Here’s the blurb for The Last King
“They sent three hundred warriors to kill one man. It wasn’t enough.
Mercia lies broken but not beaten, her alliance with Wessex in tatters.
Coelwulf, a fierce and bloody warrior, hears whispers that Mercia has been betrayed from his home in the west. He fears no man, especially not the Vikings sent to hunt him down.
To discover the truth of the rumours he hears, Coelwulf must travel to the heart of Mercia, and what he finds there will determine the fate of Mercia, as well as his own.”
This is the Ninth Century in England, but not as it’s been reimagined before.
Books in the series
To celebrate the release of Book IV, The Last Enemy, I sent my intrepid interviewer to track down a few of the characters.
The Last King went on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club in 2020 – here’s all the links and details.
July 14th The Coffee Pot Book Club Meet the author
July 21st The Writing Desk Author Interview
July 28th The Historical Fiction Blog Guest post about Coelwulf and Mercia in the Ninth Century
August 14th Judith Arnopp’s Official Blog Excerpt from The Last King
August 11th The Road to Hastings and other stories… Mapping the 870s
August 18th LoupDargent. Net Inspiration for writing about Coelwulf
August 25th Zoe’s Art, Craft and Life Excerpt from The Last King
September 1st Let the words shine… Guest post – inspiration
September 8th The Books Delight Review of The Last King (there’s gore and fighting and swearing)
September 15th Candlelight Reading Excerpt
Thank you to all the hosts for allowing Coelwulf onto their blogs.
In January 2021, The Last King went on tour with hfvirtualbooktours
Check out the posts below.
Blog Tour Schedule
Monday, January 11
Review at Hoover Book Reviews
Tuesday, January 12
Review at Bibliostatic
Guest Post at Novels Alive
Wednesday, January 13
Excerpt at Historical Fiction with Spirit
Thursday, January 14
Feature at Bookworlder
Review at Books, Cooks, Looks
Friday, January 15
Feature at Pursuing Stacie
Saturday, January 16
Excerpt at Passages to the Past
Monday, January 18
Interview at Books & Benches
Review at Rajiv’s Reviews
Tuesday, January 19
Feature at Impressions In Ink
Excerpt at Madwoman in the Attic
Wednesday, January 20
Review at Gwendalyn’s Books
Friday, January 22
Excerpt at Coffee and Ink
Excerpt at A Darn Good Read
Interview at Jathan & Heather
Thank you to all the hosts for such fantastic posts, and to HFVBT for organising.
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This book sounds so good!
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