Brandr's First Blood: the Book in Salt Rider Chronicals

Brandr has grown up on stories of raids. Silver. Glory. Battle. Heroes coming home with scars and stories. That's how its meant to be? Right? Nobody mentioned the fear. On his first voyage aboard the Wave Serpent, Brandr hopes for the chance to prove himself worthy of a place in the Jarl's warband. Instead, he and a crew of young warriors land on a silent shore and walk straight into a trap. Cut off from their ship, surrounded the +raiders are thrown into a battle they were never ready to fight. Brandr soon notices that surviving his first blood may require more than strength with a spear. In the brutal confines of the shield wall leadership has a price. He learns that some decisions cannot be unmade. >Read this if you like Bernard Cornwell's brutal Viking action, Terry Pratchett's dry humour, and David Gemmell's battered heroes. Read this if you want shield walls, bad decisions, bloody consequences, and a young warrior discovering that glory looks very different up close.