Hardening the Steel

Wandering Blacksmith Book 1

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Pub Date 01 Apr 2020 | Archive Date 20 Oct 2020

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To ordain the destruction of a whole people, Svalinir’s Spear was cast against the Kri, a nation of warriors, dangerous cold-hearted sellswords threatening to bring down the Northern lands in a spiral of war. King Grimwolf of the Theusten leads the Northern host into Tridden Moor, where a generation of warriors perishes. All the Kri die there, men, women, and children, old and young, but for one boy.

Is it possible to teach healing to the last Kri and keep him from war? Blood will not be cheated; those are the words of a warrior dying in the Battle of the Bloodswamp.

Kitt grows up on the island of Isenkliff in the grey northern Sea, where Brynnir’s forge stands. He works hard to become a master blacksmith and does not doubt that he knows all about his parents, the smith Eckehart and the healer Aslaug.

Warriors from many lands come to Isenkliff for the famous Aurora steel, and they teach Kitt to be a warrior. His mother wishes Kitt to become a healer.

Sometimes, he crosses the sea in an open boat to sail to the Dark Wood Murkowydir, where lost cities sleep and creatures that have died out elsewhere survive.

Across thirteen stories, Kitt faces Ice-Maidens and Ice-Giants, and once a Silver Sword wielded by a shadow woman. He runs for his life from the Feen Woodstalkers, feared for their stealth and cruelty.

The young blacksmith turns in his masterpiece, and the code of the Red Lily Knights teaches Kitt to help, save, and serve.

To ordain the destruction of a whole people, Svalinir’s Spear was cast against the Kri, a nation of warriors, dangerous cold-hearted sellswords threatening to bring down the Northern lands in a...


Advance Praise

"5.0 out of 5 stars Beowulfian Epic

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020

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I enjoyed this story very much. The author does an excellent job at building a world that has real depth to it. The main character is heroic in every sense, but unlike Beowulf, seems to be a very humble and decent person. An intellectual and charismatic and young Conan without the black humors and melancholy. "

"5.0 out of 5 stars Beowulfian Epic

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020

Verified Purchase

I enjoyed this story very much. The author does an excellent job at building a world that has real...


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I really enjoyed reading this book, the characters were great and I really enjoyed the story. It was a strong start to a series.

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