From best-selling
historical fiction novelist, Eric Schumacher, comes the second volume in Olaf’s
Saga: the adrenaline-charged story of Olaf Tryggvason and his adventures in the
kingdom of the Rus.
AD 968. It
has been ten summers since the noble sons of the North, Olaf and Torgil, were
driven from their homeland by the treachery of the Norse king, Harald Eriksson.
Having then escaped the horrors of slavery in Estland, they now fight among the
Rus in the company of Olaf’s uncle, Sigurd.
It will be
some of the bloodiest years in Rus history. The Grand Prince, Sviatoslav, is
hungry for land, riches, and power, but his unending campaigns are leaving the
corpses of thousands in their wakes. From the siege of Konugard to the
battlefields of ancient Bulgaria, Olaf and Torgil struggle to stay alive
in Sigurd’s Swords, the riveting sequel to Forged by Iron.
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Fun Facts
Stuff you may or may not already know!
Swedish Chef and the Cookie Monster Impersonations
According
to my wife, I do a great impersonation of both the Cookie Monster (when I eat
cookies) and the Swedish Chef from The Muppets (when I cook). The former
impersonation is because I love cookies, but the latter is because I am not a
very good cook, so anything to distract the eater!
Swedish Chef/Cookie Monster
Egg-tremely egg-shaped cranium
I
have a perfect egg-shaped head. I did not realize this particular attribute of
mine until I was in 3rd grade and I decided to get a buzz haircut
for the summer. Upon seeing the perfect shape of my cranium, my older brother
showered me with colorful nicknames, many of which are still in use today (45+
years later!) among my long-term friends. Thankfully, I still have a head of
hair to hide it.
Obnoxious public jammy displays
Many
of us have heard of PDA, or public displays of affection. I am guilty of PDJ,
or public displays of “jammies.” We had a coffee shop across the street from
our house that sadly did not survive Covid. Almost every morning, I walked
across the street in my pajamas and slippers, hair still bedraggled from sleep,
to get my first cup of coffee. That mortified my wife, but I saw absolutely
nothing wrong with it. What do you think?
Eric Schumacher
Martinis and steak
James Bond
liked his vodka martinis shaken, not stirred. I, too, like vodka martinis
shaken, not stirred, but with a lemon twist. No olives! Any comparison to James
Bond ends there, sadly.
Wasps
are not bees
Sadly, I
learned this the hard way. Wasps bite. Bees sting, then die. When I was 12, I
stepped in a wasp hive and was bitten over 100 times. If I had been allergic, I
do not think I would be writing these fun facts now. On the plus side, my mom
got to smack me with a fly swatter again and again in an attempt to kill all of
the wasps that kept biting me. I think there may have been a few extra smacks
in there for good measure.
Eric Schumacher
Eric Schumacher (1968 - ) is an American historical novelist who
currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife and two children.
He was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended college at the University of
San Diego.
At a very early age, Schumacher discovered his love for writing and medieval
European history, as well as authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Those
discoveries continue to fuel his imagination and influence the stories he
tells. His first novel, God's Hammer, was published in 2005.
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