Whispers of the Runes: An enthralling and romantic timeslip tale
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- Author：Christina Courtenay
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Summary
From the bestselling author of Echoes of the Runes comes a thrilling and epic new timeslip novel， filled with adventure and romance， perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine， Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Vikings。
Time is no barrier for a love that is destined to be。
When jewellery designer Sara Mattsson is propelled back to the ninth century， after cutting herself on a Viking knife she uncovers at an archaeological dig， she is quick to accept what has happened to her。 For this is not the first Sara has heard of time travel。
Although acutely aware of the danger she faces when she loses the knife - and with it her way to return to her own time—this is also the opportunity of a lifetime。 What better way to add authenticity to the Viking and Anglo-Saxon motifs used in her designs？
As luck has it， the first person Sara encounters is Rurik Eskilsson， a fellow silversmith， who is also no stranger to the concept of time travel。 Agreeing that Sara can accompany him to Jorvik， they embark on a journey even more perilous than one through time。 But Fate has brought these two kindred spirits together across the ages for a reason。。。
Time is no barrier for a love that is destined to be。
When jewellery designer Sara Mattsson is propelled back to the ninth century， after cutting herself on a Viking knife she uncovers at an archaeological dig， she is quick to accept what has happened to her。 For this is not the first Sara has heard of time travel。
Although acutely aware of the danger she faces when she loses the knife - and with it her way to return to her own time—this is also the opportunity of a lifetime。 What better way to add authenticity to the Viking and Anglo-Saxon motifs used in her designs？
As luck has it， the first person Sara encounters is Rurik Eskilsson， a fellow silversmith， who is also no stranger to the concept of time travel。 Agreeing that Sara can accompany him to Jorvik， they embark on a journey even more perilous than one through time。 But Fate has brought these two kindred spirits together across the ages for a reason。。。
Reviews
Leah | Big， Bad and Bookish
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I've read three of Courtenay's books and they're always very hit and miss with me。 I enjoyed the first one， with it's dual timeline。 I particularly liked the architecture angle in the present， even though I wasn't blown away by either of the romance stories。 The second one I had to DNF because I found a lot of aspects of it frustrating and the heroine took a long time to come to terms with the fact she was in the past。 This one was a bit of a miss for me as well。 I did like it more than the seco I've read three of Courtenay's books and they're always very hit and miss with me。 I enjoyed the first one， with it's dual timeline。 I particularly liked the architecture angle in the present， even though I wasn't blown away by either of the romance stories。 The second one I had to DNF because I found a lot of aspects of it frustrating and the heroine took a long time to come to terms with the fact she was in the past。 This one was a bit of a miss for me as well。 I did like it more than the second， the heroine seemed much smarter and willing to believe she was in the past。 But again the romance fell a bit flat and the characters never seemed to develop。 I will say that the research Courtenay puts into these books is amazing--but all the facts sometimes took me out of the story she was trying to tell。 My favourite aspect was probably the dog， I loved how the heroine called him Beowulf， that did make me grin。 All in all I think fans of more historical-inclined fiction will enjoy these books a lot more， the detail Courtenay includes is truly brilliant， but unfortunately as a romance reader this one wasn't for me。 。。。more
M。W。 Arnold
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My second Christina Courtney novel （sorry） and the first dual timeline of hers I've read， so I don't know if this is a first？ You may need to go back in time to understand what I've just written！Anyway， I've recently become a fan of this genre， so that made this book even more welcome。Shipwrecks， heroic Vikings， loyal dogs （even though I'm a cat bod） and strong women， all laced together with writing of the highest order; what more could you want？ Ms Courtney weaves a tale that drew me in and ref My second Christina Courtney novel （sorry） and the first dual timeline of hers I've read， so I don't know if this is a first？ You may need to go back in time to understand what I've just written！Anyway， I've recently become a fan of this genre， so that made this book even more welcome。Shipwrecks， heroic Vikings， loyal dogs （even though I'm a cat bod） and strong women， all laced together with writing of the highest order; what more could you want？ Ms Courtney weaves a tale that drew me in and refused to let me go until the wee hours of each morning。 Her style and description is hard to equal and together with a fair amount of well-placed humour， makes pretty much a perfect read - more please！My thanks to Netgalley and Headline for the ARC。 。。。more
Susan in Perthshire
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I received this as an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I have always loved dual timeline stories。 Barbara Erskine was particular favourite in years gone by。 A difficult thing to pull off but when successfully executed， they are brilliant。 The author has pulled it off with this one。 I love the Vikings link， and both the ancient and modern day setting were so wonderfully described。。 Great characters and fabulous dialogue。 I was drawn in to both stories but must confess a slight preference for I received this as an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I have always loved dual timeline stories。 Barbara Erskine was particular favourite in years gone by。 A difficult thing to pull off but when successfully executed， they are brilliant。 The author has pulled it off with this one。 I love the Vikings link， and both the ancient and modern day setting were so wonderfully described。。 Great characters and fabulous dialogue。 I was drawn in to both stories but must confess a slight preference for the 'older' setting。 It felt so authentic - a world of difference in the way that life was lived and yet so much in common with how we feel and think。 A totally y beautiful story。 。。。more
Alison
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Having read all the previous ‘Runes’ stories， I was very pleased to see this new timeslip adventure from Christina Courtenay。 You know you are going to get a well-written and well-researched story but Courtenay’s particular talent is to entice you into her world and capture you。 Whether living in a Viking age house with the smells of Jorvik around you， swaying across the North Sea in a low-hulled ship or fighting the Saxons in bloody battle， you are there and vividly so。 The timeslip is handled Having read all the previous ‘Runes’ stories， I was very pleased to see this new timeslip adventure from Christina Courtenay。 You know you are going to get a well-written and well-researched story but Courtenay’s particular talent is to entice you into her world and capture you。 Whether living in a Viking age house with the smells of Jorvik around you， swaying across the North Sea in a low-hulled ship or fighting the Saxons in bloody battle， you are there and vividly so。 The timeslip is handled well and I particularly enjoyed Rurik’s encounter with modern technology。 How would we handle such a time jump either backwards or forwards？The romance develops tantalisingly between two main characters who have suffered deep emotional hurts and are reluctant， no， completely dead set against a new relationship。But as we know from previous books， this will change！ The writing is clear and sensitive without being sentimental， but you can’t doubt the warmth of the good relationships and the bitterness of the bad ones。 This is an absorbing way to spend your precious reading hours。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Dahlén Fräjdin
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