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Viking Saga is a pulse-pounding literary historical thriller, set in 793 AD, when Norway was ruled by many small kingdoms and folk still worshipped the old gods. Halfdan the Black -- a young fighter and beer-soaked poet, with a Norse father and African mother -- vows revenge for the killing of his king. Halfdan's fate leads him through actual historical events, such as the raid on England's Lindisfarne nunnery and the first Norse contacts with Christianity. This spare, cunningly ironic novel is set against a brutal backdrop of life in the "Dark Ages", and features violent action, a unique love-story, odd twists, cool humour, primitive poems and more. Well-researched and fast-moving, Viking Saga follows Halfdan the Black as he battles, boozes and rhymes his way to revenge, love, wisdom ... and becoming the first king of a unified Norway.

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MarkCoakley

I'm really enjoying reading Kristen Lavransdottir, by a Norwegian woman who won the Nobel Prize for literature, Sigrud Undset ... Fantastic portait of ancient Norse life, love and spirituality ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

about 15 hours ago
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Brian W Porter

Finished it, finally. A great way to learn history. Thank you. And I agree about Facebook.

3 days ago
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MarkCoakley Replied: Thank you, Brian. Your comment made me feel good. about 6 hours ago

MarkCoakley

I just deleted my waste-of-time facebook account >>> In favour of Scribd, my semi-official home-page ... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

12 / 18 / 2009
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Luddite Replied: Hi, Mark. So interested in your reasons for dumping facebook. I've been trying to figure out how to use it to promote my writing...and I just don't know how to do it. Don't know if anyone comes to Scribd or my website to read my work. It's frustrating. I'd like to hear more about your experience and your decision. Write me a private message, if you don't mind, and we'll continue the conversation. 4 days ago

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Guitarplayerstudio Replied: I have a facebook account, it is really trivial and tends to waste time not of any value. I like myspace account more than anything. I want to delete myface book but family reasons....... 4 days ago

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Laura Novak Replied: Here you can be so much more specific: writers meeting writers. FB is all right for other things. But I use this as my web page. And I like the writing I am seeing! Happy holidays everyone! Laura 4 days ago

muisca warrior,visigoth healer23

wow, congrats, this book might give a hard competition to michael crichton....

12 / 10 / 2009
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MarkCoakley Replied: Thanks. High praise indeed. 12 / 11 / 2009

MarkCoakley

I just got a publication contract to write a non-fiction book about crime in Toronto ... Good news, but I'm still looking for a home for Viking Saga. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

12 / 04 / 2009
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wrabbani Replied: Hi Mark; I was introduced to your "Viking Saga" by your parents who I met at friends' dinner party last Sunday evening. Your VS looks very interesting and congrats on the contract for the new book. I'm also a HF author. Please see more info on my novel at scribd and at my website: http://home.cogeco.ca/~wrabbani 12 / 08 / 2009

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w12k Replied: Thank you for subscribing me. I'm waiting for your next story... 12 / 09 / 2009

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rica.web Replied: great! i hope i can also do that one day...write books and get contracts. 12 / 09 / 2009

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Donna Huntriss Replied: Congrat's on the contract! I also have worked published through lulu.com. That way I am not tied to a contract and I control the marketing etc. Good luck on for your Viking Saga too! 12 / 12 / 2009

June A

A really exciting start. I've added it to my reading list. You've done a very good job in helping others to access this.

12 / 03 / 2009
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MarkCoakley Replied: Thanks June, nice of you to comment. 12 / 11 / 2009

vanmorrison

Hi Mark, I will read your book soon...

12 / 03 / 2009
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MarkCoakley Replied: I hope you like it, vanmorrison. 12 / 11 / 2009

maze'

Thnx for subscribing! cant wait to read it... this is really interesting bcz i love so much history. here i would like to say 'you are creative n long-sighted man' who can write a complicated story but described it in good way. i know you can write more thriller story and present them creatively. so, plz continue writing..i'll learn the way you do.

11 / 30 / 2009
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MarkCoakley Replied: Thanks, maze!!! 12 / 11 / 2009

MarkCoakley

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11 / 28 / 2009
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MarkCoakley

Thanks to all who have commented on my book. Your kind words and observations have been much appreciated!

11 / 26 / 2009
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Brian W Porter

Yep, the Vikings had fun in harsh conditions. A good story and high adventure worth the time it takes to read.

11 / 26 / 2009
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MarkCoakley Replied: Thank you, Brian. 11 / 26 / 2009

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I've had a great writing-day, with a big breakthrough in my research ... Scribd is a great resource. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

11 / 24 / 2009
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jackeason

A good story told well...

11 / 24 / 2009
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MarkCoakley Replied: Thank you, jackeason. 11 / 24 / 2009

joedani77

I just downloaded the book today and so far I am really enjoying it. Thanks Mark!

11 / 23 / 2009
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MarkCoakley Replied: Thank you, joedani77. Enjoy your day reading on the beach! 11 / 24 / 2009

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