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Loch Garman: A Novel of Viking Age Ireland (The Norsemen Saga) Paperback – November 17, 2017

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Driven ashore on the coast of Ireland, their longships nearly wrecked by the gods who seem unwilling to let them leave, Thorgrim Night Wolf and his band of Northmen once again face a fight for their survival. Helpless without their ships, they must find some refuge in that hostile country and begin the laborious work of making the vessels seaworthy again. But for all the shipbuilding skills that Thorgrim and the others possess, there is one thing they cannot do—weave cloth to replace the sails shredded in the gale that drove them ashore. For that they must strike a bargain with the Irish, the very people who most want them dead. But no such bargain can last for long, and soon betrayal and deceit have the Northmen trapped by an enemy determined to crush them once and for all.
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    The Norsemen Saga
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Jim Nelson was born and raised in Maine and graduated from UCLA with a degree in motion picture/television production. Finding that despite being in Southern California, it was a damp, drizzly November in his soul, Jim took the cure Melville recommended and decided to sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. For six years he worked on board traditional sailing ships before launching a writing career as in 1994. He has since written more than twenty works of maritime fiction and history. He is the winner or the American Library Association/William Young Boyd Award and the Naval Order's Samuel Eliot Morison Award. Nelson has lectured all over the country and appeared on the Discovery Channel, History Channel and BookTV. He currently lives in Harpswell, Maine, with his former shipmate, now wife Lisa and three of their four children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fore Topsail Press (November 17, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 356 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0692976701
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0692976708
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
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Now, the biographical part...

I was born in a log cabin in the sea-side town of Lewiston, Maine.... Okay, maybe not a log cabin. And maybe Lewiston isn't exactly a seaside town. Despite that, my interest in ships and the sea began early, reading Hornblower and building ship models. In high school I built a fifteen foot sailboat, and with a friend, an eighteen foot canoe.

I graduated from Lewiston High School in 1980, if not with honors then at least with a diploma. After a year of hitchhiking and motorcycling around the country, I attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, later transferring to UCLA Film School (Official Motto: '...but what I really want to do is direct...') , from which I graduated in 1986. After working in the television industry for two years, I realized that I could not stand a) the television industry, b) Los Angeles and c) being ashore. In 1988 I joined the crew of the Golden Hinde (rhymes with mind), a replica of Sir Francis Drake's vessel of 1577. There I met a foretop person named Lisa Page, whom I beat out for the job of bosun. Lisa vowed then and there to marry me and make me pay for that for the rest of my life.

Leaving the Hinde in Houston, Texas, I worked aboard the brig Lady Washington (after my time she played the Interceptor in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie) and the ship 'HMS' Rose, (Surprise in Master and Commander, also after my time) I sailed aboard Rose for two years, as Able Bodied Seaman and Third Mate.

In 1993, I 'swallowed the anchor.' Lisa Page, made good on her threat and we married that year. The following year I finished By Force of Arms, my first book. I've been a full-time writer since then, with fourteen books either published or in the process of being published. My books have sold in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain. My 2003 title Glory in the Name was selected as the winner of the American Library Association's W.Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction.

Recently, my writing has expanded to include non-fiction. My first work of non-fiction was Reign of Iron, a detailed look at the ironclads Monitor and Merrimack (Virginia, Benedict Arnold's Navy about the Revolutionary war naval battle that took place on Lake Champlain. My book George Washington's Secret Navy won the Naval Order's Samuel Eliot Morison award in 2010.

Lisa and I now live in Harpswell, Maine (which really is a seaside town), with our four children.

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rwu
5.0 out of 5 stars Wild and Woolly Viking Tales
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018
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I have read all seven of the books in this series and really enjoyed them. There is a continuing thread of plot, since the primary characters are the same, so it is good to read them in order, but that is not essential. I think these books would appeal more to the guys than the ladies, since they are full of violent action, lots of blood and heroics. I don't know if an 8th book is planned, but the end of #7 showed that possibility, and I will read it if it is published. Interesting facts about the life of the Vikings at that period and also of the Irish. One problem for me was the use of Gaelic spellings for a number of the names of Irish characters and locations, since I have not a clue as to how to pronounce them. But that is not very serious and I would not let that discourage any potential reader. I do not know if these books ever appeared in hardback, but the trade paperbacks that I have read are really handsomely presented with cover illustrations that are outstanding. Highly recommended.
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JPS
4.0 out of 5 stars Thorgrim in search of sails
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018
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This is volume 7 of the Norsemen Saga, and the author’s seventh novel about Viking Age Ireland. Those who have read the previous episodes already know what to expect. For the others, the author has included a prologue entitled “the saga of Thorgrim Ulfsson” which is in fat a little piece of scene setting and a useful summary of previous episodes.

Essentially, Thorgrim and his battered crews and ships have been washed ashore south of Dublin after defeating the Frisian slavers of the previous episode. With their ships scattered and their sails shredded by the storm, they need to regroup, repair and acquire new sails if they are to try again to leave Ireland and get back home to Norway. This means trading with the Irish, which, as they soon learn when reaching “Loch Garman” - modern Wexford, with the author explaining the Norse origin of the name – means trading with the rich monastery of Ferns.

As in previous episodes, but this time only half-heartedly for they already have plenty of plunder, Thorgrim, his young and strong son Harald, Starri the Berserker and all the others including an Irish young lady and a Frankish nobleman betrayed by his family, will get sucked into Irish conflicts and rivalries, with both sides ready to use their services or gang up against them depending on opportunities. As usual also, after some tough fighting, the Norsemen, minus some casualties, will survive the struggle and get what they need.

One of the most interesting features in this episode is one again the “Irish politics” of the time, with no King strong enough to impose himself and Princes and chieftains warring and raiding each other endemically. Rich monasteries act as centres of trade as in The Glendalough Fair, one of the previous episodes and/or of industry as the monastery of Fern which manufactures cloth but also has a secret that adds considerably to its riches.

The characterisation is interesting and the story quite believable, especially since the Norse do not necessarily have it easy and their opponents, whether the old but cunning abbot or the disfigured warrior turned zealot monk, are their match and quite able to give them a hard time. Airtre, the local Irish sub-king, may have been fairly representative of his peers, constantly fighting each other and trying to improve their lot at the expense of their neighbours, whether laymen or churchmen.

The clashes and fights, two main ones respectively at the beginning and towards the end of the book and a few skirmishes and duels, are pretty good. Starri Deathless adds considerably to them with his murderous recklessness but also with a touch of humour when he starts lecturing and patronising Thorgrim.

This was another good episode in the series which made want to read the next one. Four strong stars
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Ellie
5.0 out of 5 stars Loch Garman
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
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I've been following Thor grim Night Wolf, from the very first book. The twists and turns in this last book will keep you reading well past midnight. One of my favorite characters, is Starry. If you're into Viking history and myths, you will love this book, along with the whole series.
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Philip T McBride
5.0 out of 5 stars and enjoyed it immensely
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018
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I just finished Loch Garman, and enjoyed it immensely, as I have the other books in Mr. Nelson's Viking saga. Beyond his excellent pacing and presentation of an age long past, I am impressed with Nelson's ability to create and maintain sympathetic main characters who are Viking raiders. Somehow, regardless of their motivations to terrorize the Irish, I find myself liking Thorgrim, Harald, Starri and the rest of his core Vikings. I hope Mr. Nelson continues his series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really good
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2022
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As all the Norsemen Sagas this was really good. I have 3 more to go and will read them all. Love the characters of this series.
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tommybanjo
5.0 out of 5 stars A Viking good read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2018
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James L Nelson writes books that are like little time machines. They take you back 1200 years, to an Ireland being ravaged by the Vikings. You can feel the strain in your shoulders as the Norsemen fight to row their way through heavy, pounding seas, feel the freezing sting of the spray on your face, smell the fear as they go into battle. Nelson spins his yarns through his different characters, telling the tale from their different points of view as Viking and Irishman see the events, and so we get a more complete, filled out story. I have one criticism, and that is that he cannot write as quickly as I can read, so I am constantly having to wait for the next instalment ... 😎
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Sharon Osburn
5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular with many twists and turns
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020
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I was glad to see the relationship between Thorgrim and Failend become more known to the individual though remains unspoken in words. There were tears of joy and racing for their lives down to the last moments. Incredible story I have to read all in this series.
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Michael S. Higgins
4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, but
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2017
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the story of Thorgrim and his band wasn’t really advanced. This book begins right where the previous one left off, and I feel not much happened. Everything is still pretty much where it was at the beginning of the book. Still it was entertaining which is due to the quality of the characters. Hopefully Mr Nelson doesn’t feel the inexplicable need to kill off great characters that other authors feel.
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jim m
5.0 out of 5 stars Another fast paced tale
Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2018
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Lot of action both in seamanship and combat make this an enjoyable read. For anyone interested in the Norse influence on Irish history it does give insight for those who do not like to read non- fiction.
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Lorcan Flynn
5.0 out of 5 stars Vikings in Ireland - a swashbuckling adventure
Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2019
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Thorgrim is a great character
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Stephen Jenkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Viking Saga
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2017
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I’m really enjoying James Nelson’s novels, set in Viking age Ireland. The seventh book continues the adventures of Thorgrim Night Wolf and his band of Northmen as they go a-viking in Ireland and Thorgrim wonders if the gods will ever allow him to return to Norway. The fact that he hasn’t managed so far does mean that we can look forward to book eight in the saga of Thorgrim, Starri Deathless, Harald Broadarm, Louis the Frank and what remains of their crew.
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Silure Dumnonii
5.0 out of 5 stars The further adventures of Thorgrim and Harald
Reviewed in Australia on December 6, 2017
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Another unstoppable read from James Nelson. As fast paced as ever, the Viking band's latest adventures have them repairing ships. However they lack one vital part to see them back to sea and on with the voyage home...
The very likeable Harald' s character develops further as he matures, the very annoying Louis has had some of the edges rubbed off, Starri... is still Starri, and is Thorgrim grudginly getting just a little bit fond of Ireland, despite everything?
I have no idea how Nelson retains the quality and excitement of his writing, particularly with such a rapid output, but, as usual, I'm already looking forward to the next tale of Thorgrim Night Wolf.
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B.E.
2.0 out of 5 stars Konstruiert wirkende Übergangshandlung zwischen zwei Episoden
Reviewed in Germany on July 25, 2021
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Die Geschichte ist nicht unspannend, wirkt aber insgesamt konstruiert und unplausibel. Es ist eher der Übergang von einem Buch zum nächsten als eine eigene Story in sich.
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