The Tomes of the Dead: Viking Dead

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.