I received a copy of OSWIU: KING OF KINGS by Edoardo Albert from Lion
Fiction via Kregel in exchange for an honest review. It is part of the
Northumbrian Thrones series. This is one
of my favorite book serials, as it involves historical fiction, one of my dirty
pleasures. Okay, its not dirty, unless
you take into consideration the gritty rawness of the past. The setting is so descriptive, you feel as if
you are there. You must keep glancing up
from the pages to ground yourself.
OSWIU isn’t afraid to delve into survival and politics. In this book, Oswiu is fighting against
Penda, King of Mercia. While it is
beneficial to have read the first two books, you don’t need to in order to
enjoy this installment. There is a quick
recap to catch you up to speed. It had
been a while since I read them, so I found that beneficial.
While I did love this book, I would have liked to know more about Oswiu
apart from his fight against Penda. I
realize this isn’t a biography, though.
I ended up doing my own research on him after completing the novel.
Bravo to the author for writing such stellar science fiction.
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