Donovan Cook

Historical fiction writer hooked on Vikings, Norse myth & the Springboks 🇿🇦 | Author of the First Kingdom series, Ormstunga Saga, Charlemagne’s Cross series

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

A Viking saga of blood, gods, and vengeance.

Ulf loses everything—his family, his home, his father’s sword.
Across oceans and enemy shores, he hunts honour and revenge.
⚔️ Norse warriors • Viking gods • Epic fate
📖 Ormstunga Saga — available now

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

🎧 CHAOS OF THE GODS is now available on Audible!

Join Ulf Bear-Slayer in Book 3 of the Ormstunga Saga as war looms, old enemies return, and the gods tighten their grip on the fate of men.

Narrated by Scott Fleming.

⚔️ #Audiobook #Vikings #HistoricalFantasy #OrmstungaSaga

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

The edits for book 4 of the First Kingdom series is probably the easiest structural edits I've ever had to do. Just basically need to trim the word count a bit, which is handy as the weather is nice outside 😀

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

A sword in the Viking Age was more than a weapon.

It was inheritance.
Status.
Identity.
Sometimes even believed to carry the favour — or curse — of the gods.

What historical weapon fascinates you most?

#Vikings #Weapons #HistoricalFiction #Norse

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

Three brutal worlds.

⚔ Viking raiders seeking vengeance
⚔ Saxons invading Britain
⚔ War and betrayal in Francia

Which setting interests you most?

#HistoricalFiction #Vikings #DarkAgeBritain #Medieval

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

Britain, 5th century.

Rome is gone.
The old kingdoms are dying.
And across the sea, the Saxons are coming.

The First Kingdom series explores the brutal birth of early England through war, betrayal, and the clash of gods and kings.

#DarkAges #HistoricalFiction #Saxons #Britain

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

@MIngesonAuthor You make it sound ideal 😜

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The Viking Age sounds glorious in stories.

Until winter comes.
Until the sea turns black beneath the storm.
Until the shield wall breaks.

Do you think you would have survived the Viking Age?

#VikingAge #HistoricalFiction #Norse #DarkAges

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

Ulf Bear-Slayer was never meant to become a warrior.

But grief can forge monsters just as easily as heroes.

The Ormstunga Saga follows a man driven by vengeance, hunted by fate, and watched by gods who demand a terrible price.

#Vikings #HistoricalSaga

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The gods are watching… and war is coming.

⚔️ CHAOS OF THE GODS ⚔️

Book 3 of the Ormstunga Saga will soon be available on Audible, narrated by the incredible Scott Fleming.

Prepare to return to the world of Ulf Bear-Slayer.
#OrmstungaSaga #Vikings #HistoricalFiction #Audible

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

His family was slaughtered.
His ancestral sword was stolen.
And the gods demand blood.

Enter the brutal world of the Ormstunga Saga — a gritty Viking epic of vengeance, war, and the wrath of the old gods.

Would honour have mattered to you in the Viking Age… or only survival?

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

That is book 4 of the First Kingdom series sent off to the editor. Now i can just relax and enjoy my weekend 🙂

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

3700 words written today and I'm happy to say that the end is in sight. Just one or two more chapters to go and that's another novel done.

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

Just under 3k words written today as I make the last push to finish book 4 of the First Kingdom series. Quite pleased with myself, if I'm honest

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

If you were called a coward… would you run, or rise?
In 450 AD Britannia, war rages as Prince Vortimer seeks to drive the Jutes from Britain forever.
But one man stands at the centre of it all — Octa.
Mocked. Tested. Pushed to the edge.
Can he become the leader his people need?

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

It's the gremlin's birthday today! 5 years old and still as daft as the day we got him 🤣

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

Past the 70k word mark and into the final stretch of book 4 of The First Kingdom series. Just need to dig Octa out of a hole now.

[Donovan Cook @DonovanCook20]

An amazing review for Woden's Vengeance. Thank you @maximka25 🙂

[Galina Varese @maximka25]

Woden's Vengeance (The First Kingdom series book no.3) by @DonovanCook20 https://t.co/jd0v2jKz06

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Historical Fiction Spotlight: Woden's Vengeance (The First Kingdom Book 3) new from Donovan Cook https://t.co/q9hLskP6ZG @DonovanCook20 #HistoricalFiction #BookLaunch

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A great review for Woden's Vengeance! Thank you @BookishJottings 🙂

[Julie @BookishJottings]

#AD-PR: Readers will be gripped by #WodensVengeance by @DonovanCook20 published by @BoldwoodBooks. Read the @BookishJottings review here: https://t.co/aqoG2BLYsW @rararesources #BlogTour #BookReview #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalNovels

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Can Octa stand strong as the fires of war rage around him? 🔥🛡️

A fight for survival awaits in #WodensVengeance by @DonovanCook20, the BRAND NEW historical adventure epic. ⚔️📖 Will the vengeance he seeks be enough?

Read it now! 📖 https://t.co/TXhfAdFrGv