Matthew Harffy Books in Order

AD 633. Young Beobrand hunts the killer of his kin in war-torn Northumbria, only to find revenge dragging him into the brutal world of shield walls, oaths, and blood feuds.

Beobrand is ordered to escort King Oswald's young queen to her new home. Ambushes, secrets, and shifting loyalties turn the journey into a deadly test of duty.

Back from battle and rewarded with land, Beobrand hopes for peace. Instead he finds treachery, old enemies, and fresh violence waiting at his new estate.

Escorting holy men and sacred relics south, Beobrand is caught in the path of Penda of Mercia's warhost. As battle closes in, buried truths threaten everything he thought he knew.

In a freezing Bernician winter, Bassus, Octa, and a band of thegns hunt a beast that is tearing apart men and livestock. The farther they push into the marshes, the less certain it is who is hunting whom.

Penda of Mercia invades Northumbria, and Beobrand is called to stand in a battle that may decide far more than a crown. Faith, kingship, and survival collide in a brutal clash.

Sent south to help recover a kidnapped girl, Beobrand is drawn into a world of piracy and slavery. The quest takes him far from home and tests how much luck, and mercy, he has left.

Living alone in the forests of Wessex, Dunston wants only silence. A mutilated corpse and a hunted girl force him back into danger, and into the past he thought he had buried.

Besieged inside Bebbanburg, Beobrand faces enemy armies, divided loyalties, and a love that could wreck everything. Survival will take more than skill with a sword.

When Vikings fall on Lindisfarne in 793, novice monk Hunlaf sees his world destroyed. To defend what remains, he must choose between the life of prayer and the path of the sword.

As rival kings tear Northumbria apart, Beobrand's actions help tip the balance of power. At the same time, Cynan rides into Rheged on a rescue mission that becomes a fight for his past and future.

Sent to Norway to build an alliance, Hunlaf and his companions land in the middle of a violent uprising. Between old scores, a hunted book, and a fanatical rebel leader, the mission turns savage fast.

Ordered to escort pilgrims toward Rome, Beobrand enters foreign lands where royal plots and church power pull in different directions. Every mile south brings new enemies and fresh uncertainty.

Hunlaf sails to Islamic Spain in search of a powerful book, but pirates, spies, and shifting alliances close around him. In al-Andalus, a new weapon could change the fate of kingdoms.

Hiding on an agri-world with stolen xenotech, a deserter from the Imperial Guard thinks he has finally escaped notice. Then the fear that the Inquisition has found him turns survival into a deadly chase.

In 1890, former soldier and policeman Gabriel Stokes flees London for Oregon, hoping the American West will offer peace. Instead he finds feuds, violence, and a frontier as unforgiving as anything he left behind.

At last on the road to Rome, Beobrand must guard pilgrims, outwit schemers, and survive brigands on the southern road. The farther he travels from Northumbria, the more dangerous the mission becomes.

Co-written with Steven A. McKay, this practical guide walks through the path from first idea to publication and promotion. It is a clear, useful overview for new writers and seasoned ones looking to sharpen their process.

Texas, 1856. Young Jedediah White looks back on a day of firsts, desire, and sudden bloodshed that helped make him the hard man he later becomes.

Hunlaf's hunt for a Christian relic carries him from Cyprus toward Jerusalem, with Byzantine agents and local rulers in pursuit. Betrayal, holy ambition, and a race against time drive the story.

When thieves steal a holy relic from a church in winterbound Yorkshire, Friar Tuck and John Little set off in pursuit. Snow, brutal enforcers, and a dying child raise the stakes of the chase.

Back from Rome, Beobrand uncovers signs of a dangerous alliance against Bernicia. Court politics, broken truces, and a perilous rescue leave him fighting for his king and his own name.