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M.J. Porter

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I'm an author of historical fiction (Early English/Saxon, Vikings and the British Isles as a whole before the Norman Conquest, as well as five 20th-century historical mysteries) and historical romantasy.

I was born in the old Mercian kingdom at some point since 1066. Raised in the shadow of a strange little building, told from a very young age that it housed the bones of long-dead kings of Mercia and that our garden was littered with old pieces of pottery from a long-ago battle, it's little wonder that my curiosity in Early England ran riot. I can only blame my parents!

I like to write. You've been warned!

Not sure where to start your journey through Saxon/Early England? The Dark Ages trilogy will take readers back to the very beginnings of Sa ...more

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	Son of Mercia (Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 2,008 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolf of Mercia (Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 1,214 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last King (The Ninth Century, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 1,106 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warrior of Mercia (Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, #3) 4.50 avg rating — 945 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eagle of Mercia (Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 757 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Protector of Mercia (Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, #5) 4.37 avg rating — 663 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Warrior (The Ninth Century, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 655 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Horse (The Ninth Century, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 624 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Custard Corpses (The Erdington Mysteries, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 565 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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M.J. liked Tristram Hayes's review of Son of Mercia (Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, #1): "Not great There are a lot of books set in the kingdoms that would eventually become England. Some are very good like Bernard Cornwell's Last Kingdom and Warlord Chronicles or Matthew Harffy's Bernicia Chronicles. Check out those books if you are inter" Read more of this review »
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M.J. liked Entisar Ali's review of Flamesworn: Your next obsession is here! A gripping historical dragon romantasy of ancient mysteries and forgotten secrets, BRAND NEW for 2026! (Ice & Fire Book 3): "DRAGONS, ANCIENT SECRETS AND PROPHECIES! I WAS HOOKED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING! I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment. The story pulled me in straight away, and I loved how the mystery surrounding Erann’s disappearance, Emma’s journey into Biklander’s " Read more of this review »
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M.J. liked Peregine's review of 758 (House of Mercia, #2): "based on an ARC from Netgalley "The king is dead. Long live the king" 758 starts out with this anachronistic phrase. It isn't so much a problem the the earliest recorded usage of the phrase is centuries later, but that the the principle of immediate s" Read more of this review »
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M.J. liked Jean Mader's review of 758: Read the BRAND NEW for 2026 gripping historical adventure of kingship, betrayal and war from MJ Porter: "I enjoy history, so I decided to read 758 by MJ Porter. “A kingdom divided. A kingship contested.” I live in Ohio, so I don’t really know that much about England and that time period. But I thought it would be interesting- and it was! This book, seco" Read more of this review »
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“I don’t wish to be left behind by the man who made me the woman I am today. No, if I could, I’d follow him on his journey and take pride and pleasure in doing so.”
― M.J. Porter, The First Queen: An incredibly gripping historical romance featuring England's first crowned queen

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“Leofric absorbed that surprised that Olaf was as aware as he was of the difference between the Vikings and the English.”
― M.J. Porter, The Earl of Mercia: England: The Second Viking Age

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“I need men I can rely on and who don’t change tack with the wind.”
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