A Burning Sea

About the author

Theodore Brun studied Dark Age archaeology at Cambridge. In 2010, he quit his job as an arbitration lawyer in Hong Kong and cycled 10,000 miles across Asia and Europe to his home in Norfolk. A Burning Sea is his third novel.

Summary

'Superb. A Burning Sea is a vivid, enthralling read, yet again proving that Theodore Brun is a force to be reckoned with.' Giles Kristian

Doomed to wander. Destined for glory.

Convinced he is cursed, Erlan Aurvandil has turned his back on his native Northern lands. In search of freedom, he embarks on a perilous trip to Byzantium, the greatest city in the world. But as his voyage ends, Erlan is brutally betrayed and sold into slavery to a powerful Byzantine general.

Meanwhile, Lilla Sviggarsdottír, Queen of Svealand, has lost her husband - and with him her kingdom. Fleeing for her life, Lilla journeys east on a new quest: to find Erlan and raise an army mighty enough to defeat her usurper.

But, on reaching Byzantium, Lilla discovers a dark tide is rising against the Emperor, both outside the city walls and within his own court. As the whispers of war grow ever louder, both her and Erlan's fate become entwined with that of the city. Are they doomed to fall, or can freedom be won in the fierce heat of battle?

Foreword

A brilliantly conceived Viking epic set in eighth-century Sweden and medieval Constantinople. An ambitious, masterful series.

Product details

• Authors: Theodore Brun, Brun Theodore
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781786496171
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-617-1
• Series: Corvus
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Historical romance, Historical fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Viking, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, Medieval History, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)