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Men of Iron is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability. 

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Men of Iron by MJ Porter

Genre: Historical Fiction / Adventure

Tour Dates: 15th - 21st April 2025

Publication Date: 15th April 2025

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Formats available: Netgalley Widget

Standalone First book in The Dark Age Chronicles trilogy

Types of post available: Reviews only

After the legends of Arthur, yet before the Saxon kingdom of Mercia, a tribal age of iron and rust ruled.


Britain AD540.


In the western hinterland of Roman Britannia, Meddi, the seeress of the Eorlingas tribe, can only obtain vengeance when her husband’s dead and her ancestral villa returned to her.


With her brother, Madog, as leader, they unite and stand strong against those who seek the riches of their villa. They must harness the power of the lost magiks of iron to make weapons to mercilessly oppose those who seek to challenge and fight to rule.


Meanwhile in the east, Waermund, a young warrior of Saxon descent, has exacted the ultimate revenge against his brother. Startled by his own ruthlessness, he knows his father will pursue him to exact retribution. He and his band of miscreant warriors must flee westwards and forge a new future by earning coin from those too weak to protect themselves.


Meddi and Wærmund are set to collide in a world of iron and rust.

About MJ Porter


MJ Porter is the author of many historical novels set predominantly in Seventh to Eleventh-Century England, and in Viking Age Denmark. They were raised in the shadow of a building that they believed housed the bones of long-dead Kings of Mercia – so their writing destiny was set. The first novel in their new Anglo-Saxon series for Boldwood Son of Mercia was published in February 2022.


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Facebook: @MJPorter

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Blog Tour Schedule


Maximum 3 stops per day.  Confirmed blogs will appear here. 


15th April

  1. Colin Garrow



16th April

  1. Bookish Jottings


17th April

  1. David's Book Blurg

  2. Storied Conversation


18th April

  1. Novel Kicks


19th April

  1. The Strawberry Post


20th April

  1. Ruins & Reading

  2. @maddyreadsherstory


21st April

  1. AmyMcElroy


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