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A mud-splattered, shield-splintering plunge into the brutal clash of loyalties and kingdoms in ninth-century Britain. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Burning Land.
- blood-soaked
- turbulent
- mud-splattered
- tense
- 01
The Last Kingdom
Bernard Cornwell · 2004
A visceral, mud-and-blood-soaked plunge into the brutal clash of cultures and the heavy cost of divided loyalties.
- 02
The Pale Horseman
Bernard Cornwell · 2006
A mud-splattered, blood-soaked plunge into the brutal shield-walls of ninth-century England, driven by a fiercely cynical warrior torn between two worlds.
- 03
Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Family #2)
Johanna Lindsey · 1987
A tempestuous clash of wills where fierce defiance melts into all-consuming passion against a sweeping historical backdrop.
- 04
The Last Light of the Sun
Guy Gavriel Kay · 2004
An autumnal, deeply moving tapestry of clashing cultures and fading magic at the edge of the historical world.
- 05
Surrender My Love
Johanna Lindsey · 1994
A tempestuous, high-stakes battle of wills where bitter revenge inevitably melts into all-consuming passion.
- 06
The Dragon and the Raven
GEORGE ALFRED. HENTY · 1800
A rousing, old-fashioned adventure of chivalry, sea battles, and the forging of a nation against the backdrop of Viking invasions.
- 07
Viking
Connie Mason
A steamy, old-school historical romance where fierce Viking conquest collides with overpowering, spellbinding passion.
- 08
The hammer and the cross
Harry Harrison
A speculative historical epic where the old gods of the North rise to challenge the spread of a new faith.
- 09
To Sin With A Viking
Michelle Willingham
A tense, close-quarters historical romance where fear and forbidden attraction collide.
- 10
Taken by the Viking
Michelle Styles
A sweeping historical romance where the terror of a Viking raid gives way to the perilous temptation of a protective captor.
- 11
The Lantern Bearers
Rosemary Sutcliff · 1998
A sweeping, windswept epic about holding onto the light when the world you know is ending.
- 12
The blue Viking
Sandra Hill
A bawdy, laugh-out-loud historical romp where a cursed, grumpy warrior chases down the fiery witch who bruised his ego.
