A Times Book of the Year 2021
Dr Cat Jarman is a bioarchaeologist and field archaeologist
specialising in the Viking Age, Viking women, and Rapa Nui. She
uses forensic techniques like isotope analysis, carbon dating, and
DNA analysis on human remains to untangle the experiences of past
people from broader historical narratives.
Dr Jarman has contributed to numerous TV documentaries as both an
on-screen expert and historical consultant, including programmes
for the BBC, Channel 4, History, Discovery, and more.
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (September 2021) Waterstones Book of the
Month (October 2021) ‘A masterly history … River Kings is a mystery
and an adventure, the tale of a quest that took Jarman from Repton
to Scandinavia, across the Baltic Sea, over to Baghdad and finally
to India. I was held captive … In addition to being a wonderful
writer, Jarman is a skilled bioarchaeologist … River Kings is like
a classical symphony, perfectly composed and exquisitely performed.
Tiny trills of detail give way to pounding drums of drama’
Gerard deGroot, Times ‘Cat Jarman will transform the way you think
about the Vikings’ Dan Snow 'A bead was discovered in a Viking
warrior’s grave, and that discovery led Cat Jarman on an amazing
journey which is described in this extraordinary story. That bead,
in Cat Jarman’s hands, taught me more about the Vikings than a
score of history books. River Kings is an astonishing and
compelling triumph!'
Bernard Cornwell ‘Will cast a spell on any reader who enjoys their
history well-written and clearly argued. Just as Antony Beevor’s
Stalingrad reminded us that the eastern front of WW2 was of far
greater consequence than its western theatre, so Jarman shows how
the westward trading and slaving voyages of the Vikings were only
half the story. The real source of Viking wealth lay far to the
east.’ William Dalrymple, FT ‘A thrilling read … Illuminates Viking
culture in an utterly intriguing new light’
Charles Spencer ‘An extraordinarily imaginative conjuring of the
Viking world … This is not archaeology as dry stones and bones, but
as the lived lives of the people of the past brought to life with
verve, style and sympathetic imagination. Beautifully written …
You’ll never see the Viking Age in the same way again’
Michael Wood
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