Book Synopsis:
Icel is a lone wolf no more…
Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia.
With King Ecgberht of Wessex defeated and Londonium back under Mercian control, the Wessex invasion of Mercia is over.
But the Wessex king was never Mercia’s only enemy. An unknown danger lurks in the form of merciless Viking raiders, who set their sights on infiltrating the waterways of the traitorous breakaway kingdom of the East Angles, within touching distance of Mercia’s eastern borders.
Icel must journey to the kingdom of the East Angles and unite against a common enemy to ensure Mercia’s hard-won freedom prevails.
My Review:
Warriors Of Mercia is another fantastically, gripping read from one of my favourite historical authors.
Firstly it was great to be back with Icel who we’ve followed throughout the series. He’s started to feel like a friend to me so I enjoyed reading about his exploits in this book. Some of the scenes had me holding my breath and deeply worried for him as I really wanted him to be ok and survive.
The author has an amazing way of making history come to life so that the reader feels like they are actually there experiencing everything alongside the characters. This is particularly true of the battle scenes in this book which were vividly described and made me feel like I could almost smell the blood and sweat of the battlefield.
Overall I loved this book and can’t wait to read more in this series. The story is incredibly absorbing and there always seemed to be something happening to keep my interest. The author has clearly done his research and I loved learning more about the time period. I really hope there are more books to come as I’m not ready to say goodbye to Icel yet!
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Boldwood for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
MJ Porter is the author of many historical novels set predominantly in Seventh to Eleventh-Century England, and in Viking Age Denmark. They were raised in the shadow of a building that they believed housed the bones of long-dead Kings of Mercia – so their writing destiny was set. The first novel in their new Anglo-Saxon series for Boldwood Son of Mercia was published in February 2022.
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Seriously Jo, I’m in awe of how many books you manage to get through! You seem to be on a blog tour almost every day… I don’t know how you do it.
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Hee hee I don’t do much else tbh, reading is my escape from the kids x
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