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This is Mercia.
The year is 758.
In the space of just a few months, two kings have fallen.
Now the royal helm stands unclaimed, and ambitious men across the kingdom believe it should be theirs.
King Æthelbald is dead. So too is the man chosen to succeed him. Though Offa has been proclaimed king by his warriors, his grip on the throne is far from secure. Mercia's enemies circle on every border, eager to profit from her weakness, while rivals within the kingdom plot to tear her apart.
But Offa is no boy-king. Unknown to him, he has been prepared throughout his life for this very moment.
As challengers rise and fall, the struggle for power grows ever darker. Treachery lurks in every hall, and Offa's enemies know that the surest way to break a king is to strike at what he loves most.
To save his kingdom, Offa must master not only his foes but himself. Will he place duty above desire and forge a united Mercia? Or will civil war once again consume the land of his birth?
The fate of a kingdom hangs in the balance.
Praise for M J Porter:
'Immediate and personal. MJ Porter recounts a sensitive, reluctant hero's coming-of-age within a Dark Age realm riven by chaos and conflict' - Matthew Harffy
'No lover of Dark Age warfare is going to be disappointed. Son of Mercia is personal, real, fascinating and satisfying.' - S.J.A. Turney
'If you love history, fiction, adventure and great stories, grab a copy of Son of Mercia. You won’t regret it!" - Eric Schumacher
‘Refreshing... I was reluctant to put the book down’ - Historical Novel Society
' A story of hidden agendas, excellent read. Great read, fast paced with the usual betrayal. Lots of characters that have their own agendas. Overall it's a page turner, exciting.' - Reader Review
'So real I felt I was there!... A page-turner' -Reader Review
'Wonderful to read and hard to put down' - Reader Review
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About the author
MJ Porter is the author of many action-filled historical novels set predominantly in Sixth to Eleventh-Century England, historical mysteries and historical romantasy. Raised in the shadow of a building that was believed to house the bones of long-dead Kings of Mercia, meant that the author’s writing destiny was set.
