Whale Road
February 22, 2008
Whale Road by Robert Low. When Orm Rurikson is only 15 he is recruited by a band of Viking aiders in time to join them on an epic quest. The band has been hired to obtain the religious relic that accompanies a legendary mountain of silver – Attila the Hun’s sword, said to have been forged from the spear that pierced the “White Christ’s” side. But they aren’t the only ones looking for the treasure, and they find themselves racing against time to find the cache, accompanied by a rescued witch who claims to know its location. Their travels take them from Norway to England, through Russia and into the Middle East.
Reviewed by Kathy (In the Stacks, 1.18.08)
