C.J. Adrien

C.J. Adrien

Start 2026 with the right kind of escapism: Vikings!

My series The Saga of Hasting the Avenger is getting a makeover by Vinci Books.

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C.J. Adrien
Jan 06, 2026
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Gold Medal Winner – Reader’s Favorite International Book Awards.

Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Giles Kristian, James L. Nelson, and Robert Low.

His is the story of a boy who was a slave, who became a warlord, and who helped topple an empire.

Orphaned by a blood feud and sold across the sea, Hasting should have vanished into history. Fate had other plans. Under the eye of the gods and the hand of a Viking warrior, he rises beyond survival to lead.

In a brutal world of oath-breakers and ambition, he finds a rare light: a woman named Ása. When she is stolen from him, his journey turns to fire. What begins as a quest driven by love becomes a saga of vengeance that will echo across the ages.

From the icy fjords of the North to the sun-scorched cities of the Moors, Hasting’s legend spreads with every raid, every betrayal, and every battle won. He becomes the first Viking to sack a fortified Frankish city—Nantes—and with his name now carried by skalds and kings alike, he unites a fearsom…

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