Introducing Ron Briggs
Where did the idea for the story come from?
Researching for a novel about Tallgrass Prairie in North America.
Give a quote from the books, one that says little but speaks volumes.
The frigid water engulfed him for the last time as Erik Haraldson sank to his watery grave.
Give a short summary of what the book is about.
The story depicts a path that could explain the DNA marker found in a small segment of modern Icelanders. The evidence shows that a woman with a North American DNA marker arrived in Iceland early in the 11th Century CE and gave birth to at least four daughters who passed that marker down to the present day.
Why do you think people will want to read it?
Adventure, danger, scheming politicians, good vs evil, human interactions, romance. They are all there in the series.
What genre is it?
Historical Fiction
How many pages is it?
118
Where are you located?
Eastern Kansas
Description
In the harsh, unrelenting world of eleventh-century Norway, Erik Haraldson strives to carve out his own path. Repelled by his society’s wanton brutality, he also seeks to follow in the Norse warrior tradition for adventure in faraway lands.
As Erik moves into adulthood, marriage, and fatherhood, he must devise his own strategies for survival and seek to guide his own family as best he can. When the chance arises to set out and build a new life in an uncertain land, Erik must make some crucial decisions for himself and his family.
Erik Haraldson takes the reader into a vivid portrait of an ancient, complicated land—and one man’s inward and outward journey. A journey that could lead to unbridled success or catastrophe.
Excerpt
Without thinking, Erik charged the bear with every bit of energy he could muster. Just as he approached from behind, the bear, with Lathan’s leg clenched in his teeth, started to shake the life from its victim. As the bear’s body swung, Erik’s spear, by luck of chance, drove into the bear’s right side just below the ribs and plowed through its vital organs, including stomach, liver, clipped a lung, finally heart, before lodging between two vertebrae. The bear’s reflex action was to pivot its body toward the wound. That action ripped the spear from Erik’s hands and snapped the shaft off inside the bear’s body. The move also rammed the spearpoint between the vertebrae and severed the spinal cord, instantly paralyzing the big animal. Erik was only aware that the spear was no longer in his hands and he turned to run.
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