[Ford's] instinctive feel for place, time and character has proved equally endearing

What elevates Kristian above the many pretenders to Cornwell's crown is the style and swagger of the prose. He is a modern skald, borrowing the old rhythms to create a brutal, absorbing tale

Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork.

A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga, rich with the poetry of the skald, ripe with blood and glory, vengeance and heartbreak. The characters stride from the page, alive, hungry, real . . . this is Viking writing at its very best

This is the best kind of storytelling – a saga full of blood and thunder that grabs you and doesn’t let go until long after the final page is turned

A pulse-pounding tale of blood, betrayal and honour. Hereward and his spear-brothers would definitely feel at home here

A great success . . . His knowledge of the period, and imaginative immersion in it, mean that God of Vengeance conjures up Sigurd's bloody, violent world, with all its alien beliefs and strange customs, in vivid and compelling detail

Epic in character, atmosphere and deed . . . Kristian is a terrific storyteller . . . the writing and language are wonderfully rich, and you want to savour every bone-shattering, blood-curdling, sentence

A revenger's tale writ large . . . Kristian's latest Viking-era saga won't disappoint

A pulsating saga delivered with the sweep and power of a Norse war axe

I loved this. It’s for people who like their historical fiction high-octane . . .a superb, brutal story that pulls no punches

Glorious . . . one of the finest historical novels of the year

Brilliant prose, vivid descriptions and compelling characters . . . a must read. If you are a fan of the series, The Vikings, then this book is for you

Compelling, affecting, intelligent and surprising… Bold and striking… Worked out with precision and gracefulness… Ambitious and eloquent, and in forgoing exoticism captures genuine humanity

The Lives of Others is searing, savage and deeply moving: an unforgettably vivid picture of a time of turmoil.

The writing’s assured, considered and lucid, the author’s observations of character wry and acute. He has a real talent for revealing people’s true intentions and why they act the way they do

Mukherjee creates a believable world where the jealousies and rivalries of one family are representative of the country

Memorably vivid and moving

A powerful generational story of the chasm between the haves and have-nots