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Matthew Harffy

Matthew Harffy

16/05/2016 by Matthew Harffy

Matthew Harffy is the author of the Bernicia Chronicles, an action-packed historical fiction series set during the turbulent times of seventh century Britain. The first, a tale of vengeance and coming of age, is THE SERPENT SWORD. This was followed by THE CROSS AND THE CURSE, BLOOD AND BLADE, KILLER OF KINGS, WARRIOR OF WODEN, STORM OF STEEL, FOR LORD AND LAND, FORTRESS OF FURY and FOREST OF FOES.

November 2019 saw the publication of WOLF OF WESSEX, a new adventure set in the ninth century against the backdrop of the Viking attacks on the British Isles.

His latest early medieval series begins with A TIME FOR SWORDS. Set in 793, it follows the tale of Hunlaf, a young monk, who decides not to turn the other cheek when his monastery is attacked by Norse raiders. Hunlaf’s story continues in A NIGHT OF FLAMES and A DAY OF RECKONING.

July 2024 sees the publication of Matthew’s first foray into the 19th century with DARK FRONTIER, set in the wilds of Oregon where Lieutenant Gabriel Stokes seeks to escape the misery and murder that has hitherto dominated his life, first on the battlefields of Afghanistan and then as a detective inspector in the Metropolitan Police. He soon realises that the Amercian West is far from the idyll he has yearned for. The frontier is a complex patchwork of feuds and felonies, and ranchers as vicious as any back alley cut-throat in London.

Matthew Harffy lived in Northumberland as a child and the area had a great impact on him. The rugged terrain, ruined castles and rocky coastline made it easy to imagine the past. Decades later, a documentary about Northumbria’s Golden Age sowed the kernel of an idea for the Bernicia Chronicles.

Matthew has had many diverse jobs. He’s worked in the IT industry, as an English teacher and translator in Spain, as a rock singer and has co-authored several academic articles, ranging in topic from the ecological impact of mining to the construction of a marble pipe organ. He lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and two daughters.

Published works:

A Night of Flames

A Night of Flames

A Day of Reckoning

A Day of Reckoning

A Time for Swords

A Time for Swords

Dark Frontier

Dark Frontier

Wolf of Wessex

Wolf of Wessex

The Serpent Sword

The Serpent Sword

The Cross and the Curse

The Cross and the Curse

Blood and Blade

Blood and Blade

Killer of Kings

Killer of Kings

Warrior of Woden

Warrior of Woden

Storm of Steel

Storm of Steel

Fortress of Fury

Fortress of Fury

Kin of Cain

Kin of Cain

For Lord and Land

For Lord and Land

Forest of Foes

Forest of Foes

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Writes about:

  • Dark Ages
  • Early Medieval
  • 19th Century

Is similar to:

  • Griff Hosker
  • James Aitcheson
  • MJ Porter
  • Kaitlin Felix
  • Donovan Cook
  • Paul Bernardi
  • Justin Hill
  • Giles Kristian
  • Angus Donald

Is located in:

  • South-West

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