'His dedication will enthrall, entertain and educate' - DAVID BELLAMY 'A fine reporter and a literate writer.' - New York Times This is a book about a journey and a quest: a journey among the Spice Islands of equatorial Indonesia aboard a tradition...
Herman Melville's famous novel Moby Dick immortalised the idea of a battling white sperm whale roaming the ocean - but could such a beast exist?Writer and explorer Tim Severin travels to the islands of the Pacific to find out.From Nuku Hiva to the Ph...
Constantinople, 1035: Thorgils has become a member of the Varangian lifeguard and witnesses the glories of the richest city on earth but also the murderous ways of the imperial family. Under the leadership of warrior chief Harald Sigurdsson he is set...
Our story begins in the year 1001 and the toddler, Thorgils Leiffson, son of Leif the Lucky and Thorgunna, arrives on the shores of Brattahlid in Greenland to be brought up in the fostercare of a young woman - Gudrid. Thorgils is a rootless character...
London, 1019: a few months have passed since Thorgils has escaped the clutches of the Irish Church only to find himself at the centre of a capricious love affair with Aelfgifu, wife of Knut the Great, ruler of England, and one of the most powerful me...
Sea Robber by Tim Severin is the third swashbuckling adventure in the Pirate series. Ambushed by a gang of hardened sea robbers headed for the South Sea, Hector Lynch, pirate and fugitive, must navigate their vessel on a nightmarish journey through t...
The Book of Dreams by Tim Severin is the exciting first book in Saxon, the historical adventure series full of epic battles and captivating characters.A haunting premonition . . . A deadly betrayal. Frankia 780AD: Sigwulf, a minor Saxon prince, is sa...
An extract from the start of Tim Severin’s second thrilling historical adventure set in Saxon times.If you’re a fan of Ben Kane and Harry Sidebottom, you’ll love the beginning of The Emperor's Elephant, from the author of the Viking and Pirate ...
The third thrilling Saxon adventure. Rome, 799 AD: Pope Leo is viciously attacked in the street by unknown assailants. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has been banished to the court of King Carolus in Frankia, is sent to Rome as a spy to discover who was...
Freebooter by Tim Severin is the fifth swashbuckling adventure in the Pirate series.Hector Lynch, wanted by the authorities in London for piracy, has come to St Mary's Island, near Madagascar, on his search for the elusive Libertalia - a settlement ...