Mercia

Mercia: A Companion Guide to the Tales of Mercia brings together, for the first time, the short stories, alternative scenes, deleted scenes, and blog posts written about the eight series by MJ Porter set in the ancient Saxon kingdom of Mercia, (The Dark Age Chronicles, The Gods and Kings Trilogy, The House of Mercia, The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, The Mercian Ninth Century, The Sundered Kingdom, The Lady of Mercia's Daughter and the Earls of Mercia Series.)

Many of these have been published elsewhere, but never in one collection. The companion guide also includes pieces detailing the inspiration behind the many series and characters, as well as the history of the stories.
Includes:
Short Story: Transitions
Short Story: Elen (from the Dark Age Chronicles)
Short Story: A Father’s Son (from after the events of the Gods and Kings Trilogy)
Short Story: from the original Son of Mercia draft
Short Story: Cenfrith (Icel’s Uncle) (The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles)
Short Story: Wynflæd (The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles)
Short Story: A Meeting of Equals (the inspiration for The Last King)
Short Story: Ealdorman Coenwulf (from before The Last King)
Short Story: Lovers (from before The Last King)
Short Story: Icel – AD864 (originally in Coelwulf’s Company)
Short Story: Coelwulf - AD864 (originally in Coelwulf’s Company)
Short Story: Edmund – AD864 (originally in Coelwulf’s Company)
Short Story: Pybba – AD865 (originally in Coelwulf’s Company)
Short Story: Rudolf – AD871 (originally in Coelwulf’s Company)
Short Story: Gardulf – originally in The Last Alliance
Short Story: To Be A King (the Earls of Mercia series)
Short Story: The Prisoner (from after the Earls of Mercia Series)
Deleted Scene from Storm of Mercia (The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles)
Deleted Scene from The Last Shield (The Mercian Ninth Century)
Deleted Scene from The Eagle Will Rise (The Sundered Kingdom)
An Alternative Scene from A Conspiracy of Kings (The Lady of Mercia's Daughter Duology)