M. J. Porter Books

The year is AD655. 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 GODS AND KINGS suggested reading order; Pagan Warrior Pagan King Warrior King

From the author of The Last King series. 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 Hædfeld 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. GODS AND KINGS suggested reading order; Pagan Warrior Pagan King Warrior King