Virtual Book Tour - Vinland Viking: An Original Saga by Gary L. Doman
About the book: The novella Vinland Viking is an epic
fantasy-adventure, set at the time of the conversion to Christianity of Iceland
and Greenland, about a young Northman who longs to lead the storied life of the
pagan Vikings. His opportunity comes
with Leif Ericsson's exploration in North America, but his fortunes change in a
way and by a means that he could never have anticipated, and which will thrill
the reader.
The
richly-textured narrative incorporates history, nature, and mythology, along
with plenty of action. It is told from a
Christian viewpoint, but can be enjoyed by a general audience, and, unlike so
many other fiction stories, is acceptable reading for the young.
AMAZON paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Vinland-Viking-Gary-Doman-M-A/dp/1413763774/
EXCERPT:
The
pressing situation to which he was being called was the gathering of ugly
weather off the Greenland coast. Hoping
to outrun the oncoming storm front back to Vinland, or at least to somewhere
they could find shelter from the inclemency, Brand-Yngar directed that the
prisoners be rounded up and secured, the knorr put in tow, and the Kraken
be made ready to sail due south.
The
homeward voyage began in the Davis Strait, to the west of the settlements on
Greenland. The southerly Labrador
Current certainly had the potential to carry them away, even without the help
of oar and sail, but it bowed to the superior force of the rising winds that
were already wrecking the knorr.
Now gales, they wrenched the Kraken off her course and gave her
quite a different heading; the crewmen could not even tell how far they'd been
diverted. When they weren't cowering,
they were praying to Thor for their deliverance, bailing rainwater and seawater
out of the vessel, or saving each other from being washed over the sides.
Brand-Yngar
stood resolute as captain. Through his
decision not to try to reach land immediately, he had saved the drakkar
from the very worst of the storm; now, he had to guide them through its area of
lesser strength to wherever it should capriciously deposit them.
The
tempest poured and blustered for hours, driving the dragon ship as a godling
might play with a bath toy. Finally it
blew the Kraken onto a shore. Yet
more time passed before the severity tempered enough locally so that anyone
could move about on land; in the meantime, the occupants of the humbled
watercraft huddled under the cover of their awning, peeping forebodingly at
their unintentional port of call.
About the author:
Gary L. Doman, whose (pen-)surname
rhymes with "roman", the French word for "novel", was born
in Syracuse (New York) and has spent the majority of his life in
Connecticut. He has degrees from
Fairfield University and the University of Connecticut. He has developed an interest in just about
everything, especially history, geography, religion, language, and the natural
world. He began writing as a child and
has never really stopped, although he does periodically need to eat and sleep,
and also devotes considerable time to his other creative and intellectual
endeavors; these include his "weblog" the Doman Domain and one of the
items of interest found there, namely, "The Best Comic Strip
Ever!". Further, he has taught
himself to sing and founded his own political philosophy. His greatest accomplishment may be remaining
humble despite the preceding!
Visit Gary online at http://domandomain.blogspot.com/
Vinland Viking Tour
Schedule
Monday, August 5th
Book review at The Book Connection
Tuesday, August 6th
Guest post at Literarily Speaking
Wednesday, August 7th
Interview at Blogcritics
Thursday, August 8th
Guest post at Lori’s Reading Corner
Friday, August 9th
Guest post and giveaway at The Busy Mom’s Daily
Monday, August 12th
Interview at Between the Covers
Tuesday, August 13th
Guest post for Cheryl’s Christian
Book Connection
Wednesday, August 14th
Guest post at The Story Behind the Book
Thursday, August 15th
Book review at A Year of Jubilee Reviews
Friday, August 16th
Book spotlight at The Writer’s Life
Book spotlight at 4 the Love of Books
Monday, August 19th
Interview at As the Pages Turn
Tuesday, August 20th
Book review at Vic’s Media Room
Wednesday, August 21st
Interview at Examiner
Thursday, August 22nd
Book spotlight at My Devotional Thoughts
Friday, August 23rd
Book review at Found A Christian by His
Grace
Monday, August 26th
Book spotlight at Review from Here
Wednesday, August 28th
Interview at Broowaha
Friday, August 30th
Interview at Pump Up Your Book
Book review at Blooming with Books
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