Dragon Heart Books
A Dragonheart is born! Book One in the Dragonheart series. A young Saxon boy and his mother are captured in a Viking raid. Fate transforms his destiny and, thanks to an ageing one-armed warrior, he wins his freedom and becomes one with the Vikings. Clan rivalries force Dragonheart and his new Jarl to sail the seas searching for a new home. Landing on the Isle of Man they must fight for their very survival with enemies old and new seeking their destruction. A gripping tale filled with action and adventure set in the early years of the ninth century.
The Vikings on the Island of Man are set on revenge. Their families have been kidnapped and taken to Ireland. They have to find them and rescue them. They find themselves fighting not only Hibernian warriors but renegade Vikings too. The perpetrator of the act, Tadgh, escapes and a chase ensues. A fast moving book the story moves quickly to the land of the Angles as Dragon Heart seeks the treasure of Rheged.
The Dragon Heart has come of age and sets off with his Ulfheonar to fight the Saxons. A chance visit to a cave brings him face to face with his past and changes his life forever. Fighting both Saxons and Hibernians on land and on sea he and his warriors conquer the land of Anglesey. Before they can enjoy the fruits of victory they face an enemy from the past who returns to haunt them. This is a fast moving novel filled with action and battles evoking the time of the Vikings.
Jarl Dragon Heart leaves the Isle of Man to go raiding. Beset by enemies both Viking and Saxon he has to rely on the Ulfheonar and his own skills to see him through the crisis. A harsh winter in the land of Rheged brings him face to face with his old enemy, the Wolf. All the while he is learning about his own ancestor, the Warlord of Rheged. The treachery of other Vikings who try to carve out kingdoms has Dragon Heart caught in the middle of their machinations. The novel concludes with a thrilling raid into the heart of Mercia where treachery nearly ends the life of the enigmatic Dragon Heart.
Jarl Dragon Heart has taken to the seas. With his wolf warriors he raids further afield than ever before as he seeks his destiny. He has to fight new enemies as well as treacherous former allies. The Norns weave their webs and the Vikings discover the Middle Sea and Africa before they find themselves at the court of Nikephoros 1, the Emperor of Byzantium. A vast moving novel filled with battles both at sea and on land as the Viking Wolf unleashes his pack on the world.
The world of Dragon Heart is thrown into confusion when they become the target of their Viking brothers. Raiders come from every direction to take what Dragon Heart and his people have built. This is the time of Viking fighting Viking for control of the land that will become England. A fast moving novel the action moves from Byzantium to London and then Orkney.
Jarl Dragon Heart and his special sword prove to be magnets for every young warrior who wishes to make a name for himself. After three assassination attempts the Viking goes to Wessex where he helps Egbert, the King of Wessex fight off an invasion from Mercia backed by Danes from Jorvik. A fast moving book which moves from the Jorvik to London and back concluding in a cataclysmic battle back in the Isles of Man.
Dragon Heart's daughter and daughter in law had been kidnapped. He has to to search for them in the lands and the seas of his enemies. He faces enemies with magical powers as well as enemies who have castles which cannot be taken. In a fast moving story filled with battles at sea and on land our Viking hero has more twists and turns to contend with than he has encountered before. The story moves from the north to Cornwall, Wales and back to the north as Dragon Heart and his men are stretched to the limit.
Jarl Dragon Heart is set to trade and raid in the seas beyond the world he knows. He has to venture, with an ever decreasing number of oathsworn warriors, to face new and terrible enemies. When he finds himself betrayed from within and pressed on all sides by enemies he has to fight not only for his own life but for those whom he loves the most. Jarl Dragon Heart becomes embroiled in the politics and plots of greater kingdoms and Empires. The book is filled with both sea battles and land battles. The Vikings fight Franks, Vikings, Saxons and the Spanish as they fight for survival.
Dragonheart must find the traitor, Magnus, who is still a threat to the harmony of his home. He journeys north to the wild islands and to the land of the Welsh but still his enemy evades him. Finding another link to his past the Jarl Dragonheart discovers the tomb of an ancient British Queen and his link to the mystical sword is strengthened. When he does find his enemy Magnus it is in the heart of a Saxon kingdom and he has to face his most difficult challenge yet. A fast paced novel it culminated in a fight for the Dragonheart's home.
While Jarl Dragonheart raids the Empire his homeland is attacked. Taking his warriors he embarks on a war of revenge. He takes on the might of Wessex. When he discovers he has been betrayed he must search out the traitors and spies who hide behind smiling faces.
Jarl Dragonheart and his men raid Lundenwic and bring back a great amount of treasure but they also bring trouble. He incurs the hatred of a Danish clan who kidnap Aiden and seek to destroy the Jarl's home. During the rescue an even greater treasure is discovered and a link to the past. This fast moving novel culminates in a battle between the Kings of Mercia and Wessex with the handful of warriors who fight for the Viking Dragon.
The son of an old enemy plots the downfall of Jarl Dragonheart and not only his life but that of his family are threatened. Forced to fight off Norse, Danes, Franks and Frisians he and his warriors are stretched to their limit. When he hears of a great treasure, hidden in the heart of Neustria he boldly takes his war to the Franks. There he will repay their treachery and enrich himself in the process. This is a fast moving novel filled with battles on both land and sea.
The comfortable world of Jarl Dragonheart is about to be shattered as a ghost from the past leaves Norway to settle a blood feud. The Clan of the Wolf had defeated Saxons and Danes. They had helped to subdue the Hibernians but would they be able to fight those with the same blood? In a novel which ranges from Dyflin to Wessex and Wales to Man this fast moving novel charts another turbulent time in the Land of the Wolf.
Jarl Dragonheart is aging. His Ulfheonar are getting older too. Is it time for him to sheathe his sword and watch his grandchildren grow? When Klakke Blue Cheek, a Dane with grand ambitions, embroils Jarl Dragonheart in an attempt to take Wessex then all thoughts of peace are forgotten. In a fast-moving novel filled with battles and intrigue the Dragonheart finds parts of his past and those of his ancestors come to change his future.
The Dragonheart makes a journey to the top of the highest mountain in his land. He discovers a wolf cub which is close to death. He brings it back to health and it becomes part of his life. He does not know what effect the cub will have save that it has been sent from the spirits or the gods and he cannot ignore it. When the clan raids the monastery at St Michael's Mount they set in motion larger events. The whole Saxon world becomes changed when the Dragonheart fights King Egbert on the fields of Pennsans. Emboldened by their raid the clan, with other Vikings keen to take part in a raid, attack and sack Lundenwic. It is there that Dragonheart finds more connections to his past and learns that his grandson Ragnar is more than capable of leading the clan. Is this the time for Dragonheart to step down as leader?
Jarl Dragonheart is ill; he is dying. He has a worm deep within him and neither Kara nor Aiden, his healers can help him. He is forced to take a small handpicked crew and sail to the Eastern Roman Empire at Miklagård. Storms, the Norns, pirates and treachery all conspire to stop the Dragonheart reaching the only man who can save him. With his great grandson, Sámr, the last of the Ulfheonar and his galdramenn, Aiden, the Dragonheart must battle to save himself and then his land.
With his son, Wolf Killer, now in Valhalla, Dragonheart looks to secure his land. He finds enemies all around him. Wrongly assuming that the land of the Wolf was now weak the King of Strathclyde and Hibernian mercenaries invade. When his borders are safe he leaves his home to sail far away where he wreaks revenge on the paymaster of his son's killers. When the Weird Sisters weave their webs he finds himself fighting an enemy who is more dangerous than any he has met before. With his people slaughtered and his land threatened he has to face a Viking enemy.
Jarl Dragonheart's granddaughter has almost come of age and she is becoming a powerful witch. The Skull Taker clan wish to take revenge for the death of their own witch at Snorri's hands and take both Ylva and the land of the wolf from the Dragonheart. When Ylva falls into the hands of the Norns then Dragonheart must descend into the bowels of the earth and do battle with the most powerful of witches. With spies in his land Dragonheart is in danger of losing his land and he must use both his experience and his people to try to save the land of the Wolf. A fast-moving novel which culminates in a battle in the heart of the land of the Wolf between Norse and Dane.
When Jarl Dragonheart steals the crown of Queen Osburga of Wessex he sets in motion a train of events which have dire consequences not only for the Land of the Wolf and Wessex but the land of the Danes too. After his great grandson, Sámr, is almost lost at sea, the Dragonheart is given a task. He has to lead a Danish army and take Lundenwic and Wessex. With just a handful of men and Ragnar’s son, Sámr, the Dragonheart battles Danes, Saxons and the Norns. A fast moving novel which takes the reader from north of Hadrian’s Wall to the Holy Roman Empire the novel tells the story of the great Viking raid of 851!
Jarl Dragonheart has unfinished business. Some of his men are missing in the heart of Wales and he has to punish the Hibernians who killed his daughter and her family in Dyflin. With a handful of Ulfheonar and untried warriors he sets sail to seek the men he lost. The Weird Sisters have been spinning and his path is not a straight one. It will take him from Wales to Lundenwic, the land of the East Angles Dyflin and culminate in Om Walum. He will lose oath sworn during the journey and his family will be threatened. He will have to fight the powers of darkness as they try to entrap the warrior who wields the sword touched by the gods. The Dragonheart may be old but so long as he draws breath he will fight for his family, his clan and his land. He is a Viking!
Jarl Dragonheart grows old but he still strives to make his land and his clan secure. Taking his great grandson, Sámr Ship Killer to raid the lands of the Caliphate of Cordoba he embarks on an adventure he believes may be his last. When he discovers a plot to attack the Land of the Wolf the Clan of the Wolf have to rally together to defend the land they love.
The Dragonheart has sailed many seas, fought many battles and killed countless enemies since he was taken as a Viking slave so long ago. He has built a clan and protected them in the Land of the Wolf and his name is known throughout the Viking world. Now, as he approaches his seventieth year the Norns spin their webs still. Enemies conspire and they gather to end not only his life but the very existence of the Clan of the Wolf. With enemies close to home the Dragonheart has to rely on Ylva and Sámr for they are of his blood. In a gripping finale to the Dragonheart series, the story moves quickly from the Land of Wolf to Wyddfa and Dyflin. In a cataclysmic end, Dragonheart and Haaken One Eye fight together for one last battle. This is the end of an epic. It is the end of a saga. It is the end of Dragonheart.
The last story from the Dragonheart family! Sámr Ship Killer has been rescued but that is only half the story for his family has been taken as hostages to Norway. Without any ships, he is helpless to find them and then the sisters begin to spin. Erik Black Toe, who carried the standard for the Dragonheart returns with news. The family is found but in dire straits and cruelly treated by Uddulfr the Sly. The Clan of the Fox comes to the aid of the wolf once more and Fótr, along with Ebbe and Bear Tooth, sail ‘Gytha’ across the seas to Norway. Sámr and his young crew go not only to rescue Aethelflaed and her children but also to wreak vengeance on the Norse who devastated the Land of the Wolf. They have taken their first steps on the deadly, Vengeance trail. Once begun there is no turning back. You succeed or you die!