BBNYA Spotlight – Faith of their Fathers by Samuel M Sargeant
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Book Details
Page Count: 352 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction, Thriller
Age Category: Adult
Date Published: July 11, 2024
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/0a2wF3jJ (Canada) https://a.co/d/0c0UlYnV (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/06Neel8F (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208034190-faith-of-their-fathers
The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1f1a0e6a-10dc-4719-a5ec-0337126940a4
Blurb
False God.
At the dawn of the 11th Century in a small Icelandic settlement, these words, daubed in blood, herald the arrival of a killer. Soon, a spate of murders threatens the fragile peace between pagans and a growing Christian minority. Arinbjorn, a young pagan farmer resolves to track down the killer before the community is permanently torn apart. His investigations will draw in Freya, an isolated housewife whose secrets could either condemn or free her.
Meanwhile in Norway, King Olaf Tryggvason has his own designs upon Iceland and its people. War is rife in Scandinavia, and a Christian Iceland would bolster his control over the region.
Only one thing is certain: these murders will change Icelandic society forever.
Author Bio
Samuel Sargeant is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Open University. His main areas of interest include historiography and its relationship to historical fiction: with a special focus upon the history of adaptation. He is currently researching the samtíðarsögur (contemporary sagas) of medieval Iceland. He is viewing these broadly historiographical texts as acts of creative writing and using them in the development of his novels set within this period.
What is the opening line of your book?
The blood looked black in the moonlight.
Tell us a fun fact about your book
It is based upon medieval Icelandic sagas.
What food or drink pairs best with your book?
A peaty whisky
What music pairs best with your book?
Anything by Howard Shore, or music by Wardruna.
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