Sword of the War God

An epic historical adventure from the author of the Whale Road Chronicles. The future of the known world is at stake as an uneasy alliance rises to take on the mighty Huns.

In a world of war and ruin, men and gods collide.

436 AD. The Burgundians take on the might of Rome under ambitious general Flavius Aetius. They are confident, for their forces are strong and they have beaten the Romans before.

But they are annihilated, their king killed, his people scattered. The fabled treasure of the Burgundians is thought lost. For the Romans have new allies: the Huns, whose taste for bloodshed knows no bounds.

Years later Aetius, now with his eyes on the imperial throne, releases Burgundian prince Gunderic from captivity to resurrect his father's kingdom. He wants allies against the seemingly unstoppable Huns, now led by the fearsome Attila, the 'Scourge of God'. Attila seeks the Burgundians' treasure, for it includes the legendary Sword of the War God, said to make the bearer unbeatable.

The Huns cannot be defeated by conventional means, until a chance encounter between a Burgundian soldier and a one-eyed old warlord. He is Grimnir, leader of the Aesir: a band of elite seasoned fighters, and warrior-women known as Valkyries.

Grimnir's forces know strange ways of fighting, and keep to the old religion. Their methods can help defeat Attila... but many more lives will be lost and oaths broken on the road to a battle to make the plains of Europe run with blood.

Reviews for Tim Hodkinson

'Will appeal to fans of Bernard Cornwell, George R R Martin, and especially Theodore Brun.' Historical Novel Society
'An excellently written page-turner.' Historical Writers Association