TY - BOOK AU - Harffy, Matthew, TI - Storm of steel T2 - The Bernicia chronicles SN - 9781786696311 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2019/// CY - London : PB - Aria, an imprint of Head of Zeus, KW - Anglo-Saxons KW - Fiction KW - Swordsmen KW - Kidnapping KW - Northumbria (Kingdom) KW - History KW - 7th century KW - Great Britain KW - Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 KW - Historical fiction KW - fast KW - Action and adventure fiction N1 - Maps also on endpapers; Includes bibliographical references N2 - "AD 643. Anglo-Saxon Britain. 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?"--Provided by publisher ER -