Godiva: The Viking Sagas - Hardcover

Bent on conquest, the great Scandinavian King Canute and his Viking legions invade England in 1016, cutting a bloody path across the peaceful countryside. In an overwhelming show of force, Canute, the feared dragon king, destroys the fair town of Coventry, and a young girl is forced to watch as her once idyllic life is turned into a deadly nightmare.Ten years later, the young girl has grown into the beautiful Lady Godiva. In the midst of Canute's quiet empire, she has managed to rebuild her life and town and even find love. But the dragon king rises once more and threatens to devour her beloved Coventry. Caught in the eye of the coming storm, Godiva discovers that she alone stands between Coventry and destruction.But how much will she sacrifice? Can she save her people without betraying her faith and losing her very soul?

David Rose is the former CEO of Santa Monica Studios. He has been an innovator for more than thirty years. He has produced two theatrical films and developed more than forty screenplays. VisionArt, his special effects company, won multiple Emmys for its work on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. VisionArt shared an Academy Award for producing effects on the movie Independence Day.
Rose started his career in Jerusalem, Israel, designing products for the American market. After returning to the United States, he launched a successful development business that built American castles. Later on, as he expanded into the oil and gasoline industries, he began exploring the use of computers, which led to his career as a special effects innovator and expert.
Rose’s broad experience encompasses his two greatest passions in life: caring for others and creating stories. Godiva is his first novel.
Rose and his wife, Toni, have two grown daughters.