The Tomes of the Dead: Viking Dead

by Toby Venables

Book Overview

Vikings versus Zombies. 976 AD Northern Europe. Bjolf and the viking crew of the ship Hrafn flee up an unknown river after a bitter battle, only to find themselves in a bleak land of pestilence. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907519696
• ISBN13: 9781907519697
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Abaddon Books
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Bought It For Kicks, Enjoyed It Immensely.

I bought this just playfully searching for zombies and Vikings. Zombie berserkers. Zombie berserker wolves. Zombie ants. Zombie birds. Science experiments that would make Josef Mengele jealous. Toby gave us a forty-man crew that was interesting enough to keep up with how they fared. A harsh environment where the actions are initially despicable, you quickly start to cheer for the bad guy because he's not so bad, and evil is truly afoot. There's a coming-of-age type feel for one character, a midlife pondering of others, and even a rally for those in their twilight years. Something for everyone. This tale was told well, the historic environment was engaging, and the characters were simply real. I am a sword-and-sorcery fan, as well as horror and macabre environments, and even delve into sci-fi on occasion. This tale seemed to fit in with those in spirit, like a slow-burn haunting of Clark Ashton Smith, as well as the torturously grim sorcerer threat from Robert E. Howard.