The Orc Wars: The Yngling Saga, Books I & II

The thing I found most interesting about this book was Dalmas' description of his hero's day-to-day life and travels in the European wilderness. The author's ability to transport me there was strong, and his knowledge of ancient Scandinavian culture seems quite convincing to my unschooled ear. For Dalmas has invented a world where his Neo-Vikings live in tribes, and wander to towns and cities ruled by warrior kings, and where the hero Nils Jarnhaan earns the wrath of an evil king. Nils suffers a terrible setback which he tries to circumvent. And so the saga begins. This book includes the first 2 novels in the Yngling saga: The Yngling and Homecoming, along with some bridging material which explains the holocaust. I found them highly readable.