Viking Blood

Viking Blood
Book no.	38
Series	My Story
Author	Andrew Donkin
Publisher	Scholastic UK
Published	November 3, 2008
Pages	174
ISBN	9781407104812
Setting	Scandinavia
Timeline	AD 1008
Preceded by
Chronology	Roman Invasion
Publication	Roman Invasion
Followed by
Chronology	Agincourt
Publication	Highway Girl

Viking Blood: A Viking Warrior is the thirty-eighth book in the My Story series by Scholastic UK. It was written by Andrew Donkin; his only book in the series. The book was published in November 2008 and reissued in May 2016. It was followed by Jim Eldridge's The Sweep's Boy. The book was also published in Canada with new cover art.

Dedication

""And now, your journey must begin, God of Thunder! Many undreamed of dangers await thee, but you are armed with truth, and your own awesome strength! You must not falter."
"Journey into Mystery with The Mighty Thor" #118
Stan Lee/Jack Kirby"

Book description

• Original
• Relaunch

"It's AD 1008, and after being injured in a raid that goes horribly wrong, Tor Scaldbane is devastated at losing his chance to be a legendary warrior.
But then he discovers the sagas of his ancestors: glorious, bloody battles, ancient heroes, powerful gods... and realizes that all might not be lost after all..."

""There was no dat and no night. For they did not exist yet, but time still found a way of passing because without time there is no story."
It's AD 1008, and after being injured in a raid that goes horribly wrong. Tor Scaldbane is devastated at losing his chance to be a legendary warrior. But then he discovers the sagas of his ancestors: glorious, bloody battles, ancient heroes, powerful gods and realizes that all might not be lost after all..."

Characters

Main article: List of Viking Blood characters

• Tor Scaldbane

Author

Main article: Andrew Donkin

Editions

• Physical
• eBook

Viking Blood
Canadian edition
9780545986656
(November 2009)

Viking Blood
My Story reprint
9781407165752
(May 2016)

Viking Blood
My Story eBook
B01DPPNRU6
(May 2016)

Notes

• The cover of the first edition of Viking Blood was illustrated by Richard Jones.
• The cover of the second edition is a photograph taken by Lyn Randle.
• The portrait on the Canadian edition is photograph taken by Aldo Fierro. The background is a photograph licensed from Bettmann/CORBIS.

See also

My Story navigation
← Publication → Roman Invasion Highway Girl ← Chronology → Roman Invasion Agincourt

External links

• Viking Blood at Scholastic Canada (archive)