The start of a new historical 4-part series from MJ Porter focusing on events around the great battle of Brunanburh** In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.**AD925Athelstan is the king of the English, uniting the petty kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, the Danish-held Five Boroughs and York following the sudden death of his father, King Edward.His vision is to unite the realms of the Scots and the Welsh in a peace accord t...

The start of a BRAND NEW, epic adventure series from MJ Porter ⚔️ Must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Matthew Harffy!After the legends of Arthur, yet before the Saxon kingdom of Mercia, a tribal age of iron and rust ruled.Britain AD540.In the western hinterland of Roman Britannia, Meddi, the seeress of the Eorlingas tribe, can only obtain vengeance when her husband’s dead and her ancestral villa returned to her.With...

The start of a brand-new series 'The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles' from bestselling author MJ Porter.The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger.Tamworth, Mercia AD825Beornwulf Mercia's King, lies dead and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles, and cross border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies.King Ecgberht of Wessex senses now is the time for his warriors to strike and exact his lon...

A delicious 1940s mystery.Birmingham, England, 1943.While the whine of the air raid sirens might no longer be rousing him from bed every night, a two-decade-old unsolved murder case will ensure that Chief Inspector Mason of Erdington Police Station is about to suffer more sleepless nights.Young Robert McFarlane’s body was found outside the local church hall on 30th September 1923. But, his cause of death was drowning, and he’d been ...

Before Anne Boleyn stole the heart of a king and demanded marriage, another woman strove to wed an already married king of England. This is the story of Elfrida, who would become the first crowned Queen of England.England is united under Edgar, but twenty years of uncertainty and a dwindling royal nursery have left the royal family vulnerable to extinction.Edgar, a king at only 15 years old, has an acknowledged daughter and wife, but the dying ealdorman, Æt...

From the author of The Erdington Mysteries, a classic 1930s murder mystery house party.Lady Merryweather has had a shocking year. Apprehended for the murder of her husband the year before, and only recently released, she hopes a trip away from London will allow her to grieve. The isolated, but much loved, Cragside Estate in North Northumberland, home of her friends, Lord and Lady Bradbury, holds special memories for her.But, no sooner has she arrived than t...

The Last King Series Box Set includes Books 1-3, The Last King, The Last Warrior, and The Last Horse. This box set includes the books with much of the very strong language removed, although the graphic battle scene violence remains.From author MJ Porter comes a thrilling new hero.The Last KingThey sent three hundred warriors to kill one man. It wasn’t enough.The Saxon kingdom of Mercia lies broken but not be...

The first book in the Gods and Kings trilogy — from bestselling author MJ Porter.Britain. AD632. A kingdom hangs by a blade.Penda of Mercia is a warrior without equal — battle-hardened, fearless, and hungry to prove himself. His father is dead. His kingdom is threatened. And the powerful king of Northumbria is circling, ready to swallow Mercia whole.To survive, Penda must do the unthinkable: forge an alliance with the British kings, old enemies of t...

The penultimate bloody and thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Brunanburh Series.Can the Norse and the Scots exact their revenge over the mighty King Athelstan of the English?AD937After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms, failure has left them demoralised and weak.Olaf licks his wounds in Du...

The next instalment in the gripping historical adventure series ⚔️ from M J Porter⚔️ - Must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Peter Gibbons and Matthew Harffy!️Wessex has never been Mercia’s ally, neither has it been her only enemy.Wessex, AD836The Viking raiders' devastation has been halted once more by the shields of Mercia as opposed to Wessex. But their whereabouts are unknown.King Wiglaf of Mercia is keen to ensure the Viking ra...

This is Mercia. The year is 757.A king will fall. A king will rise.But first, civil war will rage.King Æthelbald's forty-year vice-like rule over Mercia has been rigid. But he lacks a legitimate heir despite his insatiable bedchamber antics.Offa must stand hostage to his family’s good behaviour, when his father missteps in removing his mother from Æthelbald’s bed. Shockingly, his younger sister now replaces her.But the king isn’t finis...

The next bloody and thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Brunanburh Series.Can the King of the Scots and the Dublin Norse triumph against a united England?AD934King Athelstan of the English has been successful in uniting the many kingdoms of Britain against one enemy, the Viking raiders.But men who are kings don’t wish to be ruled.Constantin, King of the Scots, rebelled against the Imperium and was forci...