
Fortress of Fury
The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 7
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Narrated by:
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Barnaby Edwards
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By:
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Matthew Harffy
About this listen
Beobrand is besieged in the action-packed instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles set in AD 647 Anglo-Saxon Britain.
War hangs heavy in the hot summer air as Penda of Mercia and his allies march into the north. Caught unawares, the Bernician forces are besieged within the great fortress of Bebbanburg. It falls to Beobrand to mount the defence of the stronghold, but even while the battle rages, old and powerful enemies have mobilised against him, seeking vengeance for past events.
As the Mercian forces tighten their grip and unknown killers close in, Beobrand finds himself in a struggle with conflicting oaths and the dreadful pull of a forbidden love that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. With the future of Northumbria in jeopardy, will Beobrand be able to withstand the powers that beset him and find a path to victory against all the odds?
©2020 Matthew Harffy (P)2020 W. F. Howes LtdCritic Reviews
"Matthew Harffy's tale of England in the Dark Ages is nothing less than superb.... The tale is fast paced and violence lurks on every page." (Historical Novel Society)
The action is thick and fast, and the siege at Bebbanberg is an excellent backdrop to our hero's angst.
Treachery is afoot , and Beobrand faces difficult decisions.
Highly recommend for fans of the series
Another gripping and entertaining instalment
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Further, to this turgid prose, one of Beobrand's war band, not to be outdone, also yearns for a lost love. Then he wistfully yearns for what might have been with a young woman he bedded years before. Not to be outdone, Beobrand wonders if he didn't 'give enough of himself' to the women in his love-life.
There is chapter after chapter of the three of them waffling on in the above vein. We are also told a few times how important it is to look after the horses they are now riding towards some distant chapter. Hopefully, this chapter will include some action. I am now up to chapter 17 and I am becoming slightly irked with all these 'filler' pages.
Save your money and wait for the next book in the series. Hopefully, it will be better.
Not his best!
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It was mainly about Beobrand mulling over his queen and visa versa. Hopefully the next one is better.
Not one of his best
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