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Bushido Berserker: Book One of The Saga of Sweyn Ironside

Simon Alexander

Simon Alexander was born on the fringes of pulp author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzana” ranch, setting the tone for a life of action, adventure, and intrigue. He can be found in the misty fjords of Santa Monica, CA writing historical fantasy and science-fiction books, plays, and progressive rock. His characters channel his experiences traveling the world as a contemporary barbarian. Alexander is currently an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence College, planning his next Dungeons & Dragons campaign with an energy drink in hand and a psychedelic fantasy flick rolling in the background.

In the darkest hour of Japan’s feudal Kamakura period, Sweyn Ironside, the immortal son of a witch and a viking, carved himself a bloody reputation as a soldier of fortune among the samurai. Doomed to walk the mortal plane of Midgard until the time of Ragnarok, this avatar of death had plenty of time to slaughter his way into legend. Upon growing bored of godhood, Shiroi Shinigami, the White Reaper, settled in for a deep slumber beneath Himeji castle. Two centuries later, the Sengoku wars roar to a climax above his crypt. Sweyn has no choice but to rise again, resuming his eternal life of sell-sword mayhem. Plagued by endless waves of rapacious rōnin, towering yōkai monsters from ancient mythology, and his insatiable need for love, gold, and sake, The Saga of Sweyn Ironside truly begins. Collected here for the first time, transcribed from the lips of those who were there, tales of heart-pounding adventure from Japan’s most secret history. Grab your katana, strap on your chainmail, and learn the way of the... Bushido Berserker.

Fans of grimdark fantasy, historical fantasy, Norse and Japanese mythology, and fans of properties like The Witcher, Rurouni Kenshin, and Conan the Barbarian. Predominantly male, 15-60ish