Matthew Harffy

PREORDER BANE OF BERNICIA NOW - THE THRILLING NEW BERNICIA CHRONICLES ADVENTURE!Anglo-Saxon warlord Beobrand must navigate the caprices of kings as he fights for his honour and his life. The unmissable new Bernicia Chronicles novel from Matthew Harffy. Returning from a dangerous mission to Rome, warlord Beobrand looks forward to peace at home, but bloodshed remains his constant companion. While bringing criminals to justice Beobrand believes he has discovered a secret alliance between two of Bernicia's enemies: the Picts and the Mercians. He hastens to warn his king, but finds Oswiu distracted, preparing to marry his eldest son to the daughter of former adversary Penda of Mercia, who remains as slippery as ever. Dismayed, Beobrand finds himself blamed for breaking the truce with the Mercians, and must fight once more for his life. Worse, Penda insists on taking Oswiu's young son as a hostage. Beobrand is surprised when Queen Eanflad concocts a plot to rescue her son and orders him to take part. It will take all their guile to achieve their goal... and keep their heads, when half the kingdoms of Albion want Bernicia destroyed. A gripping Anglo-Saxon adventure perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and David Gemmell. 'Beobrand is the warrior to follow' David Gilman

PREORDER MATTHEW HARFFY'S THRILLING NEW NOVEL BANE OF BERNICIA NOW!Hunlaf risks the wrath of the mighty Byzantine Empire on a dangerous voyage to the Holy Land. A rip-roaring Viking-era adventure from the author of the Bernicia Chronicles. 'Extremely satisfying and rewarding, Dominion of Dust rampages across the page with slicing action' LoveReadingAD 797, Cyprus. Warrior-monk Hunlaf and his crew are on a voyage to acquire an important Christian relic before it falls into the hands of Byzantium's scheming Empress Eirene. Hunlaf’s crew receive unexpected help as they seek their treasure, but soon find themselves betrayed. About to leave for home empty-handed, the adventurers instead sail further east: to Jerusalem, the Holy Land, abundant in relics. And dangerous intrigues. Hunlaf and his friends will face a deadly race against time as they attempt to secure a holy treasure, outwit Byzantium's zealous agents, and avoid grisly deaths at the hands of the local rulers. From bestselling author MATTHEW HARFFY, A Time for Swords is an epic historical action-adventure series set during the dramatic Viking Age. The thrilling tale of Hunlaf, a monk who becomes a warrior following a devastating Viking attack, the series chronicles his daring quests through Early Medieval Europe. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Giles Kristian. READ ALL OF MATTHEW HARFFY'S TERRIFIC A TIME FOR SWORDS SERIES:#1 A Time for Swords#2 A Night of Flames#3 A Day of Reckoning#4 Dominion of Dust

Hunlaf voyages to the Holy Land in search of powerful relics but risks the wrath of mighty Byzantium. A rip-roaring Viking-era adventure from the author of the Bernicia Chronicles, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.AD 797, Cyprus. Warrior-monk Hunlaf and his crew are on a voyage to acquire an important Christian relic before it falls into the hands of the Byzantines and their scheming Empress Eirene.Hunlaf’s crew receive unexpected help as they seek their treasure, but soon find themselves betrayed. About to leave for home empty-handed, the adventurers instead sail further east: to Jerusalem, the Holy Land, abundant in relics.And dangerous intrigues.Hunlaf and his friends will face a deadly race against time as they attempt to secure a holy treasure, outwit the zealous agents of Byzantium, and avoid a grisly death at the hands of the local rulers.''''Harffy is the gold standard of historical action adventure.'' Theodore Brun''The rightful heir to Gemmell''s crown.'' Jemahl Evans

PREORDER MATTHEW HARFFY''S THRILLING NEW NOVEL, DOMINION OF DUST - AVAILABLE NOW!Warlord Beobrand travels to holy Rome... but sinister plots and bloody conflict line his path once more. A thrilling Anglo-Saxon adventure from Matthew HarffyAD 652. After surviving dark intrigues at the Frankish royal court, Beobrand is finally able to undertake the mission his queen set him: to escort a party of pilgrims to the holy city of Rome.Yet Beobrand’s life is never easy. His party includes a scheming churchman whose ambition is boundless, and a mysterious envoy from Frankia. The roads heading south are filled with danger, and Beobrand soon finds himself reluctantly responsible for protecting pilgrims who have been attacked. Confronting brigands and robbers at every turn, the party presses on towards the Eternal City. But when Beobrand reaches the glorious snakepit of ruins and relics that is Rome, his difficulties truly begin... and his homeland has never been further away.''Harffy is the gold standard of historical action adventure.'' Theodore Brun''The rightful heir to Gemmell''s crown.'' Jemahl Evans

A thrilling historical western set in 1890s Oregon. An English soldier turned policeman escapes to the American West for a new future, but life on the frontier proves far harder than he ever imagined...''Slipping into Dark Frontier is like pulling on a comfortable pair of old cowboy boots. Matthew Harffy knows how to write a real western.'' C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three-Inch Teeth''A modern western with grit in its teeth. A European soldier and man of the world finds the Wild West to be wilder than he might have expected. Much to the reader''s delight.'' Joe R. LansdaleA man can flee from everything but his own nature.1890. Lieutenant Gabriel Stokes of the British Army left behind the horrors of war for a role in the Metropolitan Police. Though he rose quickly through the ranks, the squalid violence of London’s East End proved just as dark and oppressive as the battlefield. With his life falling apart, and longing for peace and meaning, Gabriel leaves the grime of London behind and heads for the wide open spaces of the American West. He soon realises that the wilds of Oregon are far from the idyll he has yearned for. The Blue Mountains may be beautiful, but with the frontier a complex patchwork of feuds and felonies, and ranchers as vicious as any back alley cut-throat in London, Gabriel finds himself unable to escape his past and the demons that drive him. Can he find a place for himself on the far edge of the New World?''An incredibly satisfying novel.'' Theodore Brun''The best adventure novel I have read all year – in any genre.'' Angus Donald''Harffy breathes new life into the Western genre with all the sureness of a maestro. Dark Frontier is set to become an instant classic.'' Richard Cullen''What a terrific read this is! Well-written and well-paced.'' Griff Hosker''A phenomenally well-written and twisty fusion of classic western and tense Victorian detective thriller, with a bit of Jack Reacher thrown in.'' Mark Knowles

Vládne horké léto roku 838 po narození Páně. Starý lovec Dunston pokojně přebývá v hlubokých lesích Wessexu, jeho osamělý život však naruší nález zohaveného lidského těla.Záhy se sám dočká obvinění z vraždy a nezbývá mu, nežli očistit své jméno a ochránit dceru zavražděného muže před nelítostnými pronásledovateli, kteří se nezastaví před ničím, aby udrželi jisté krajně nebezpečné tajemství.Na útěku před vrahy prchají divokými kraji Wessexu a Dunston musí vynaložit veškeré síly, lstivost i dovednosti, které si osvojil za léta života v hloubi hvozdu. Má-li však mít při střetnutí s nesmiřitelnými nepřáteli, kteří jsou jim na stopě, naději na vítězství, musí porušit dávnou přísahu danou milované ženě, otevřít dveře do své vlastní minulosti a stát se opět mužem, kterým kdysi býval.Vlk z Wessexu se musí znovu vydat na lov, neboť tak si žádá čest a povinnost.

Vládne horké léto roku 838 po narození Páně. Starý lovec Dunston pokojně přebývá v hlubokých lesích Wessexu, jeho osamělý život však naruší nález zohaveného lidského těla. Záhy se sám dočká obvinění z vraždy a nezbývá mu, nežli očistit své jméno a ochránit dceru zavražděného muže před nelítostnými pronásledovateli, kteří se nezastaví před ničím, aby udrželi jisté krajně nebezpečné tajemství. Na útěku před vrahy prchají divokými kraji Wessexu a Dunston musí vynaložit veškeré síly, lstivost i dovednosti, které si osvojil za léta života v hloubi hvozdu. Má-li však mít při střetnutí s nesmiřitelnými nepřáteli, kteří jsou jim na stopě, naději na vítězství, musí porušit dávnou přísahu danou milované ženě, otevřít dveře do své vlastní minulosti a stát se opět mužem, kterým kdysi býval. Vlk z Wessexu se musí znovu vydat na lov, neboť tak si žádá čest a povinnost.