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The Tenth Century #3
Kingmaker
This is the tenth century in Anglo-Saxon England between the reigns of Alfred the Great, and Æthelred the Unready.
As England’s first Viking Age grinds to a halt in a war of attrition that will see Jorvik finally added to the kingdom of the English, one woman will witness it all.
Seventeen-year-old Eadgifu knows little about her new husband; he’s old, he only wants to marry her because she’s so wealthy, he already has ten children, and he’s Edward, King of Wessex. He also hopes to claim Mercia as his own.
That he’s the son of King Alfred, the man credited with saving Wessex from the Viking Raiders adds no mystique to him at all.
Many say he’s handsome, but Eadgifu knows they speak of the man twenty years ago. Her mother won’t even allow her to be alone with him before their wedding.
But an old man will not live forever. The mother of his youngest sons can be more powerful than the wife of the king of Wessex, especially in the newly made kingdom of England where king’s lives are short and bloody, and war with the Viking Raiders is never far away.
Lady, wife, queen, mother, king’s mother, grandmother, ally, enemy, amenable and rebellious.
Lost to the mists of time, this is Queen Eadgifu’s story, Kingmaker.
The Tenth Century Series suggested reading order:
The Lady of Mercia's Daughter
Kingmaker
Praise for The Lady of Mercia's Daughter
"An excellent book , intrigue, action, betrayal it has it all. It took me 3 days to read this book, I had difficulty putting it down ." Amazon Reviewer
"This brilliant fictional -,or maybe true - account about events in England's dark ages gripped me for hours." Amazon Reviewer
"I loved the historical background and the way the Author describes scenes. Very engaging story I found difficult to put down." Amazon Reviewer
MEET THE AUTHOR
Author of historical fiction (Anglo-Saxon/Viking) and fantasy. I write A LOT, you've been warned.
Find me @coloursofunison or at
www.mjporterauthor.com or at www.earlofmercia.wordpress.com where I blog about books and films and sometimes, writing!
As England’s first Viking Age grinds to a halt in a war of attrition that will see Jorvik finally added to the kingdom of the English, one woman will witness it all.
Seventeen-year-old Eadgifu knows little about her new husband; he’s old, he only wants to marry her because she’s so wealthy, he already has ten children, and he’s Edward, King of Wessex. He also hopes to claim Mercia as his own.
That he’s the son of King Alfred, the man credited with saving Wessex from the Viking Raiders adds no mystique to him at all.
Many say he’s handsome, but Eadgifu knows they speak of the man twenty years ago. Her mother won’t even allow her to be alone with him before their wedding.
But an old man will not live forever. The mother of his youngest sons can be more powerful than the wife of the king of Wessex, especially in the newly made kingdom of England where king’s lives are short and bloody, and war with the Viking Raiders is never far away.
Lady, wife, queen, mother, king’s mother, grandmother, ally, enemy, amenable and rebellious.
Lost to the mists of time, this is Queen Eadgifu’s story, Kingmaker.
The Tenth Century Series suggested reading order:
The Lady of Mercia's Daughter
Kingmaker
Praise for The Lady of Mercia's Daughter
"An excellent book , intrigue, action, betrayal it has it all. It took me 3 days to read this book, I had difficulty putting it down ." Amazon Reviewer
"This brilliant fictional -,or maybe true - account about events in England's dark ages gripped me for hours." Amazon Reviewer
"I loved the historical background and the way the Author describes scenes. Very engaging story I found difficult to put down." Amazon Reviewer
MEET THE AUTHOR
Author of historical fiction (Anglo-Saxon/Viking) and fantasy. I write A LOT, you've been warned.
Find me @coloursofunison or at
www.mjporterauthor.com or at www.earlofmercia.wordpress.com where I blog about books and films and sometimes, writing!
- GenresHistorical Fiction
389 pages, ebook
First published August 29, 2019
79 people are currently reading
51 people want to read
About the author
M.J. Porter
111 books256 followersI'm an author of historical fiction (Early English (before 1066)/Viking) and now five 20th-century mysteries..
The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles (featuring a young Icel from The Last King series) is now available from Boldwood Books. As is the complete Brunanburh Series and the first two books in the Dark Age Chronicles, my foray to before Saxon England was Saxon England. Enjoy.
The Ninth Century Series (The Last King), are stories of ninth-century England, but not as it's been written before, (featuring an older Icel and some other familiar faces too).
The Erdington Mysteries now has a third book in the series—The Secret Sauce. (Did you know Erdington would have been in Mercia back in the Saxon period? I know, you can't get me away from the place.) The Barrage Body is coming soon.
The Royal Women Who Made England, my first non-fiction book about the royal women of the tenth century, is available now.
I like to write. You've been warned.
Find me at
www.mjporterauthor.com or at www.mjporterauthor.blog where I blog about books and films and sometimes, writing!
https://linktr.ee/MJPorterauthor
https://mjporterauthor.sumupstore.com
You can join my monthly subscriber newsletters and gain access to the restricted page on my blog at the same time.
https://BookHip.com/MGWHLDC (Saxon stories)
https://BookHip.com/THPKCKP (mysteries only)
(I have odd reading tastes - there's no need to notice though!!) I'm also exceedingly anti-social - that you may notice but must accept!
The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles (featuring a young Icel from The Last King series) is now available from Boldwood Books. As is the complete Brunanburh Series and the first two books in the Dark Age Chronicles, my foray to before Saxon England was Saxon England. Enjoy.
The Ninth Century Series (The Last King), are stories of ninth-century England, but not as it's been written before, (featuring an older Icel and some other familiar faces too).
The Erdington Mysteries now has a third book in the series—The Secret Sauce. (Did you know Erdington would have been in Mercia back in the Saxon period? I know, you can't get me away from the place.) The Barrage Body is coming soon.
The Royal Women Who Made England, my first non-fiction book about the royal women of the tenth century, is available now.
I like to write. You've been warned.
Find me at
www.mjporterauthor.com or at www.mjporterauthor.blog where I blog about books and films and sometimes, writing!
https://linktr.ee/MJPorterauthor
https://mjporterauthor.sumupstore.com
You can join my monthly subscriber newsletters and gain access to the restricted page on my blog at the same time.
https://BookHip.com/MGWHLDC (Saxon stories)
https://BookHip.com/THPKCKP (mysteries only)
(I have odd reading tastes - there's no need to notice though!!) I'm also exceedingly anti-social - that you may notice but must accept!
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February 27, 2021
I recommend
This was a good book. Not much written in this time period and I really enjoyed it. I've read so many MJ Porter's books, they are well researched & author does great job with describing the setting. The downfall is that I cannot get immersed into the the book as I would like, this is mainly because I felt I was lacking the characteristics, & descriptions of the characters and how they fit in the particular scenes. The transition of time passing by was hard to grip as well. I would stop and have to re-read it until I realized that it was 5 years later. But other than that, & it is minor b/c I was excited 2 keep reading to find out what happened next throughout every page. I loved the book and I love all of the booke by this author that I have read so far. I have lost count!! I recommend this book for people who love getting lost in a very old time period!
This was a good book. Not much written in this time period and I really enjoyed it. I've read so many MJ Porter's books, they are well researched & author does great job with describing the setting. The downfall is that I cannot get immersed into the the book as I would like, this is mainly because I felt I was lacking the characteristics, & descriptions of the characters and how they fit in the particular scenes. The transition of time passing by was hard to grip as well. I would stop and have to re-read it until I realized that it was 5 years later. But other than that, & it is minor b/c I was excited 2 keep reading to find out what happened next throughout every page. I loved the book and I love all of the booke by this author that I have read so far. I have lost count!! I recommend this book for people who love getting lost in a very old time period!
January 11, 2025
This is a bit of a big beast. Can't wait to share!
August 31, 2019
Interesting read about a forgotten woman of history who witnessed a great deal of change throughout her life.
A fast, quick read involving schemes and plotting at the court of the Wessex king.
A fast, quick read involving schemes and plotting at the court of the Wessex king.
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