Brandr’s First Blood

Glory sounds better before the fighting starts.

Brandr has grown up on stories of raids.

Silver. Glory. Battle. Heroes coming home with scars and stories.

Nobody mentioned the fear.

On his first voyage aboard the Wave Serpent, Brandr expects a chance to prove himself worthy of a place in the Jarl’s warband.

Instead, he and a crew of barely grown warriors land on a silent Danish shore and walk straight into a trap.

Cut off from their ship and surrounded by enemies, the young raiders are thrown into a battle they were never ready to fight.

Brandr soon discovers that surviving his first blood will require more than strength with a spear.

Someone has to make the decisions.

Someone has to keep the others alive.

And leadership has a price.

Some choices cannot be taken back.

A brutal Viking fantasy adventure

Brandr’s First Blood is a fast, darkly humorous Viking fantasy novella about courage, loyalty, friendship and the bloody distance between dreaming of glory and earning it.

Expect:

• Shield walls

• Viking raids

• Spears, axes and bad decisions

• Young warriors discovering that training and battle are very different things

• Bloody consequences

• Dry humour in very bad situations

• Battered heroes trying to do the right thing

• The beginning of Brandr’s journey from young warrior to leader

Read this if you like

Bernard Cornwell’s brutal Viking action.

Terry Pratchett’s dry humour.

David Gemmell’s battered, stubborn heroes.

Or if you simply want a Viking adventure full of shield walls, bad decisions, bloody consequences and a young warrior discovering that glory looks very different up close.

The beginning of the Salt Rider Saga

Brandr’s First Blood is the first novella in the Salt Rider Saga, introducing Brandr before the events that will shape the warrior, leader and man he eventually becomes.

This is where it starts.

Before the reputation.

Before the crew.

Before the stories told about him.

There is just a young warrior, a spear in his hand, and his first real taste of battle.

Order Direct from the Author

You can buy Brandr’s First Blood through Amazon if you want the quickest possible delivery.

But if you order your copy here, you're buying it directly from me.

Your book is printed, sent to me, signed, packed and then posted on to you.

Direct orders include

• A signed copy of Brandr’s First Blood

• Your book packed and sent directly by the author

• The satisfaction of supporting the Salt Rider Saga directly

Because these copies come to me from the printer before I send them on to you, direct orders may take a little longer than Amazon.

If speed matters most, order from Amazon.

If you want the signed copy and the extras, order here.

Enter the shield wall

Brandr went looking for glory.

He found fear, blood and the uncomfortable discovery that sometimes everyone else is waiting for you to decide what happens next.

Order your signed copy of Brandr’s First Blood and begin the Salt Rider Saga.