Sun Stone Saga

About the Book

Two family’s passage from Norway to North America, during the Viking age is the framework of this story. More importantly, how the Vikings may have navigated, what foods they may have eaten, how they may have prayed, and traded form the heart of the story. It based on what might be true, or at least imagined possible. Stories told by the author’s father—and his father—are the basis of this narrative journey.

About the Author

A retired Navy Commander, Joseph Ottum is a mathematics instructor at Palo Alto College, in San Antonio, Texas. He traveled most of his life: first as an Army dependent and later as a Navy officer. He and Petra, his wife, live on a small ranch in South Texas, where they raise Angus cattle.