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The Whale Road Chronicles

The Whale Road Chronicles follow the Icelandic warrior and poet Einar Unnsson through the North Atlantic world of the 930s. His journeys connect Iceland, Orkney, Norway, Ireland, Anglo-Saxon England, Francia, al-Andalus and Byzantium as Viking warbands, Christian kings and competing dynasties struggle for control of kingdoms and sea routes.

Reading order

Books in this series (8 books)

Odin’s Game cover

#1 – Odin’s Game

Tim Hodkinson

The North Atlantic, AD 934. Exiled from Iceland, Einar Unnsson seeks protection from his uncle Thorfinn Skull-splitter, Jarl of Orkney. A warning about his mother’s past and the enemies pursuing him draws Einar into the rivalries surrounding control of the Irish Sea. Travelling with the Norse-Irish…

The Wolf Hunt cover

#3 – The Wolf Hunt

Tim Hodkinson

Iceland and Norway, AD 935. Einar’s father turns his vengeance against the woman who escaped him and raised their son. Einar is still an outlaw and has also made an enemy of Eric Bloodaxe, leaving him dependent on the Wolf Coats when he attempts to reach…

The Bear’s Blade cover

#5 – The Bear’s Blade

Tim Hodkinson

Norway in the 930s. Einar is recovering from injuries that prevent him from fighting and make his hopes of reclaiming Orkney seem impossible. Eric Bloodaxe’s followers raid the coast under a warrior known as the Bear, who carries a blade believed to give its bearer unmatched…

Blood Eagle cover

#6 – Blood Eagle

Tim Hodkinson

England and Francia, AD 936. Einar and the Wolf Coats have entered the court of Æthelstan after becoming disillusioned with events in Norway. When Louis d’Outremer prepares to return from English exile and claim the throne of West Francia, Æthelstan sends the warband with a message…

Eye of the Raven cover

#7 – Eye of the Raven

Tim Hodkinson

Britain and Ireland, AD 937. Einar commands a warband for Æthelstan but remains distrusted as a Norseman in an English king’s service. The Wolf Coats are separated from him in Ireland, where Norse rulers are assembling a coalition against Æthelstan. Olaf Guthfrithson and Constantine II of…

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#8 – The Blazing Sea

Tim Hodkinson

The Mediterranean in the late 930s. With northern rulers unwilling to shelter them, Einar and the Wolf Coats sail south along the whale road. An encounter with a slave trader takes them into al-Andalus, where a homecoming for one member of the crew ends in imprisonment…