P

I received this book over the weekend as a Kindle First Pick for September. Right off the bat, I have to address an earlier Amazon review that expressed much concern about “mature content” including violent descriptions of rape. This is a historical fiction account of Vikings. VIKINGS! There is much, mu......more

Goodreads review by Kristi

Exciting Viking Saga I enjoyed this book very much. While the warnings of graphic violence and sex are absolutely true I think it should also be made very clear that these scenes are not just in the book to shock or stimulate the reader. It's a fair depiction of the the mindset and practices at that......more

Goodreads review by JHM

I wanted to like this book more. The ancient scandanavian setting is one we rarely see in heroic fiction; the author treats the Norse gods as real and powerful; and the heroine, Sigrid, is a strong but not goody-goody invididual. Unfortunately, the underdeveloped primary characters keep it from bein......more

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