Blood of the Bear

Fire Born, Book 5

By: Angus Donald

Narrated by: Ade Dimberline

AD 781. Pagan Saxony groans under the Christian yoke. The invincible armies of Karolus, King of the Franks, occupy all this freedom-loving land and every Saxon must submit to baptism and pay tithes to the Church, or face death by beheading.

Duke Widukind, leader of the Saxon rebels, is sheltering in the North, beyond Karolus's reach. He hopes to persuade Bjarki Bloodhand - once a famous berserker, but now a father and family man - and his fierce sister the shield-maiden Tor, to join his revolt against tyranny. But Bjarki has eloped with Widukind's sister Edith, who was betrothed to Abbio the Crow. In revenge, Abbio uses seithr to strike at Bjarki - a powerful spell to drive him insane. Can Bjarki resist the long slide into madness? And will Widukind finally liberate Saxony from the Franks?

©2024 Angus Donald (P)2024 Isis Audio

Tied it up

With a nice neat bow. If you got to book 5, it’s hard to imagine not seeing it through.

Great story.

Amazing story! Well performed, well read, and just all around great. This author has a great series of books.

worst book in this series don't waste the credit

11 hours of worthless blather . it's a shame I really enjoyed this series but this one is terrible