Writing in the November 30 Times Literary Supplement, Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey named Song of the Vikings his Book of the Year: "Everyone knows now about the Norse gods, Thor and Loki and one-eyed Odin, and the mythology associated with them, Valhalla and Ragnarok and the Midgard Serpent. Most of what we know, however, derives from only one work, the Icelander Snorri Sturluson's thirteenth-century Prose Edda." Praising Nancy's "literary biography," Shippey writes, Snorri was "No hero . . . , but one of the greatest writers of the Middle Ages, whose personal saga is now rivetingly told."

See also Shippey's full review in The Wall Street Journal.

Read more about Song of the Vikings on Nancy's Books page, find more reviews on her Reviews page, check her Events page to join her book tour or download an interview, or visit her Shop to buy a copy.

Click here to watch the book trailer on YouTube.

Visit Iceland with Nancy this June and ride to Snorri's Reykholt on a special America2Iceland tour.

Nancy Marie Brown 's four previous books have been well-reviewed:

Giving it a starred review, for books of "unusual merit," Kirkus Reviews called The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages (Basic 2010) "a thoroughly engrossing account of the Dark Ages and one of its Popes, both far less dark than popular histories teach" and "a lively, eye-opening portrait of a sophisticated Europe whose intellectual leaders showed genuine interest in learning."

The New York Times Book Review called The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman (Harcourt 2007) a "snappily written biography of a time and place. ... Brown pursues Gudrid out of admiration for a woman bold and wise. I eagerly pursued this book, which is as much about Brown's adventures as Gudrid's, for the very same reasons."

Co-authored with Nina Fedoroff, Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Food (Joseph Henry 2004) "puts the science back into dilemmas posed by genetically engineered foods," said one reviewer. It was named one of the Best Sci-Tech Books for General Readers for 2004 by Library Journal.

Readers called Nancy Marie Brown's first book, A Good Horse Has No Color: Searching Iceland for the Perfect Horse (Stackpole 2001), "rich and transporting, a true saga."

Read more about Nancy Marie Brown's books on her Books page, find more reviews on her Reviews page, or visit her Shop to buy copies.

Nancy Marie Brown is represented by Michelle Tessler, Tessler Literary Agency, 27 West 20th Street, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10011
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