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Son of Mercia

Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 1

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Son of Mercia

By: MJ Porter
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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The start of a brand-new series 'The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles' from bestselling author MJ Porter.

The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger.

Tamworth, Mercia AD825

Beornwulf Mercia's King, lies dead and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles, and cross border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies.

King Ecgberht of Wessex senses now is the time for his warriors to strike and exact his long-awaited bloody revenge on Mercia.

King Wiglaf, has claimed his right to rule Mercia, but can he unite a disparate Kingdom against the might of Wessex who are braying for blood and land?

Can King Wiglaf keep the dragons at bay or is Mercia doomed to disappear beneath the wings of the Wessex wyvern?

Can anyone save Mercia from destruction?

An action packed, thrilling historical adventure perfect for the fans of Bernard Cornwell and Matthew Harffy

'No lover of Dark Age warfare is going to be disappointed. Son of Mercia is personal, real, fascinating and satisfying.' - S.J.A. Turney

'If you love history, fiction, adventure and great stories, grab a copy of Son of Mercia. You won’t regret it!" - Eric Schumacher

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performance really brought the characters to life. Historical detail was fascinating and the adventure storyline brought all together.

performance and historical detail

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If you generally enjoy action fiction set in the Anglo-Saxon period, you’ll most likely enjoy this. I’m currently on the 3rd book of the series, having started a week ago and can’t stop listening. This one starts slow, setting the scene, but ramps up as the book progresses. Book 2 is great and very tense from start to finish. I was on the edge of my seat all the way through.
In response to the reviewer who criticised the narrator, the early part of the book, whilst the protagonist is still a child, can be a bit much, as it’s written in first person; but once he enters his teenage years it’s absolutely fine. Books 2 and 3 are finely narrated. I found changing the speed of the narration to 0.9 helped a lot. I listen to all of them on that setting now.

Enjoyable Anglo Saxon series

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I've listened to alot of these historical series , from different times of war and swopping thrones etc and found this series among the more enjoyable, great narration and storytelling , gripping and engaging throughout listened in one go , straight onto book 2. First being free always a bonus when starting new series

well worth it

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Narration was all over the place. Will read to give the story a chance. Disappointed with the performance.

Awful Narration.

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The performance I’m afraid was not to my liking. I felt the poor performer was on the point of committing suicide.

Awful performance

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