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Review Summary
Born the bastard son of an english thane, Shef goes on to lead the viking army of the way to re-shape the history of the world. In this book, Shef goes from ranks of thrall to carl to Jarl.
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - ruler - an adult (general)
Training/Apprent. Yes
Working up the ranks of... - armed forces - politics
Kind of alteration: - exotic/alien torture for major character
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - slave
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript. of private male anat.
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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