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Storm of Steel
- The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 6
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
AD 643. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the sixth instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.
Heading south to lands he once considered his home, Beobrand is plunged into a dark world of piracy and slavery when an old friend enlists his help to recover a kidnapped girl.
Embarking onto the wind-tossed seas, Beobrand pursues his quarry with single-minded tenacity. But the Whale Road is never calm, and his journey is beset with storms, betrayal and violence.
As the winds of his wyrd blow him ever further from what he knows, will Beobrand find victory on his quest or has his luck finally abandoned him?
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- Simon
- 20-06-19
Beobrand Broods and then Shivers our Timbers!
It has felt like a long time since we last travelled with Beobrand so the arrival of this latest instalment is extremely welcome. It opens at a cracking pace with Beobrand fighting aboard ship for the first time and this maritime theme is strong throughout. Then, unusually for books in this series, the story enters a more brooding phase, still entertaining and full of manly talk but definitely a slower pace.
It felt finely judged as it builds into something much more like what we have come to expect from this series. Those who require a high body count will not be disappointed by the end! In fact, the conclusive battle is as gorily visceral as anything else that has gone before. And that's saying a good deal because this really is right up there with many of the far more celebrated authors.
For anyone new to this series you could start here but it would be much better to start from the beginning to get a real feel for the characters and how they have developed. This is a strong, bloody and violent historical series but one that is enriched with a strong back story.
The place behind the microphone is quite rightly retained by the excellent Barnaby Edwards, it really is difficult to imagine anyone else taking this series on now, he has made the voice of Beobrand his own.
So, a series that continues to give us just what we want and long may it continue. The added twist of the largely maritime theme adds a salty tang of freshness to the storyline without radically changing its vicious, vengeful nature!
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- Adam Turner
- 22-06-19
outstanding!
I honestly belive that the only way that that story could have been improved is if barnaby could read it aloud in a mead hall! i feel mathew harffy just gets better and better with every book he produces. this telling of baobrands adventures really had the feel of a saga. the whole series is outstanding and i cant wait for more!
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- P. Craine
- 12-07-19
Great book.
Great book, again.
Now c'mon giddy up & get writing books!!! We want more BEAO!!!!
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- Derfel C
- 12-01-23
Good, but by no means a taught story
This is a good book, but not great like the ones that came before. The story is quite Dickensian, endless descriptions about things that don't really matter, you just want things to move along at the same pace as the books that came before. If you have read the others, then don't miss this one, however its a little bit of a dip and needs sticking to at times.
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- Eric
- 30-10-22
Hard work
Thin storyline, predictable outcomes and a bit boring despite being nicely written.
Excellent narration.
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- david
- 27-07-22
Could be great.
Good start, painfully slow in the middle. Thought it babbled on needlessly to be honest. Almost like he was padding it out to get the word count up. Found myself ‘skipping’ forward 15 seconds at a time regularly. Towards the back of the book it got good again. Don’t like to leave poor reviews but I won’t be trying any more from this author.
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- t
- 07-07-22
Somewhat better
Took him out of usual regurgitation of historical not quite accurate but almost battles. Added a few twists but just too much need to suspend reality, why on earth we ever needed antibiotics with the human resilience to infection from filthy wounds is beyond me.
Anyways. Will persevere to final story… although looking at reviews, and given first hearing of sound quality on that recording, I may not make it.
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- Rosieb
- 03-07-22
Bernicia chronicles
Excellent series. Just going on from one to the next. Anyone liking this period of history you’ll love it
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- Forestwalker
- 02-05-22
Like a rudderless ship lost in a storm
The first book in the series I nearly gave up on (several times). The story wallows around like the rudderless ship they find themselves on age one stage and the repetition is now grinding.
I think it is time to move onto a new series.
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- Brian
- 21-01-22
Outstanding ……….again …
Superb story telling and a great shift to the sea and foreign lands …. Thank you . B
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