Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odin’s Game | 2019 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
| 2 | The Raven Banner | 2020 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
| 3 | The Wolf Hunt | 2020 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
| 4 | The Serpent King | 2021 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
| 5 | The Bear’s Blade | 2022 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
| 6 | Blood Eagle | 2023 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
| 7 | Eye of the Raven | 2024 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
| 8 | The Blazing Sea | 2025 | Tim Hodkinson | Buy |
The Whale Road Chronicles by Tim Hodkinson is a Viking Age historical fiction series published by Ares Fiction (Head of Zeus) from 2019 to 2025. The series follows Einar Unnsson, a young Icelandic outlaw, through the violent and politically treacherous world of early 10th-century Scandinavia and beyond.
After being outlawed from Iceland, Einar joins his uncle Jarl Thorfinn “Skull Cleaver” of Orkney and gradually transforms into an ulfhednar, a wolf-skin clad warrior. Across 8 books, Hodkinson draws on his academic background in Old Norse literature and medieval history to depict the battles, alliances, and betrayals of the Viking world. The series runs from Odin’s Game through The Blazing Sea and should be read in publication order.