Yukimura, Makoto

"The foolish King Ethelred has fled, and Askeladd's band is one of hundreds plundering the English countryside. Yet victory brings no peace to the elderly Danish King Sweyn, who worries that his untested, sensitive son Canute will never be ready to take the throne. The king's attempt to force his son to become a man places the young prince within the grasp of the gleeful killer Thorkell! Whoever holds Canute holds the key to the thrones of England and Denmark--and Askeladd has his own reasons for joining the fray!"--Back cover.

"As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land fat to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery...the land Leif called Vinland."--Back cover.

"As Canute plots to become ruler of the entire Danish world, Thorfinn's only ambition is to see a harvest profitable enough to buy his own life back. But the fates of prince and slave will come together once again, as Canute plans to seize Ketil Farm from its kindhearted master. What sinister tricks does the have up his sleeve, and could they dash Thorfinn's hopes for freedom? Meanwhile, Einar's infatuation with Arnheid takes an unexpected turn when her former husband - an escaped slave - barges onto the farm, insisting she run away with him..."--Back cover.

Hachimaki, hoping to be part of the exciting colonization of outer space in 2070, instead finds himself as part of a crew charged with keeping the frequently traveled space lanes free of debris, along with Yuri, a man hoping to find some trace of the wife he lost in a space travel accident, and Fee, who takes pride in her profession.

Spiritually bankrupt, young astronaut Hachimaki finds himself turning to Tanabe, a girl he once found annoying, for support as the first manned mission to Jupiter draws near.