I don’t want to part with Northumbrian-themed stories, so continuing with Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom suits my current mood. The Last Kingdom is set around 100 years after Hunlaf’s …
Anglo-Saxon England
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A Day of Reckoning’s official excerpt hinted at a voyage southwards to Spain. Perhaps this could be a suitable backdrop about Ahmad since we’re adventuring to Andalusia.
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I have high hopes for the Forest of Foes novel, especially after feeling disappointed by the previous one. In this book, Beobrand is going to Rome with Wilfrid, which means …
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I’m excited to read about Beobrand’s new adventure in East Anglia to rescue Coenred in ‘For Lord and Land’. I don’t recall we’ve covered the East Anglian landscape in depth …
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Fortress of Fury is the seventh instalment of Bernicia Chronicles by Matthew Harffy. It’s unbelievable that I got this far reading the series. Such a milestone! I am truly enthralled …
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The title, Storm of Steel, led me to assume that the theme of the sixth instalment in Harffy’s Bernicia Chronicles series would include some sort of sea-faring adventure. However, this …
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Warrior of Woden, is a poignant and deeply resonant addition to the Bernicia Chronicles series. In this latest journey, Beobrand encounters his most formidable trials yet.
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I had to take a break from the siege of Edinburgh in Book 3, but now I am ready for a more fast-paced storyline. A ghost in the form of …
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Blood and Blade took me on a journey with Beobrand from Wessex to Din Eidin. He was meant to fetch the future wife of Oswald of Northumbria, but problems along …
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The Cross & The Curse is the second instalment of Bernicia Chronicles written by Matthew Harffy. This would also be a re-read for me since I’ve already forgotten what happened …
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The Serpent Sword began a story about Beobrand, a regular farmer guy who travelled to Bebbanburg in 633. His mission was to seek his brother, Octa, a warrior in the …
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Wolf of Wessex begins when Odin, the dog, led Dunston to a corpse in the forest. Accompanying the corpse was a cart full of valuables. A bit later on, Dunston …
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