The Celtic Ring

by Bjorn Larsson

Overview

First published in Sweden, Bjor Larsson's thriller became a bestseller in Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574091144
Publisher:	Sheridan House, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2000
Series:	Mariners Library Fiction Classic
Edition description:	1 PBK ED
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Editorial Reviews

In the 1990s, a sailor hands his logbook to a Swede named Ulf living on his sloop in Denmark, then disappears. Log entries hint of a Druid revival, with allusions to Scotland's Caledonian Canal and a grisly cult. Ulf wants answers and asks friend Torben, a Celt/IRA buff, to join him on a Scotland cruise to get them, but doesn't reveal his motive. Sound familiar? Translated from Swedish, this is a fine cruising yarn in which The Riddle of the Sands is a clue.

Cruising World

A dark thriller of modern day Druids, gruesome Celtic rituals, arms smuggling and nail-biting sailing in some of the most dangerous waters in the world. The story, which is concerned mainly with efforts to maintain independence for the Celtic followers of Brittany, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, takes us on a quest across the North Sea in a 31-ft yacht in the middle of the winter! The reader is kept avidly turning pages to discover what lies behind the attempts on the lives of the two intrepid Swedish sailors who have unwittingly found themselves involved in a series of bizarre events. The book has won critical acclaim in Europe and I can understand why. Apart from providing a riveting tale, I learned much about the ancient and enigmatic Celts and their strange beliefs, some of which endure to the present day.

Sailing

In the 1990s, a sailor hands his logbook to a Swede named Ulf living on his sloop in Denmark, then disappears. Log entries hint of a Druid revival, with allusions to Scotland's Caledonian Canal and a grisly cult. Ulf wants answers and asks friend Torben, a Celt/IRA buff, to join him on a Scotland cruise to get them, but doesn't reveal his motive. Sound familiar? Translated from Swedish, this is a fine cruising yarn in which The Riddle of the Sands is a clue.

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