Viking Witch Hunter
About this ebook
Ninth-century Ireland is a land of fractured kings, restless gods, and deadly ambition.
Two great Viking war-camps rise along the Hibernian coast, ruled by the feared Haakonsson brothers.
In Dyflin, the warlord Thurgest seeks vengeance against the mountain witches who outwitted him, shattering his power and pride. Desperate, he calls across the sea for the Norse homelands’ most feared warriors and witch hunters, men hardened by iron, fire, and faith, unaware he has summoned a rival destined to challenge him.
In Linn Duachaill, Hjalmar Haakonsson is courted by traitors to the Kingdom of Brega. Promised the High Kingship of Ireland, he gathers his warriors and marches on Tara, determined to bend kings, kingdoms, and gods to his will.
Between these storms stands Finn, a Hibernian warrior caught between duty and love. His mother demands his loyalty. A Hibernian princess demands his heart. As armies close in and kingdoms fracture, Finn must choose which path to defend, knowing every choice will cost him something he cannot reclaim.
Brutal, cunning, and grounded in the harsh realities of the Viking Age, Viking Witch Hunter is a historical fiction tale of conquest, faith, and survival where steel and belief decide who lives, who rules, and who burns.
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About the author
C. R. Dempsey is the author of the Viking Age novels Viking Dawn and Viking Oathbreaker, as well as the Exiles series set in Elizabethan Ireland. Fascinated by history from an early age, he found historical fiction the natural outlet for a lifetime of accumulated knowledge and relentless curiosity about the past.
His novels combine gritty action, political intrigue, and the harsh realities of life in turbulent periods of Irish history. Whether writing about Viking invasions or the struggles of Gaelic Ireland under Elizabethan rule, he is drawn to stories of loyalty, betrayal, survival, and ambition.
C. R. spends countless hours working on his books, usually in the twilight hours of the morning, though he admits he probably spends just as much time disappearing down research rabbit holes as he does actually writing.
Born in Dublin, he has spent most of his adult life in London, where he lives with his wife and cat.
