The Gods and Kings Trilogy Box Set
(2025)(A book in the Gods and Kings series)
An omnibus of novels by M J Porter
From bestselling author MJ Porter comes the bloody and brutal tale of the mighty seventh-century pagan king, Penda of Mercia, for fans of Matthew Harffy and Bernard Cornwell.
Pagan Warrior.
Britain. AD632.
Penda, a warrior of immense renown, has much to prove if he is to rule the Mercian kingdom of his dead father and prevent the neighbouring king of Northumbria from claiming it.
Unexpectedly allying with the British kings, Penda races to battle the alliance of the Northumbrian king, unsure if his brother stands with him or against him as they seek battle glory for themselves and the right to rule gained through bloody conquest.
There will be a victor and a bloody loser, and a king will rise from the ashes of the great and terrible battle of Hædfeld.
Pagan King
The year is AD641, and the great Oswald of Northumbria, bretwalda over England, must battle against an alliance of the old Britons and the Saxons led by Penda of the Hwicce, the victor of Hæ∂feld nine years before, the only Saxon leader seemingly immune to Oswald's beguiling talk of the new Christianity spreading through England from both the north and the south.Alliances will be made and broken, and the victory will go to the man most skilled in warcraft and statecraft.
The ebb and flow of battle will once more redraw the lines of the petty kingdoms stretching across the British Isles.
There will be another victor and another bloody loser.
Warrior King
The year is AD655.
The stunning conclusion to the Gods and Kings trilogy which began in Pagan Warrior.
With allies in every kingdom, the great warrior king, Penda of Mercia, stands in a position of power throughout Britain.
Just one kingdom stands aloof, that of Bernicia to the north. Ruled by King Oswiu, the brother of the long-dead King Oswald of Northumbria, Oswiu schemes for a unified kingdom of Northumbria despite Penda’s desire to truncate those wishes.
As Penda and Oswiu align themselves for one more final battle of survival and supremacy, alliances will be made and broken, and the victory will go to the man most skilled in warcraft and statecraft. Or will it?
The ebb and flow of battle will once more redraw the lines of the petty kingdoms stretching across the British Isles.
Praise for Pagan Warrior
"M. J. Porter has written a story of one battle – Haedfeld – which will change the face of England. And written it very well indeed, for the dialogue is sharp and whilst the day-to-day descriptions are fairly sparse, the telling of the battle is gripping." HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW"M J Porter brings the period to life that you feel you are really part of the story." Amazon Reviewer
"First class story combining historical facts and fiction well in a wonderful novel." Amazon Reviewer
"Another book on the Dark Ages, written in an interesting style of first-person, taking in the views of each of the lead characters from their perspective." Amazon Reviewer
TALES OF MERCIA suggested reading order
Gods and Kings Trilogy
The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles
The Mercian Ninth Century Series
The Lady of Mercia's Daughter and A Conspiracy of Kings
The Earls of Mercia Series
Genre: Historical
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