Review: Good Story...look forward to additional books in the series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2012
I enjoyed reading Tyrker's Tale and look forward to additional books in the series. The story is written well and holds the readers interest.This is the story of Malik ad-Din Qasim, a warrior in his homeland, the empire Anatolia. He and his three brothers were captured and sold to slave traders.Later, two of the brothers were sold together, and Malik was sold to Danes as they travelled to Dublin. One brother was ransomed. This causes me to question why one son would be ransomed and the other three left to the slave traders. So, possibly there will be more forthcoming about this in the next tale. That is interesting!Although Malik ad-Din Qasim was trained all of his life to be a soldier, he is now a slave or `Thrall' in Iceland.  When it is discovered Malik has a gift for diplomacy and knowledge of different languages, he is purchased by Erik the Red. Erik is a prominent past warrior, now a business man and land owner with two young sons.  Erik changes Malik's name to Tyrker and gives him the commission to train sons, Tosti and his brother Leif, in the art of fighting with weapons and in war. There is an incident when Tyrker has to jump into a freezing lake in order the save Tosti and Leif from a drowning.Read of the surprising results when Tyrker falls in love with the widow Runa, the cook's assistant in the house of Erik. The consequences of his relationship with a freed woman could bring his death, imprisonment, or a flogging. So, what will the thrall warrior do when faced with the possibility of giving up the love of his life or  losing his own life for his choice?