Hekla’s Children

By: James Brogden

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

A decade ago, teacher Nathan Brookes saw four of his students walk up a hill and vanish. Only one returned, Olivia, starved, terrified, and with no memory of where she’d been. Questioned by the police but released for lack of evidence, Nathan spent the years trying to forget.

When a body is found in the same ancient woodland where they disappeared, it is first believed to be one of the missing children but is soon identified as a Bronze Age warrior, nothing more than an archaeological curiosity. Yet Nathan starts to have horrific visions of the students, alive but trapped. Then Olivia reappears, desperate that the warrior’s body be returned to the earth - for he is the only thing keeping a terrible evil at bay.

©2017 James Brogden (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Wow sooo good!

Just al star to finish good story! Not gonna say more but read it if you like fantasy, history & hero stories.

Awesome

This was fascinating and horrific. Well read and written. Definitely on the re-read list. Will recommend.

Came into this with no expectations..

…and boy I wish I had some because this would have blown them out of the water.
Definitely give it a read.

Couldn't stop listening

This was an excellent "read". Horror, fantasy, anthropology, and mythology all in one - and all well done? How? The horror is actually scary. The anthropology and mytholgy elements felt... realistic. The main characters are engaging and sympathetic even when they aren't "the good guys". Even the minor characters felt fleshed out and integral to the story. It's always a treat to find a book that that can simultaneously scare you, make you laugh, and make you THINK.

Also, the narrator was EXCELLENT. I'm excited to check out more of Brogden's work - this was 100% worth the credit.

Unexpected fun suspense

The story was very different and I loved the characters. Even the flippant snark of the villain.