Wolf of Wessex

England, AD 924.

Brocwulf is a warrior who prefers the certainty of the shieldwall to courtly intrigue.

West Saxon by birth but long settled in Mercia, he has little time for royal rivalries. But when he saves the life of Æthelstan, Lord of Mercia and King Edward the Elder’s eldest son, Brocwulf finds himself drawn into a struggle that could decide the fate of England.

Then King Edward is killed in battle and the fragile peace between Wessex and Mercia begins to fracture.

Both Æthelstan and his half-brother Ælfweard claim the throne.

With two kingdoms poised on the brink, Brocwulf becomes one of Æthelstan’s most trusted protectors. Assassins are hunting the would-be king. Ambitious lords are choosing sides. And behind the fight for the crown lies a web of treachery that reaches further than Brocwulf could have imagined.

He knows how to face an enemy across a shieldwall.

But a kingdom is at stake, the deadliest enemy is the one you never see coming.

Two brothers. Two kingdoms. One crown.

Fans of Peter Gibbons, M.J. Porter and Donovan Cook will love this action-packed historical thriller of loyalty, ambition and betrayal, set amid the bloody struggle that will determine the future of Anglo-Saxon England.

"Wolf of Wessex" was written by Paul Bernardi.

Paul Bernardi has had a lifelong interest in history which he was fortunate enough to develop further at university in the 1980s. He writes historical fiction mostly set in the later years of Anglo-Saxon England, especially relating to the Norman Conquest and its subsequent impact.

Paul has recently taken early retirement from a 30+ year career in IT working for a major UK financial institution and now concentrates full time on his writing. He lives in Cheshire with his wife, Julie, and his dog, Boz.