Finn's Fate: A Viking Odyssey
Written by Michael E Wills
Narrated by Michael E Wills
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Finn’s Fate tells the story of three brothers in tenth century Scandinavia. Their home is north of the Arctic Circle in an isolated region populated by the Sami. The living is harsh and climate unforgiving. The young men decide to embark on a journey to find a better life. They undertake a lengthy journey through unfriendly and dangerous territory and their quest eventually leads them to join the crew of the Viking vessel “Ulf”, the wolf. Through storms and battles they support each other and become increasingly wealthy as they raid the unprotected villages and ports on the British coast. Their success leads them to a dangerous level of confidence and they embark on one raid too many. The brothers find themselves drawn in to a series of events from which not all of them can escape.
The book mirrors actual historical events and attempts to solve a mystery in the Dorset countryside
Michael E Wills
Michael E Wills was born on the Isle of Wight, UK, and educated at Carisbrooke Grammar and St Peter’s College, Birmingham. After a long career in education, as a teacher, a teacher trainer and textbook writer, in retirement he took up writing historical novels. His first book, Finn’s Fate, was followed by a sequel novel, Three Kings – One Throne. In 2015, he started on a quartet of Viking stories for young readers called, Children of the Chieftain. The first book, Betrayed, was described by the Historical Novel Society reviewer as “An absolutely excellent novel which I could not put down” and long-listed for the Historical Novel Society 2016 Indie Prize. The second book in the quartet, Banished, was published in December 2015 followed in 2017 by the third book, Bounty. Bound For Home completed the series in 2019. His book for younger children, Sven and the Purse of Silver, won bronze medal in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards. His most recent books are from periods in history with an enormous time span between them. Izar, The Amesbury Archer, (runner-up for indie historical fiction book of the year 2021) is based in the Neolithic period, a Viking story, For the Want of Silver, is based on the message carved on an actual runestone and a series of children’s books called The Children of Clifftop Farm, is about WW2.Though a lot of his spare time is spent with grandchildren, he also has a wide range of interests including researching for future books, writing, playing the guitar, carpentry and electronics.You can find out more about Michael E Wills and the books he has written by visiting his website: www.michaelwills.eu
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