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Fortress of Fury

The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 7

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Fortress of Fury

By: Matthew Harffy
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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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 Ltd Action & Adventure Europe Great Britain Historical Fiction Medieval Fiction Middle Ages

Critic 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)
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I was disappointed in the bad reviews this instalment received. Beobrand does not pine or whine for a woman, he merely deals with conflicting emotions and guilt over those he has lost so far.
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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I started to listen to this latest from Harfly yesterday. I was wondering what was wrong with it, when it dawned on me that I could have been listening to a Mills & Boon potboiler! Where is the action? Instead of substance we get chapter after chapter with Beobrand mooning over the Queen, that is, when he is not yearning for his lost loves. Not only is Beobrand doing this unwanted piffle but, surprise, the Queen is mooning over Beobrand. Although, this doesn't stop her from being wrathfully jealous of her husband, the King's, lovers!

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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I got this book because I’d read the others in the series and it wasn’t the best by any means. There was not much action and it was quite boring in places.

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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