The Lady of Mercia's Duology
(2025)(A book in the Tenth Century series)
An omnibus of novels by M J Porter
From bestselling historical fiction author MJ Porter, two gripping historical novels of England's tenth-century royal women, for fans of Anne O'Brien, Elizabeth Chadwick and Alison Weir.
This is the tenth century in Early England between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Æthelred the Unready.
The Lady of Mercia's DaughterBetrayal is a family affair.
12th June AD918.
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians and daughter of Alfred the Great, is dead.
Ælfwynn, the niece of Edward, king of Wessex, has been bequeathed her mother’s power and status by the men of the Mercian witan. But she knows Mercia is vulnerable to the north, exposed to the retreating world of the Viking raiders from her mother’s generation.
With her cousin Athelstan, Ealdorman Æthelfrith and his sons, Archbishop Plegmund and her band of trusted warriors, Ælfwynn must act decisively to subvert the threat from the Norse. Led by Rognavaldr, the grandson of the infamous Viking, Ivarr of Dublin, they've turned their gaze toward the desolate lands of Northern England and the jewel of York.
Inexplicably, she's also exposed to the south, where her detested cousin, Ælfweard, and uncle, King Edward, eye her position covetously, their ambitions clear to see.
This is the unknown story of Ælfwynn, the daughter of the Lady of the Mercians and the startling events of late 918 when family loyalty and betrayal marched hand in hand across lands only recently reclaimed by the Mercians. Kingdoms could be won or lost through treachery and fidelity, and there was little love and even less honesty. And the words of a sword were heard far more loudly than those of a king or churchman, noble lady’s daughter or Viking raider.
A Conspiracy of Kings
Mercia, AD918.
Lady Ælfwynn has taken her mother’s place as the Lady of Mercia, to the displeasure of her uncle in Wessex, and against his efforts to subvert it.
King Edward, casts his eye longingly over Mercia, and finds a willing accomplice where none should exist. This time, the threat to Lady Ælfwynn is not as easy to defeat.
The Tenth Century suggested reading order;
The Lady of Mercia's DaughterA Conspiracy of Kings
Kingmaker
The King's Daughters
Praise for The Lady of Mercia's Daughter
"M.J. Porter has delivered a genuinely un-put-downable story about a real heroine whose fate you will not guess an I will not tell. This brilliant fictional -,or maybe true - account about events in England's dark ages gripped me for hours. It is essential reading for lovers of epic tales about warrior princesses." Amazon Reviewer
"An excellent book, intrigue, action, betrayal it has it all. It took me 3 days to read this book, I had difficulty putting it down." Amazon Reviewer
"I loved the historical background and the way the Author describes scenes. Very engaging story I found difficult to put down." Amazon Reviewer
Genre: Fantasy
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