The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-life history,The Children of Gods and Fighting Men is the thrilling debut novel by Shauna Lawless.
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They think they've killed the last of us...
981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow,Gormflaith,has ambitions for her son - and herself - but Ireland is a dangerous place and kings tend not to stay kings for long. Gormflaith also has a secret. She is one of the Fomorians,an immortal race who can do fire-magic. She has kept her powers hidden at all costs,for there are other immortals in this world - like the Tuatha De Danann,a race of warriors who are sworn to kill Fomorians.
Fodla is one of the Tuatha De Danann with the gift of healing. Her kind dwell hidden in a fortress,forbidden to live amongst the mortals. Fodla agrees to help her kin by going to spy on Brian Boru,a powerful man who aims to be High King of Ireland. She finds a land on the brink of war - a war she is desperate to stop. However,preventing the loss of mortal lives is not easy with Ireland in turmoil and the Fomorians now on the rise...
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781803282640Number of pages: 464Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'Highlander meets The Last Kingdom as feuding clans of magical undying vie for control of tenth-century Ireland in this assured and captivating debut. Themes of motherhood and conflicted obligation lie at the heart of Shauna Lawless's historical fantasy,explored through the eyes of two powerful women compelled to navigate a land where men hold sway,or think they do. I was hooked from page one'- Anthony Ryan'I really enjoyed the book. It's an excellent read'- Mark Lawrence
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