M.J. Porter – Clash Of Kings

Today, I am reviewing Clash of Kings by M.J.Porter. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the gifted ebook.

The next bloody and thrilling instalment in MJ Porter’s The Brunanburh Series.

Can the Norse and the Scots exact their revenge over the mighty King Athelstan of the English?

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After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms, failure has left them demoralised and weak.
Olaf licks his wounds in Dublin, whilst Constantin and the Welsh kingdoms who defied King Athelstan, are once more forced to bend the knee. As Athelstan’s reputation grows stronger day by day, their need to exact revenge on the overmighty and triumphant Athelstan has never been greater.
Olaf sets his sights on reclaiming the lost kingdom of Jorvik only for tragedy to strike at the heart of England and a reluctant new King, Edmund steps in the fray.
While England mourns the death of their warrior King, her enemies gather on her borders and England stands alone against the might of the Norse, Welsh and Scots.
Can the new King be victorious and banish her enemies once and for all or will England, and its king lose all that’s been gained and succumb to a new pretender? 

An epic tale of kinsmanship, greed and power, perfect for the fans of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom series.

The Chronicles of Brunanburh brings its next instalment with the Clash Of Kings. With this, the third book in the series, M.J. Porter brings their usual skilled storytelling. I am never let down by any of this author’s work. It is a book you can read as a standalone easily, but reading the full series allows you access to rich, intricately told, and exceptionally researched tales of times gone by.

The characters are all interesting and three-dimensional. I even had a leaning towards Olaf as the story played out. Yet another historical fiction read that entertained me as well as educating me. I can never tell where the facts ends and the fiction begins with these books. That is part of my fascination with this authors books.

There is no shortage of action either. Everything you would expect from this time is present and correct. Battles that you can clearly imagine and betrayal that cuts the very heart, M.J. Porter brings it all in spades!

Yet another gripping and page-turning read from one of my favourite historical fiction authors. I would always recommend these books to any historical fiction lover.

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Author Bio

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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