London: Legend Books, December 1994. 426pp., ISBN: 0-09-930306-X, hbk. One map by Bill Sanderson. Jacket: Mick Posen.
New York: Tor, 1995, 399pp., ISBN: 0-312-85691-1, hbk. Jacket: Kevin Johnson.
in: Warriors of the Way. New York: SFBC, May 1995, 794pp., ISBN: 1-56865-146-5. Omnibus which also contains The Hammer and the Cross.
New York: Tor, March 1996, 470pp., ISBN: 0-812-53645-2, pbk. Cover: Kevin Johnson.
London: Legend Books, 18th July 1996. 426pp., ISBN: 0-09-930308-6, pbk. One map by Bill Sanderson. Cover: Mick Posen?
as: Il Martello e la Croce: Il Trono di Asgard. Milan: Editrice Nord, November 1996, 443pp., ISBN: 88-429-1095-3. Translated by Alessandro Zabini. [Italian]
in: Le Spade e L'Impero. Milan: Editrice Nord, November 1997, ISBN: 88-429-0997-1. Translated by Alessandro Zabini. [Italian]
as: Il Martello e la Croce: Il Trono di Asgard. Milan: Editrice Nord, June 1999, 443pps., ISBN: 88-429-1095-3. Translated by Alessandro Zabini. [Italian]
as: Der Pfad des Königs. Munich: Heyne, 2000, ISBN: 3-453-15654-4, pbk. [German]
in: La Saga della Croce e il Martello. Milan: Editrice Nord, October 2000, ISBN: 88-429-1156-9. Translated by Alessandro Zabini. [Italian]
Amarillo Sunday News-Globe (15th May 1995) Review by Tom
Allston.
"Wild? Yes. Entertaining? Vastly. Harrison can continue with this set of ideas and
characters as long as he pleases. His readers will also be pleased."
First Contact (June 1995) Reviewed by Robert Neilson.
"As sequels go this is way, way above the average. In many ways it is better than the
original as it is able to assume the background that was so painstakingly set
up in the first in the series. So what we get this time is action all the way… Book two
…pushes the world invented by Harrison (and Holm) ever further from the
genuine history in which its roots are very firmly planted. The world they have invented
(or altered) is rich with excitement, colour, intrigue and adventure. The
people seem real, their feelings as well as their deeds are important. I can't wait for the
third volume."
Interzone #113, November 1996, p.53. Review by Gwyneth
Jones.
Locus #408, January 1995. Review by Russell Letson.
SFX, September 1996. Review by Anthony Brown.
"Harrison's saga is science fiction in the purest sense."
Vector #184, Summer 1995, p.19. Review by Vikki Lee.
" ... a gripping tale set in a period of history that few fantasy authors
seem to tackle. It's a heady period of battle and slaughter, if not deeds
of derring-do. The politics and religions of the time are well-handled, and
woven throughout to give just the right level of suspense to keep you
turning the pages. The characters are well-drawn, even though Shef himself
is not really believable kingly material. You don't have to have read
The Hammer and the Cross beforehand, and I would highly recommend
this book to anyone who enjoys a more 'based in fact' approach to their
fantasy. I'll be looking forward to the next volume in this series."
Vector # 189, September / October 1996, p.26. Review by K.V.
Bailey.
The Hammer and the Cross Trilogy