Sons of Asgard: Victims of the Darkness Part One- Free Ebook deal

On the 28th of February 2014, the second book of the Sons of Asgard series will be available for free to download from Amazon, for use on the Kindle platform.

The usual price of part one is usually $4.97, so you would be a fool to miss out at that price but an even greater fool to miss out for free!

It had been two years since the mortal warriors Raif and Magnus laid their lives on the line to prevent the completion of Ragnorak. In the obscure and delicate Human world, King Charlemagne has spread his influence across western Europe with the arrogance of the victor. The rites and customs of the tribal peoples have started to disappear at the hands of the conqueror's sword.

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Both brothers had left their old lives behind, so they could bury their past and make good in their future. Unfortunately Destiny had decided a different plan for them and soon the darkness of previous times sought them out for vengeance. With the high gods concerned by growing instability in the realm of Muspleheim, the children of Vili have to shoulder the burden of defeating the aims of vile witch's. The mortal warriors must race against the darkness to preserve the lives of their kidnapped children.

Journey with them through the politics of giants and malevolent desires of twisted creatures. From the lands of the dead to the halls of Asgard, gods and man must rally and do what is expected of them. If all fail to act against the darkness then all realms will suffer for the inactions of those who could.

This book is a tale of murder, death, destruction, love, hatred and revenge.

Other books already in the series are;

Sons of Asgard: Call of the Blood: Part One
Sons of Asgard: Call of the Blood: Part Two

Sons of Asgard: Call of the Blood: Complete Edition

Promotional Deal for New Book

The Sons of Asgard: Call of the Blood: Complete Edition.

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Sons of Asgard : Behind the Characters

Who is Raif Larson?

Raif is one of the main protagonist from the fictional Dark Age series called "The Sons of Asgard" The Danish warrior works with his kinsmen to keep the trade routes and homesteads of the local Jarl safe. The warrior soon learns that his kinship with Magnus is closer than he believed, and that both share a lineage that includes the gods of Asgard.

Raif is the quieter and more pensive member of the party, whereas his kinsmen Magnus is his opposite. Magnus would rather strike down a perceived villain first and think on his actions at leisure with a good helping of mead. As a tactician Raif is unsurpassed and his knowledge of the local area is without fault.

We learn that Raif has little time for finding his one true love and the events of his past have made him become a driven and tempered warrior. Despite his adherence to the old ways, he is not adverse to embracing fresh idea's and giving non-believers his ear. His friendship and bond with the deeply Christian Monk is build on a mutual level of trust and understanding. It is through Raif's constant diplomacy that peace is kept between the conservative minded Monk and the more barbaric Magnus.


***Coming Soon***

The Complete Edition of "Call of the Blood" will be available across multiple electronic formats for $5.99 from the beginning of February.

New Release

The Sons of Asgard saga continues....

Sons of Asgard: Victims of the Darkness.

January 28th, 2014 saw the release of the second title in the aforementioned series. Victims of the Darkness: Part One follows on from the storyline set out in the original book The Sons of Asgard: Call of the Blood. In between the two books the Human characters have grown and have started to lead very separate lives. The increase of Raif's abilities has elevated him to a near godlike status and life living alongside regular Human's has made it impossible for him to live a regular life. With his new bride Ulyria, Raif had found comfort living in the company of the noble and friendly Light Elves. Life as a God in Asgard was not the dream that both Raif and Ulyria initially believed it would be. Their own personal happiness is threatened with the rise of chaos in Raif's native land.

Raif's brother Magnus had decided to live with his beloved wife Helga in Midgard, they decided to live in a village away from much of the slaughter of his past. His new family continues to grow and his new born twin sons are the centre of their parents world. Unfortunately for Magnus and his young family, the forces of darkness have sinister schemes which involve their new additions. Both Magnus and Raif must reunite, to secure the safety of the innocent offspring.

The two brothers must pit their wits and abilities against a Cruel and twisted Goddess, a Coven of Dark Witches, Dark Elven Assassin's, Fire Giant's and whatever other villains the Fate's decide to throw at them. This time the brothers fight to preserve all they have earned and what they hold dear.


The Sons of Asgard: Victims of the Darkness: Part One is available exclusively as an E-Book through Amazon.

The book will be available for free at various times in the next three months...So keep your eye's alert and eager!

Interview with the Author

I am quite pleased to tie down J.Junior Page for a quick interview, it only took a large amount of pleading and Jack Daniel's to ensure completion. J.Junior is the author of the first book of "The Sons of Asgard" series which has started to sell a decent amount of copies via the Amazon Kindle E-Book format. J.Junior was able to wrestle himself away from the mystical realm in which his mind exists, to answer a few questions for me.

So J.J, how has Call of the Blood fared so far?

-I am quite pleased with how Call of the Blood: Part One has been received and I believe that it will continue to hold people's interest for the foreseeable future.

Why did you choose to write about the turmoil and upheaval in Dark Age Europe?

-The period of history is often overlooked and the records at the time shed very little on the period. A lot of the information came from slightly biased sources written a number of years after the pivotal events.

There is a strong theme of Christianity and it's conflict with the faith of the Europe's post Roman paganism. Is this a story of religious conflict or a mythological adventure?

-I think it could be argued that it falls into both categories, there was conflict of a religious nature within Europe at the time. There was a huge effort by king Charlemagne of the Frank's to convert the Saxon's, Frisians and other Germanic people's to his faith. But there was also the spread of Islam into the southern area's of Europe and the inclusion of the twins Raheem and Sayrah are a nod to that.

Call of the Blood: Part One Kindle Edition.

Without giving too much of the plot away, can you summarise the main story of Part One of the Call of the Blood?

-As opposed to the blurb on the book and description on Amazon? Okay here goes.

"The two kinsmen in the small hamlet of Madeby are shaped by an event when they were children. They grew up to serve as guardians of the surrounding area under the command and pay of the local Jarl. The gods of Asgard and their otherworldly foes are in a state of cold war which is slowly forcing all parties to fulfil their destiny and initiate Ragnorak (The Norse version of a biblical Judgement Day!)

The guardian of the dead, upset with her station in the hierarchy of the gods, notices an opportunity to ascend to power after the fatal end of days and devotes much of her time in advancing the timetable to the destruction of the nine realms. Raif, Magnus and Theodore are tasked to help end the dark plans of shadowy powers, because the gods of Asgard are unable to act!"

Having read the book, I note that Theodore is a Christian who is allied with two pagan warriors in the lands of the Danish. It is strange to read of allies working well together against a backdrop of religious turmoil, what was the thinking behind this?

-I think the alliance between the three faiths mentioned in the book is a message that good people working together against a common enemy can transcend those rivalries. Also Europe needed common mortals to act as one against darker foes than over zealous kings and warlords.

By overzealous king, do you mean Charlemagne?

-Yes, I suppose I do. I feel a bit bad that I have almost demonised the Carolingian Emperor. King Charlemagne did much to secure the stability of Europe and he created the foundations for the modern day countries of France and Germany. The events of the Saxon Wars and the forced baptism's of pagan Saxon's were initiated with great violence.

I also notice that the book portrays Loki and Odin differently to modern versions of the rivals, is this artistic licence?

-I have tried to avoid the Marvel version of Loki and Odin. I have kept as true to the original sources we have at our disposal. I concentrate on the Chaos versus Order of the two, it is their blood brother bond which maintains relative harmony. I have elected to keep Thor out of the main crux of the story, the god of thunder attention by the good folks at Marvel Comics.

Why is the book only available on Kindle?

-In truth it was the easiest way to get my story out, I may spread it onto other E-Book readers in time; I just wanted to do a book before hitting 40! 

Why is the book in two parts?

-I didn't want to write a 100,000 word epic as my debut, I originally wanted to do a 40,000 word book but the idea sprawled out of control.

Call of the Blood Part One Paperback version.

What are you working on at this moment?

-I am preparing part two to conclude the Call of the Blood story and hope to release before Christmas 2013. I am also attempting to get Call of the Blood: Part One out in paperback form as soon as possible.

Is there more in the pipeline for this series?

-I have two further sequels in final working stages and book five is work in progress.

You released the book and gave it away free on Kindle for a few hours. Why do that?

-I wanted to get the book out there and spread the story around those who may enjoy it. As much as earning from it is good, knowing people enjoy it is just as gratifying!

Would you do it again?

-Yes, I believe I will offer future books free of charge to drive interest.

The Sons of Asgard: Call of the Blood Part One is available to download from Amazon Kindle for one day only on the First of December 2013.

Thank you for your time J.J and good luck for the future.

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Call of the Blood.

Launch of the Series.

After months of writing and planning, long nights spent checking and then re-checking; the first book of J. Junior Page's exciting new Dark Age work of historical fiction is finally available to read. The E-Book is currently available exclusively through Amazon for the Kindle reader and retails for a price comparable to an average cup of Coffee or half the price of a pack of Cigarettes. The Author hopes that the series of books can undo much of the confusion caused from the last couple of outings of Thor in the Marvel Comics version of the gods of the Northern Tradition. John Junior enjoy's the fiction of their version but hopes to correct a few errors that are far removed from the heathen faith of Europe.

The book is set in a Europe that is struggling to reassert it's identity after years of anarchy. Since the might of the Roman Empire came to an end, the people of Europe have had to endure constant conflict and religious persecution. Christianity wishes to spread it's message to the north of Europe and the Islamic faith seeks to spread the word of their faith to the lands already Christian.

In a small region which are now part of modern Germany and Denmark, the defenders of the pagan world notice the threat to their way of life by king Charlemagne and his great Frankish Empire. Against the backdrop of the great Christian king's war against the Saxon's our story unfolds.

King Charlemagne of the Franks.
Source: Wikimedia Commons

 In the relative isolation of the Danish western coast, two warriors and their Christian friend notice signs of interference by creatures that belonged to their dark pagan history. Soon our heroes are locked in a battle between the gods of the Aesir and their enemies outside the realm of Midgard.

Where murder and ruination run riot, the forces of good and light will choose their own heroes to battle against the darkness as it rises. 

Call of the Blood: Part One looks inside the desires of the major powers within the nine realms, as we stumble every closer to the final battle at Ragnorak.
Has destiny been defeated? And are all prophecies fixed? Only by reading the full book will you truly appreciate the journey of gods and monsters towards the end of everything! 

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