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New World #2
Across the Seas
The eagerly awaited sequel to Blood on the Blade.When you live at the edge of the world with a volcano for a neighbour and bloodthirsty warriors who wish to end your existence then a voyage towards the edge of the world is possible. Seeking a new home for the Clan of the Fox, Erik the Navigator with his younger brother and three companions leave Iceland for a land he does not know exists. In the smallest of ships, they face seas which would daunt any sailor and they discover a new land. They find a home but one which is fraught with danger.Book 2 in the New World series charting the colonization of America by the Vikings.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2019
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About the author
Griff Hosker
305 books419 followersI was born in 1950 in Lancashire and attended a boy’s grammar school. After qualifying as an English and Drama teacher in 1972, I worked in the North East of England for the next 35 years. During that time I did write, mainly plays, pantos and musicals for the students at the three schools in which I worked.
When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.
My decision to begin writing was one of the best I have ever taken.
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When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.
My decision to begin writing was one of the best I have ever taken.
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June 25, 2024
Vikings......
Book two of this series is very good. Great follow ups to the Viking series of 23 books. But I write this review early (I normally wait until I finish the series) and I give it three stars because of less than great proof reading. Several minor issues, then where them should be or is where it fits and a few more obvious errors. Oats and barley plantings turned into oats and corn, sneke turned in to dreker. No biggies but not a four star proof reader.
Book two of this series is very good. Great follow ups to the Viking series of 23 books. But I write this review early (I normally wait until I finish the series) and I give it three stars because of less than great proof reading. Several minor issues, then where them should be or is where it fits and a few more obvious errors. Oats and barley plantings turned into oats and corn, sneke turned in to dreker. No biggies but not a four star proof reader.
November 22, 2019
Wowzy!!!!! Book 2 in this series could stand alone
Griff Hosker just keeps getting better.
NO ONE will be bored with this book and especially the story.
You are there with them over a thousand years ago.
Griff Hosker just keeps getting better.
NO ONE will be bored with this book and especially the story.
You are there with them over a thousand years ago.
July 15, 2023
The series follow a clan of Norse who leave Orkney , Lancashire and Iceland to voyage to America.
August 11, 2023
Another great story
By now we know what to expect from Griff Hosker and this one lives up to his high standards. Fascinating history but also wonderful writing.
By now we know what to expect from Griff Hosker and this one lives up to his high standards. Fascinating history but also wonderful writing.
December 5, 2022
I’m writing this review for the entire series of The New World. Erik is a Norse Viking who decides as a young boy that he wants to be a navigator/warrior. His father teaches him shipbuilding and navigation as a young boy and allows him to learn and grow into the role. His father breaks off from the rest of his clan to form his own clan when the Swedish king demands loyalty from his current clan. This begins the journey for the clan to remain free from any king and find a land to call their home.
The 5 books span Erik’s life and three generations, across multiple continents. Erik’s personality is that of a quiet, thoughtful leader. He never wanted to be a warrior, but he’s a great fighter. He never wanted to be a leader, but has the right disposition and strategic mind to be a great leader. He’s very likeable and provides readers with a great view of what it would have been like to move between people’s with different levels of cultural and technical advancement.
They begin by building a small settlement on the Mercian lands, then continue their journey to find their own land on the Island of Ice and Fire (Iceland). From there, Erik leads them across the sea to Vineland, or what is now Canada/America.
Highly recommend!
The 5 books span Erik’s life and three generations, across multiple continents. Erik’s personality is that of a quiet, thoughtful leader. He never wanted to be a warrior, but he’s a great fighter. He never wanted to be a leader, but has the right disposition and strategic mind to be a great leader. He’s very likeable and provides readers with a great view of what it would have been like to move between people’s with different levels of cultural and technical advancement.
They begin by building a small settlement on the Mercian lands, then continue their journey to find their own land on the Island of Ice and Fire (Iceland). From there, Erik leads them across the sea to Vineland, or what is now Canada/America.
Highly recommend!
January 18, 2024
good read
Enjoyable…a walk through early vikings
For my tastes I enjoy more gore and blood and thunder
Not sure I would read NW 3
Enjoyable…a walk through early vikings
For my tastes I enjoy more gore and blood and thunder
Not sure I would read NW 3
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