I’m thrilled to be taking part in the blog tour for Warrior And Protector by Peter Gibbons. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for my copy of the book.
The start of a brand NEW series – an unputdownable fast paced adventure, filled with unforgettable characters.
989 AD.
Alfred the Great’s dream of a united England has been forged by his daughter Aethelfaed and grandson, King Aethelstan.
The Vikings have been expelled from York following the death of Erik Bloodaxe, and for two generations there has been peace between Saxon and Dane.
A new Viking warlord Olaf Tryggvason seeks revenge for Bloodaxe’s death and the slaughter that followed, and has set his sights on a fresh assault on England’s shores. With Skarde Wartooth they set sail for Saxon lands, hungry for glory, conquest and vengeance.
Beornoth, a brutal and battle-hardened Saxon Thegn, is called to arms to fight and protect the Saxon people from the savage Norse invaders. On a personal crusade, he joins the army of Byrthnoth, Lord of the east Saxons in a desperate fight against the bloodthirsty Vikings.
Beornoth must lay his own demons to bed, survive vicious attacks and find redemption for his tragic past.
If you like Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and David Gemmell you will love this epic Saxon adventure packed with battles, Vikings, and adventure.
A new series from Peter Gibbons brings all sorts of historical possibilities for me. I have read some of his other books and they were definitely my kind of stories. Warrior and Protector is the first of the Saxon Warrior series, and I was looking forward to being transported back to the times of the Vikings and Saxons in England.
Set during the 980s in England and is has been more or less free from Viking raiders for over 20 years. Saxon Thegn, Beornoth is a diminished man. He has failed himself as a warrior and his wife as a husband. Then he finds himself called to battle, with the Saxons against the Vikings. Can this once respected Thegn gather all his strength, physical and mental and fight to regain everything he felt he had lost?
Peter Gibbons books just remind me of The Lost Kingdom. The series that was on TV and is now aired on Netflix. I sit down to watch this and I’m transported away. Warrior and Protector did just that. I was in my element, up to my neck in Saxons and Vikings, battles, action and excitement and death, off course.
The research that must go into Peter Gibbons novels must be immense. Such detail and what feels like authenticity runs through this book. Every scene I read was so real. The brutality of the times back then is laid bare for the reader to feel. It came across in writing as well as it does on TV and that is a skill.
From opening the book to ending it I didn’t experience one boring moment. I could feel the adrenaline racing through my veins, never mind the warriors doing battle! I found everything so immersive and interesting and am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Author Bio
Peter Gibbons is a financial advisor and author of the highly acclaimed Viking Blood and Blade trilogy. He comes to Boldwood with his new Saxon Warrior series, set around the 900 AD Viking invasion during the reign of King Athelred the Unready. The first title of the new series, Warrior and Protector, will be published in October 2022. He originates from Liverpool and now lives with his family in County Kildare.
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