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Forest of Foes (The Bernicia Chronicles Book 9)

Forest of Foes (The Bernicia Chronicles Book 9)

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  • Create Date：2022-12-09 10:19:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Matthew Harffy
  • ISBN：B09NCJW7DM
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Reviews

Annarella ，

The Bernicia Chronicles are always a fast paced， action packed， and highly entertaining read。 You're never bored and I'm usually on the edge till the endIt's great to catch up with the characters and the historical background is well researched and vivid。Another good story that I strongly recommend。Many thanks to the publisher for this arc， all opinions are mine The Bernicia Chronicles are always a fast paced， action packed， and highly entertaining read。 You're never bored and I'm usually on the edge till the endIt's great to catch up with the characters and the historical background is well researched and vivid。Another good story that I strongly recommend。Many thanks to the publisher for this arc， all opinions are mine 。。。more

Jeff McNeill ，

I've read all of this series to date， as well as other Harffy books。 It is a decent continuation switching between Beobrand and Cynan's stories， which was better done in For Lord and Land。 The problem comes in switching timelines， going forward， then going back to explain something that happened， then forward again。 It does not add anything， and all it does is create annoyances。 Nearly all of the book seems to be unartfully foreshadowed。 Sure， we realize that Beobrand is out of his element in a I've read all of this series to date， as well as other Harffy books。 It is a decent continuation switching between Beobrand and Cynan's stories， which was better done in For Lord and Land。 The problem comes in switching timelines， going forward， then going back to explain something that happened， then forward again。 It does not add anything， and all it does is create annoyances。 Nearly all of the book seems to be unartfully foreshadowed。 Sure， we realize that Beobrand is out of his element in a foreign land， unable to speak the language， and being taken in and deceived by lords。 But really， hasn't he had enough of this to not be such a wide-eyed urchin at this point？ Three stars。 。。。more

Jeff McNeill ，

I've read all of this series to date， as well as other Harffy books。 It is a decent continuation switching between Beobrand and Cynan's stories， which was better done in For Lord and Land。 The problem comes in switching timelines， going forward， then going back to explain something that happened， then forward again。 It does not add anything， and all it does is create annoyances。 Nearly all of the book seems to be unartfully foreshadowed。 Sure， we realize that Beobrand is out of his element in a I've read all of this series to date， as well as other Harffy books。 It is a decent continuation switching between Beobrand and Cynan's stories， which was better done in For Lord and Land。 The problem comes in switching timelines， going forward， then going back to explain something that happened， then forward again。 It does not add anything， and all it does is create annoyances。 Nearly all of the book seems to be unartfully foreshadowed。 Sure， we realize that Beobrand is out of his element in a foreign land， unable to speak the language， and being taken in and deceived by lords。 But really， hasn't he had enough of this to not be such a wide-eyed urchin at this point？ Three stars。 。。。more

Cathy ，

Forest of Foes sees Beobrand in Frankia far from his beloved Ubbanford， longing for his homeland but constrained by a promise he made at the end of the last book to a woman he feels drawn to but who is seemingly out of reach。  Beobrand is starting to feel his age – he’s about to become a grandfather – but， although he may be battle-scarred， he remains a formidable warrior and a leader whom men will follow unerringly into battle。 However each victory comes at a price and the faces of the men he h Forest of Foes sees Beobrand in Frankia far from his beloved Ubbanford， longing for his homeland but constrained by a promise he made at the end of the last book to a woman he feels drawn to but who is seemingly out of reach。  Beobrand is starting to feel his age – he’s about to become a grandfather – but， although he may be battle-scarred， he remains a formidable warrior and a leader whom men will follow unerringly into battle。 However each victory comes at a price and the faces of the men he has killed， of fallen comrades or of people he was unable to save often haunt him。 It’s at times like these he needs his friend Cynan to rouse him from despondency。Actually I liked the introspective Beobrand the author gives us in this book。 We really get an insight into Beobrand the human being， not just the man of action。 He’s a leader who carries the burden of responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of a community， and for the lives of the men who follow him。 And he’s keenly aware he may not be able to save them all。 He’s also， at times， a rather lonely man who regrets the breakdown in his relationship with his son， and mourns the woman he loved and lost。 Of course， Beobrand the fearless – and to be feared – man of action is pretty brilliant too and that side of him is never far away。 As one character observes， ‘Beobrand is no normal man。 He is like a storm， or a raging tide。 A force of nature’。If you love the action scenes that have become one of the trademarks of the series， then you needn’t wait long for Beobrand’s cry of ‘To me， my gesithas’ as he summons the famed Black Shields to his side to embark upon yet another bloody encounter。  There are plenty of bone-crunching， skull-splitting， shield-shattering encounters involving sword， spear and axe。 However， Beobrand and his comrades find themselves in some pretty sticky situations， with the odds seemingly stacked against them。 As Beobrand observes at one point， ‘We are far from home。 We are but few， and we are surrounded by a forest of foes’。 He is also reunited with a ‘monster’， a ruthless enemy from his past with whom he has scores to settle – and he’s not the only one。 What’s more， as Beobrand will discover， your deadliest enemies may not be those you face across the shieldwall。As always the meticulous detail really immerses the reader in the period。  The author’s Historical Note provides fascinating information about the events that underpin the plot and also about the character of Wilfred who plays a key role in the book。 It also contains a tantalising promise of ‘more action， adventure and intrigue， and just maybe， love and peace’。  To borrow Beobrand’s favourite curse， by Tiw’s cock， I’ll be disappointed if there isn’t。 。。。more

HILARY ANDERSON - BELL ，

I love this series of books。If you like The last Kingdom and cannot wait for the next instalment I would highly recommend Beobrand。He is a great leader and an even better fighter。 The books glide along at a pace and the story never gets boring。I can't wait for the next book。Matthew get writing ！ I love this series of books。If you like The last Kingdom and cannot wait for the next instalment I would highly recommend Beobrand。He is a great leader and an even better fighter。 The books glide along at a pace and the story never gets boring。I can't wait for the next book。Matthew get writing ！ 。。。more

John Mccormick ，

My thanks to the Author publisher's and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review。This is the ninth book in this excellent series and while there are numerous references to our heroes previous escapades， it can easily be read as a standalone novel， in fact in my case it made want to read the series from the start， and as a result I have several in my to be read pile。 Quality writing and research atmospheric descriptive with characters who leap of t My thanks to the Author publisher's and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review。This is the ninth book in this excellent series and while there are numerous references to our heroes previous escapades， it can easily be read as a standalone novel， in fact in my case it made want to read the series from the start， and as a result I have several in my to be read pile。 Quality writing and research atmospheric descriptive with characters who leap of the page so you feel a part of the story。 Engaging and entertaining from first to last page， with plenty of at times gruesome action。Completely and utterly recommended。 。。。more

Helliondeadwoman ，

I have read and enjoyed every title in the Bernicia Chronicles by Matthew Harffy so I was so excited to return to Beobrand and this book did not disappoint。 This is the ninth title in the series and we join Beobrand and his gesithas through a dangerous and unfamiliar land， while trying to not only survive and keep his men alive， but uncover the true enemy。Matthew Harffy has a real talent for pulling you into the time and place he's writing about and holding your attention from page one。 The acti I have read and enjoyed every title in the Bernicia Chronicles by Matthew Harffy so I was so excited to return to Beobrand and this book did not disappoint。 This is the ninth title in the series and we join Beobrand and his gesithas through a dangerous and unfamiliar land， while trying to not only survive and keep his men alive， but uncover the true enemy。Matthew Harffy has a real talent for pulling you into the time and place he's writing about and holding your attention from page one。 The action/battle scenes are fantastically written as always with enough detail to really paint the scene but not so much that you feel bogged down。 。。。more