Donovan Cook

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

Historical Fiction Spotlight: Woden's Vengeance (The First Kingdom Book 3) new from Donovan Cook tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/04/histor… @DonovanCook20 #HistoricalFiction #BookLaunch

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

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! 📖 mybook.to/WodensVengeance

@angus_donald @EdoardoAlbert Thanks, Angus. I certainly hope so 😜

@DonovanCook20 @EdoardoAlbert Congratulations, mate! May it sell a million

Publication day today! Woden's Vengeance is now out in the wild for all to enjoy!

@HistoriaHWA Thank you 🙂

Congratulations to Donovan Cook on the release of Woden's Vengeance! Prince Vortimer has the Jutes trapped on Thanet. Octa must recruit Saxon and Jutish warriors. To prove himself, he must confront his past and seek vengeance... amazon.co.uk/dp/1836563477

@HistoriaHWA You know it 😜

@DonovanCook20 Nice! Next bestseller coming up tomorrow?

Not sure how long it's been there, but saw this today. A pretty Best Seller tag in the UK as well. Thank you to everyone who has brought a copy or read it through Kindle Unlimited 🙂

Some amusing drama this morning when the two-year old decided she was old enough to take our Frenchie for a walk by herself. She was not pleased when we told her she couldn't 🤣

Orange is definitely my favourite colour. A nice shiny Best seller tag in the US for Fury of the King. Thank you to everyone in America and across the world for reading Ulf's latest adventure!

⚔️ Blood was taken. Honour was broken. ⚔️ Ulf Bear-Slayer rises through fire and steel, hunted by enemies… and watched by the gods. This is Viking Age warfare at its rawest — shieldwalls, betrayal, and the price of power. 📖 Ormstunga Saga - Available now on Kindle

I've not got any writing done since last Wednesday because the entire family apart from the dog and the fish got struck down by a virus. I'm on the mend now at least, so it's time to get back on the writing horse and try to remember what I was doing.

Unleash the fury of the Norse gods! Son of Anger and Raid of the Wolves are both now available on Audible. Narrated by the acclaimed Scott Fleming, this immersive story of vengeance and destiny will transport you to a world of Viking warriors and ancient legends.

They call him Octa the Coward. Now he must prove them wrong. As war engulfs Britannia and Prince Vortimer hunts the Jutes to extinction, Octa is forced into a desperate mission across the sea to gather warriors… and face the past he cannot escape. Available for pre-order!

Always fun when you need to delete an entire chapter because it's just rubbish, and then have to rewrite it. But sometimes that's just what's needed. Oh, the joys of writing 🤣