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Son of Mercia
- Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
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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- alison reeves
- 08-03-24
well worth it
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
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Enjoyable Anglo Saxon series
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.
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- Neil G.
- 25-04-24
Awful performance
The performance I’m afraid was not to my liking. I felt the poor performer was on the point of committing suicide.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-03-24
Very unlikeable central character
Unfortunately I could not finish this. Usually I love historical novels as always seem to have something to add to my historical knowledge, whether it be characters, place, time, context or culture. This novel did none of that and in addition had the most irritating, whining, unlikeable central character I have ever come across in a novel.
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- L. Jacobs
- 16-03-24
Never get these 8 hours back
the main character is difficult to like and a nervous wet blanket . Persevered thinking this has got to her interesting but unfortunately it didn’t .
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- maddox reads
- 21-04-22
Awful Narration.
Narration was all over the place. Will read to give the story a chance. Disappointed with the performance.
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