{"id":48516,"date":"2025-01-24T23:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T23:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-ring-breaker-an-epic-medieval-saga-of-the-last-vikings-the-midwinter-dragon-book-1\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T23:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T23:32:09","slug":"the-ring-breaker-an-epic-medieval-saga-of-the-last-vikings-the-midwinter-dragon-book-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-ring-breaker-an-epic-medieval-saga-of-the-last-vikings-the-midwinter-dragon-book-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ring Breaker: an epic medieval saga of the last Vikings (The Midwinter Dragon Book 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\">$2.99<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jan 24, 2025 23:32:09 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/B0B9P6TZ87?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 &#8221;So good I read it twice,&#8221;Lesley Walters, goodreads<br \/>Historical Fiction Book of the Year 2023 &#8211; Bj\u00f8rn Larssen, blogger at Queen\u2019s Book Asylum<br \/>Shortlisted for the 2022 Selfies Award and the 2022 Chaucer Award; Quarter-Finalist in The Booklife Prize.<br \/>Loyalty has a price the children pay<br \/>In the twilight of the old gods, when the last Vikings rule the seas, two cursed orphans meet on an Orkney beach and their fates collide.<\/p>\n<p>Stripped of honour, facing bleak loneliness ahead, Skarfr and Hlif forge an unbreakable bond as they come of age in the savage Viking culture of blood debts and vengeance. To be accepted as adults, Skarfr must prove himself a warrior and Hlif must learn to use women\u2019s weapons. Can they clear their names and choose their destiny? Or are they doomed by their fathers\u2019 acts?<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning author of The Troubadours Quartet returns to the 12th century, with skalds instead of troubadours and Viking warriors instead of crusaders. Get ready for authentic medieval adventures steeped in poetry, politics and passion. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell Matthew Harffy and Madeline Miller.<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 \u2018Reads from start to finish like a saga straight from a skald&#8217;s mouth.\u2019B.A. Morton, The Favour Bank<br \/>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 \u2018All the hallmarks of a Jean Gill novel &#8211; political intrigue, action and adventure, and a love story fraught with difficulties!\u2019 Jane Davis, Small Eden    <br \/> <br \/>\n         From the Publisher            <\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An endorsement quote for the book on a Viking runic background in brown and gold\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/kdp\/bedde2b4-fadc-447a-b510-c778244b8e23.__CR0,1,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An endorsement quote for the book on a 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