Would you consider the audio edition of Viking Warrior to be better than the print version?
The audio edition certainly brought the story and the characters to life. The narration is well paced, builds a solid picture in your head and sounded great overall. I would prefer the book, but that is just because I prefer books in general.

A few complaints of the narration. The laughs, coughs, sighs, etc sounded prerecorded and somewhat unnatural. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the voices of the characters apart, and as mentioned by other reviewers, not very viking-ish. Nevertheless, it was very enjoyable and lively.

What other book might you compare Viking Warrior to and why?
There certainly not many YA books that is similar to Viking Warrior. Few has as much historical depth and detail as this, I believe this is what sets it apart. Even though it seems to be a simple “quest” story (I’m referring more to the second and third book here), it has a lot of twists and turns and strong human emotions.

The “life and death” situation in this book is much more serious, perhaps due to the sometimes gory details. This makes it much more mature compared to other YA books. I would strongly recommend this book to more matured middle school/freshmen students.