Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman lfstan's warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia.

With King Ecgberht of Wessex defeated and Londonium back under Mercian control, the Wessex invasion of Mercia is over.

But the Wessex king was never Mercia's only enemy. An unknown danger lurks in the form of merciless Viking raiders, who set their sights on infiltrating the waterways of the traitorous breakaway kingdom of the East Angles, within touching distance of Mercia's eastern borders.

Icel must journey to the kingdom of the East Angles and unite against a common enemy to ensure Mercia's hard-won freedom prevails.

Praise for MJ Porter

'Immediate and personal' Bestselling author Matthew Harffy

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

'If you love history, fiction, adventure and great stories - You won't regret it!" Eric Schumacher

'MJ Porter recounts a sensitive, reluctant hero's coming-of-age within a Dark Age realm riven by chaos and conflict' Bestselling author Matthew Harffy

'Refreshing... I was reluctant to put the book down' Historical Novel Society

Readers are spell-bound

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'So real I felt I was there!... A page-turner' Reader review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Wonderful to read and hard to put down' Reader review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'I found the pages flying by... A great book' Reader review