Thunder God
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2004
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-21797-7 (ISBN)
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-21797-7 (ISBN)
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A young man, struck by lightning, is believed to be a keeper of the Norse religion's greatest secret. When war breaks out against the rising tide of Christianity, he must embark on a journey where he must confront his own gods, and the gods of a people yet more savage.
'Deliver us, O Lord, from the fury of the Norsemen . . .'After centuries of ranging unchecked across the northern world, the fortunes of the Vikings have begun to turn. In this time of violent change, a young man, struck by lightening, is believed to be marked by the gods as a keeper of the Norse religion's greatest secret . . . To save the Norse faith and himself, he embarks upon a journey, where he must confront not only his own gods but the gods of a people yet more savage.
'Deliver us, O Lord, from the fury of the Norsemen . . .'After centuries of ranging unchecked across the northern world, the fortunes of the Vikings have begun to turn. In this time of violent change, a young man, struck by lightening, is believed to be marked by the gods as a keeper of the Norse religion's greatest secret . . . To save the Norse faith and himself, he embarks upon a journey, where he must confront not only his own gods but the gods of a people yet more savage.
Paul Watkins was born in 1964. He is the son of Welsh parents and was educated at the Dragon School, at Eton and at Yale. His novels include Night Over Day Over Night, Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn, In the Blue Light of African Dreams, The Promise of Night, Archangel, The Story of My Disappearance and The Forger. He has also written about his experiences at public school, in Stand Before Your God. He was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1992 and 1996, and won the Winifred Holtby Prize for Best Regional Novel of the Year in 1996. He lives in the USA.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.5.2004 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| ISBN-10 | 0-571-21797-4 / 0571217974 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-571-21797-7 / 9780571217977 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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