This week has been a mad one. Close to the start of the Christmas period, we found out that Mum would be having a thyroidectomy on Candlemas (the final day of the Christmas season). Of course, this was not enough to spoil Christmas. As readers of this blog are no doubt aware, Christmas happens in a big way in this house. But when the day finally arrived it was nonetheless met with, if not fear, definite nervousness. I'm pleased to say that the procedure seems to have been a great success! And wouldn't it have been? Thyroid treatment has been developing for over four thousand years. You know me - somewhat obsessed with putting doctors, nurses, physicians and surgeons in my historical fiction - I made a (very brief) wander into the realms of researching the topic. I was surprised by the results. The earliest I could find a reference to treatments for thyroid issues (in this instance a goitre) came in 2697BC, when the legendary Yellow Emperor recorded the use of seaweed in treati...
This week, I'm thrilled to be hosting The Last King on the #HistFicThursdays blog! M J Porter not only writes amazing books, but also shares my love of Orkney! It is great to be hosting this book today!
But, enough from me... let's meet the book:
From author MJ Porter comes a thrilling new hero.
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.
You can buy The Last King from: Amazon UK - Amazon US - Amazon CA - Amazon AU - Waterstones - Audio - This novel is available on #KindleUnlimited
Or read ahead here: Coelwulf's Company (prequel short story collection) - The Last King (Book 1) - The Last Warrior (Book 2) - The Last Horse (Book 3) - The Last Enemy (Book 4) - The Last Sword (Book 5) - The Last Shield (Book 6) - Amazon Series Link
Now, let's meet the author, M J Porter...
MJ Porter is the author of many historical novels set predominantly in Seventh to Eleventh-Century England, and in Viking Age Denmark. Raised in the shadow of a building that was believed to house the bones of long-dead Kings of Mercia, meant that the author's writing destiny was set. MJ Porter has also written two twentieth-century mysteries.
You can find M J Porter on any of these links: Website - Blog - Twitter - LinkedIn - Instagram - Pinterest - BookBub - Amazon Author Page - Goodreads
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Thank you so much for hosting the blog tour for The Last King.
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Mary Anne
The Coffee Pot Book Club
You're very welcome!
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