By AD836 the Viking raiders’ devastation has been halted once more — by the shields of Mercia, as opposed to Wessex.
,But their whereabouts are unknown.
King Wiglaf of Mercia is keen to ensure the Viking raiders are swept from his shared border with Wessex but these Viking ships are quick and difficult to track.
So Icel is once more deployed with Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warriors to do his King’s bidding. However, Icel’s quest is beset with many more obstacles and it’s not all about the seax and shield.
Worrying news from home overshadows Icel’s every deadly encounter. Will the storms of war keep him away or has he time to make one more desperate journey back to Tamworth?
With raging seas driving him ever further from Mercia’s shores, and the threat of a new conspiracy against the Mercian kingship, will Icel overpower the sands of time, or will he be defeated by his deadliest nemesis yet?
Storm of Mercia by MJ Porter is published on 1 April, 2026. It’s the ninth in the Eagle of Mercia Chronicles.
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