The Sea Dragon (Bjornssaga, Book 1)

by D. Alexander Neill

Overview

"A truly wonderful book...a must read for fans of epic fantasy."

Bjorn Guthbrandr – a one-time reiver turned priest of Esu; a humble Hand of the Great General, the Allfather of Men – has been caught up in a quest that began in the distant past. Travelling to his homeland in the mountains of far-off Jarla to consult with his superiors and seek out the trail of an artifact of ancient evil, he finds himself burdened with a most unusual companion: Salimankerias, a dragon of the sea. Together they must leave the south behind and make their way to the frozen northlands in the depths of winter, searching for the holy city of Kofalls, where they hope to find Bjorn's superiors in faith, and the answers that they seek. They find much more than that; not only answers, but danger, disaster and death – and proof that the ancient evil that they feared has indeed awoken, more potent and dreadful than any they had expected to find. The holy city, Bjorn's homeland, and even the world itself are at stake as the two ill-matched comrades strive to overcome the differences that divide them, and work together to defeat the dread powers that hope to enslave Bjorn's people, and entomb the northlands in a shroud of eternal ice and darkness.

"The Sea-Dragon" is the first book of the Bjornssaga – three tales that concern the deeds of Bjorn Guthbrandr, Fist of the Allfather, in the months after his departure from the company of the Brotherhood of the Wyrm. Those earlier tales will be told in a forthcoming eponymous trilogy. While the Bjornssaga thus begins in medias res, each of its books, including this one, stands on its own, recounting a single, self-contained episode in the overall saga. The second book, "The Azure Wind", and the third, "Shadow of Midnight", will appear in the near future.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940044739147
Publisher:	D. Alexander Neill
Publication date:	06/21/2012
Series:	Bjornssaga , #1
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

D. Alexander Neill is the nom-de-plume of Donald A. Neill. A retired Army officer and strategic analyst, Don is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada (D.E.C. 1986 and BA 1989), the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (MA 1991), and the University of Kent at Canterbury (Ph.D. 2006). He began writing fiction as a creative outlet in Grade 6, managing to overcome devastating reviews of his first novel, which he wrote in 2H pencil in seven taped-together college-ruled notebooks. He initially chose the fantasy genre because he was sucked into it at the age of 11 by the irresistible double sucker-punch of The Hobbit and Star Wars, never managed to escape, and eventually gave up trying. He intends to branch out into other fictional fields of endeavour, but will always return to Anuru, where – Allfather willing – there will always be at least one more story waiting to be told.

Don has been married for 20 years to a Valkyrie, and has two children, both of whom resemble her in temperament and, fortunately, looks.