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Northlanders by Brian Wood

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Summary

When Sven of Orkney - now relocated to the sophisticated city of Constantinople - learns of his father's death, he returns to his home in the hope of inheriting a fortune. But what he discovers is treachery; his father murdered by his uncle Gorm, who has stolen Sven's birthright. But is Sven still Viking enough to reclaim what is his by right?

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Northlanders by Brian Wood

At the end of the grim and barbaric dark ages, one warrior culture reigns supreme in the wastelands of the frozen North: the Vikings.When Sven of Orkney - now relocated to the sophisticated city of Constantinople - learns of his father's death, he returns to his home in the hope of inheriting a fortune. But what he discovers is treachery; his father murdered by his uncle Gorm, who has stolen Sven's birthright. But is Sven still Viking enough to reclaim what is his by right? And will he be tough enough to face down not only Gorm, but marauding Saxons?The all-new series by Brian Wood ("Demo") and Davide Gianfelice ("Dylan Dog") is a bloody tale of murder, sex and war to bring out everyone's inner Norseman!

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..another creative victory for writer Wood... Northlanders takes you into a well-researched, richly realized world that illuminates politics and culture without getting bogged down in history-book stuff. - Entertainment Weekly A great opening to a potentially fantastic series, mixing action, suspense, and realistic drama in the gritty setting of Viking-era Scotland. - ComicsBulletin.com An excellent piece of work... it's 300 meets Braveheart plus Hamlet with a bloodstained heart. - ComicBookResources.com
Brian Wood is the Eisner Award-winning writer of Demo, and the writer of the criticall acclaimed Local, Channel Zero, The Couriers and Jennie One. He is currently writing DMZ and Northlanders. Davide Gianfelice is an Italian-born artist whose work to date includes the massively popular Italian series Dylan Dog (to be filmed in 2009). Northlanders marks his debut ir American comics.
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ISBN 13 9781845769925
ISBN 10 1845769929
Title Northlanders
Author Brian Wood
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
Year published 2008-11-28
Number of pages 200
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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