Publisher's Synopsis
In a Norse inspired tale of seaborne raiding, invasions and desperate battles, Fire and Steel is the first book in a series that chronicles the migration of the first English people, the Angles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Peter Gibbons, Matthew Harffy, Steven A McKay and Tim Hodkinson.
Britain 523AD A small tribe clings to its colony of Anglia as warlords fight to control the island's riches. As war rages along the British frontier, across the North Sea, powerful enemies covet the Anglian homeland itself. With their armies overstretched, and Danish raids increasing in daring and ferocity, a momentous decision is reached. However, before they depart, past wrongs will be repaid in kind. A hero, Eofer King's Bane, leads the fight. In a Viking-type raid, he sails east to burn the Danish king's hall of Heorot. Before the Danes can recover, Eofer leads an army north to plunder the land of the Jutes as the war of fire and steel begins. What reviewers and readers are saying: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fire & Steel is an absolutely magnificent, thrilling, poignant, invigorating and inspiring book. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a book the likes of friends Cornwall, Kristian and Low, would give their eye-teeth to have written. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Impeccably researched, Fire and Steel is a superbly written, action packed tale from the very dawn of England and Englishness. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A fast-paced, well-written story full of blood and death.
