Kari's Saga: A Novel of Viking Iceland

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 458 pages
• Published by: BookSurge Publishing February 21, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1419682458
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1419682452
• Book Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Kirkus Discovery Review
Interclan feuding in Iceland set against sweeping European events in 1000 CE. An accurate and engrossing tale.

Product Description
Literary and historical fiction at its absolute finest, Kári’s Saga by mystery writer Robert Jansson is intuitive, learned and extraordinary. Crafted with delicately precise prose, this penetrating and insightful narrative immerses the reader in the austere and vengeful world of Viking Iceland. Set in the year 1000, when pagans and Christians struggled for dominance, family obligations and raw ambitions fuel a heated feud left unresolved by the flawed legal system of the day. Jansson explores how an individual, however strong, cannot stand alone against such adversity. Love and loyalty match deceit and betrayal along a path strewn with misdeeds and lawlessness in a place where men weigh their conscience by the bloodlust of others. Never a dull moment, the author commands the reader to consider lofty ideals against a treacherous landscape of wickedness and transgression. What honor, love and happiness lay ahead for a man whose world is fraught by so much jealousy and malice?

Reader Reviews
"Kári's Saga" tells the story of a young warrior-turned-farmer living in early medieval Iceland. The adventure is fast-paced, the characters are vividly portrayed and the action should satisfy all but the most jaded player of video games. There is love and lust, trust and betrayal, and violence never far from the surface. The author has done his homework on Icelandic society of the times and lawyer-readers will appreciate the more or less continuous litigation, but perhaps not the clear difference between law and justice evident in the Althing procedings. The story builds to a strong climax with more than one surprise. Comment | | (Report this)