Halfdan Hroriksson has a longbow that he made himself, an axe he took from a man he killed, and a vow to fulfill. He's sworn to slay the man who murdered his brother.

But first Halfdan must find a ship's captain who will take him i-viking, where he can master the skills and make the allies his vengeance will demand. Once a slave, now a free man and a warrior, Halfdan leaves home to find what the fates have in store for him: a taste of war, a dangerous mission in a foreign land, and an unexpected prisoner whose ransom may make Halfdan rich—or who may get him killed.

Continuing the fast-paced, heart-pounding adventure that started in Viking Warrior, Judson Roberts sweeps readers into the world of the Vikings with a tale of battle, revenge, and a boy on his way to becoming a warrior . . . a hero . . . perhaps even a legend.