Matthew Harffy proves yet again why he is the master of historical adventures in his latest instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles 'For Lord and Land'。 When Beobrand learns of an impending attack on East Angeln， he does not pause to think about his actions， his sole concern being to risk everything to help one of his oldest friend， Coenred， the monk。 But with Beobrand nothing comes easy and his warriors pride forces him to save Kind Anna from getting killed by the forces of Penda。 This ultimately Matthew Harffy proves yet again why he is the master of historical adventures in his latest instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles 'For Lord and Land'。 When Beobrand learns of an impending attack on East Angeln， he does not pause to think about his actions， his sole concern being to risk everything to help one of his oldest friend， Coenred， the monk。 But with Beobrand nothing comes easy and his warriors pride forces him to save Kind Anna from getting killed by the forces of Penda。 This ultimately leads to the power shift with the stage set now for a final confrontation between Oswiu of Bernicia and Oswine of Deira for power of the Northlands。This narrative also has a side story of Cynan who when faced with a marriage proposal runs away on a quest which many think was ill advised。 While this part of the story might have been a separate path by itself， it has been joined perfectly by the end of the story with Beobrand main mission。 The battles as usual has been exquisitely described and the events and people match so well with what we know about the earlier history that it sometimes becomes difficult to separate fact from fiction and thats the mark of a master storyteller。 Easily the best part of the book is the final confrontation scene， and there we can see the greatness of Beobrand， a born leader， who is at all times aware of the high stakes， and as always keeps his personal prejudice aside to serve his lord and land。An absolutely swashbuckler of a book， history was never so fascinating， highly recommend this one。 My thanks to Netgalley for providing me an advance copy of this book for my honest feedback。 。。。more