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  • Published: 15 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781612624204
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 470
  • RRP: $34.99

Vinland Saga 1



At the turn of the 11th century, the North Sea is in the grip of the Viking terror. The clever Askeladd leads his small band of mercenaries, with the aid of the ruthless Thorfinn, son of a warrior in the dreaded Jomsvikings. But this is an alliance of convenience: Thorfinn has sworn to kill Askeladd one day to avenge his father's death. When a race begins to capture the prince and secure the throne, personal grudges will clash with the fate of a kingdom, and blood will be spilled!

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FOR HONOR AND VENGEANCE

As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery...the land Leif called Vinland.

  • Published: 15 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781612624204
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 470
  • RRP: $34.99

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Praise for Vinland Saga 1

"The creator shows a magnificent ability to draw each of the varied characters with appeal. In a blood-soaked world of killing... [Yukimura] takes this story to even greater heights, developing it into a magnificant historical drama... It will be impossible not to watch the rest of this story unfold." - The Japan Media Arts Awards jury

"The art is gorgeous, a combination of beautiful cartooning and realistic backgrounds. Yukimura is also a master of pacing, both in frenetic battle scenes and charged emotional moments." - Faith Erin Hicks ("Friends With Boys")