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The Cross and the Curse
(2016)(The second book in the Bernicia Chronicles series)
A novel by Matthew Harffy
AD 634.
ANGLO SAXON BRITAIN.
Confusion and conflict continue as warlords battle across Britain to become the first King of the English.
After a stunning victory against the native Waelisc, Beobrand returns to a hero's welcome. His valour is rewarded by wealth and land by Oswald, King of Northumbria.
Exhausted, he retires to his new estate with his bride only to find himself surrounded once again by enemies old and new. With treachery and death on all sides, Beobrand fears he will lose all he holds dear.
On a quest for revenge and redemption, he accepts the mantle of lord, leading his men into the darkest of nights and the bloodiest of battles.
The Cross and the Curse is the second gripping, action-packed instalment in The Bernicia Chronicles.
'Murder, betrayal and vengeance fuel tribal warfare and personal combat. Beobrand is the warrior to follow' DAVID GILMAN.
Genre: Historical
ANGLO SAXON BRITAIN.
Confusion and conflict continue as warlords battle across Britain to become the first King of the English.
After a stunning victory against the native Waelisc, Beobrand returns to a hero's welcome. His valour is rewarded by wealth and land by Oswald, King of Northumbria.
Exhausted, he retires to his new estate with his bride only to find himself surrounded once again by enemies old and new. With treachery and death on all sides, Beobrand fears he will lose all he holds dear.
On a quest for revenge and redemption, he accepts the mantle of lord, leading his men into the darkest of nights and the bloodiest of battles.
The Cross and the Curse is the second gripping, action-packed instalment in The Bernicia Chronicles.
'Murder, betrayal and vengeance fuel tribal warfare and personal combat. Beobrand is the warrior to follow' DAVID GILMAN.
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"A tale that rings like sword song in the reader's mind. Harffy knows his genre inside out and The Cross and the Curse proves it." - Giles Kristian
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Hardback Editions
November 2017 : UK Hardback
Paperback Editions
May 2018 : UK Paperback
November 2017 : UK Paperback
Title: The Cross and the Curse (The Bernicia Chronicles)
Author(s): Matthew Harffy
ISBN: 1-78669-316-X / 978-1-78669-316-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Aria
Availability: Amazon UK
August 2016 : UK Paperback
January 2016 : USA Paperback
Audio Editions
February 2020 : Audio CD
July 2017 : USA MP3 CD
December 2016 : USA Audio edition
Title: The Cross and the Curse: The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 2
Author(s): Matthew Harffy
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon
December 2016 : Australia Audio edition
Title: The Cross and the Curse: The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 2
Author(s): Matthew Harffy
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon AU
December 2016 : Canada Audio edition
Title: The Cross and the Curse: The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 2
Author(s): Matthew Harffy
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon CA
December 2016 : UK Audio edition
Title: The Cross and the Curse: The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 2
Author(s): Matthew Harffy
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon UK
Kindle Editions
August 2016 : USA, Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition