THE THRALL

When Viking raiders attack a quiet Norse village, a small boy',s life is ripped apart as he',s carried away by sea and sold into a life of servitude. But when this young boy with veins full of fire and a head full of ideas comes of age, he is not what he seems to be. , The events that follow propel Rowan on a journey that only the foolhardy or desperate would risk, leading him into the forest and up the mountain &ndash, into a whole world of secrets in itself. , But this is only the beginning of his adventures. Something is stirring in the forest, something more ominous than the rising threat across the seas. Fearful travelers whisper of a darkness breathing in the forest, disturbing it, corrupting it. In the very heart of these stirrings, Rowan encounters that which defies belief, leaving him speechless with terror &ndash, and wonder._,