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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2015
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Bernicia Chronicles

1 - The Serpent Sword (Apr-2015)
2 - The Cross and the Curse (Jan-2016)
3 - Blood and Blade (Dec-2016)
3.5 - Kin of Cain (Mar-2017)
4 - Killer of Kings (Jun-2017)
5 - Warrior of Woden (Apr-2018)
6 - Storm of Steel (May-2019)
7 - Fortress of Fury (Dec-2020)
8 - For Lord and Land (Jul-2021)
9 - Forest of Foes (Dec-2022)

A Time for Swords

1 - A Time for Swords (Dec-2020)
2 - A Night of Flames (Jun-2022)
3 - A Day of Reckoning (Sep-2023)

Book List in Order: 17 titles



  • 'HISTORICAL FICTION DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS' ANGUS DONALD
    AD 633

    Beobrand is a young man with a shadowy past. As an outsider in the kingdom of Bernicia, he is compelled to join his brother, Octa, as a warrior in ...



  • AD 634.

    ANGLO SAXON BRITAIN.

    Confusion and conflict continue as warlords battle across Britain to become the first King of the English.

    After a stunning victory against the native Waelisc, Beobrand returns to a hero&#...



  • A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and third instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.

    'Historical fiction doesn't get much better than this' ANGUS DONALD

    'Matthew Ha...



  • A gripping, action-packed historical tale set in the world of the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.
    AD 630. Anglo-Saxon Britain. Winter grips the land in its icy fist. Terror stalks the hills, moors and...



  • AD 636. Anglo-Saxon Britain.
    Beobrand has land, men and riches. He should be content. And yet he cannot find peace until his enemies are food for the ravens. But before Beobrand can embark on his bloodfeud, King Oswald orders him southward, to e...



  • AD 642. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the fifth instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.
    Oswald has reigned over Northumbria for eight years and Beobrand has led the ki...



  • AD 643. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the sixth instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles.
    Heading south to lands he once considered his home, Beobrand is plunged into a dark world of piracy and slavery when ...



  • 'Harffy's Dunston is a fantastic creation â€" old, creaking and misanthropic. The forest is beautifully evoked. A treat of a book' The Times.

    AD 838. Deep in the forests of Wessex, Dunston's solitary existence is shattered ...



  • Beobrand is besieged in the action-packed instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles set in AD 647 Anglo-Saxon Britain.
    War hangs heavy in the hot summer air as Penda of Mercia and his allies march into the north. Caught unawares, the Bernician force...






  • When the Vikings attack, a novice monk's life is changed forever in Matthew Harffy's new historical adventure.

    Lindisfarne, AD793. There had been portents â€" famine, whirlwinds, lightning from clear skies, serpents seen flying thr...



  • Greed and ambition threaten to tear the north apart in this exciting Bernicia Chronicles novel.

    AD 651. War rages between the two kingdoms of Northumbria. Kin is pitted against kin and friend becomes foe as ambitious rulers vie for suprema...



  • In the wild lands of Norway, Hunlaf must quell a violent revolt in Matthew Harffy's new historical adventure.
    Northumbria, AD 794. Those who rule the seas, rule the land. None know the truth of this more than the Vikings. To compete with the...



  • In this action-packed new Bernicia Chronicles adventure from Matthew Harffy, Beobrand finds himself in a dangerous foreign land, caught between warring factions of royalty and the Church.

    AD 652. Beobrand has been ordered to lead a group o...





  • Hunlaf battles peril and intrigue on a dangerous voyage to Muslim Spain.

    AD 796. Sailing in search of an object of great power, Hunlaf and his comrades are far from home when they are caught up in a violent skirmish against pirates.
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  • A thrilling historical western set in 1890s Oregon, from the author of the critically acclaimed Bernicia Chronicles. An English soldier turned police officer escapes to the American West for a new life, but things in Oregon prove far harder than he e...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Matthew Harffy has published 17 books.

The next book by Matthew Harffy, Shadows of the Slain, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Matthew Harffy, The Serpent Sword, was published in April 2015.

Yes. Matthew Harffy has 2 series.