Northman is an excellent novel by an indie
author. J.D. Hughes twists time and
history into a paranormal page-turner that is one of a kind.
Academically brilliant, but haunted by the memories of her
dead lover, Kate Elliot struggles to find the joy in her chosen career. An
archaeologist, she is assisting Dr. Weatherall at a dig near Repton,
England. An unexploded bomb left over
from WWII has exploded and opened up the barrow of a Viking warrior, Thorkild,
exposing his bones and that of an infant.
The night she finds the infant’s skull, strange things begin
to happen to Kate, and somehow she finds herself running though the
archaeological dig, pursued by the malevolent spirit of the Viking who is
determined to possess her. Rescued by Michael McLaren, a B-Movie director, Kate
is troubled by several terrible events which all have a common thread – the Northman,
Thorkild. Soon others are trapped in the same web of terror and together they
are thrust back 1200 years into 9th century England to face the Northman.
Life and death, death and rebirth combined with an amulet
that won’t stay put and a Norse god with an agenda make this book a thriller
that is completely addicting from page one.
Visual, and violent, sexually explicit and definitely not
for the faint of heart, Hughes’s characters draw you in, even Thorkild is fascinating,
albeit in the same way a live grenade is fascinating. You can’t look away, and
you have no idea where the next plot twist will take you. I absolutely love the originality and the way
Hughes combines Norse Mythology and archaeology to weave one of the best books
of the year.
I gladly give this book five stars!
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