The old world will die in flames…

Ireland, 1011 AD. Brian Boru is now High King of Ireland. Gormflaith, his queen, instructs their young son in his heritage - but only on his mother''s side. For Gormflaith is a Fomorian, a magically skilled immortal. She plots to finally defeat her hated foes, the Descendants, and establish control over IrelandAnd if King Brian stands in her way, so much the worse for him…

Fódla, a Descendant hiding in the mortal world, must protect her loved ones from their leader, Tomas, who schemes to see the Descendants rule Ireland once more. And Fódla must tread carefully, for she has broken one of the sacred rules of her kind: she is in love with a mortal.

As dark endeavours come to fruition, the only possible outcome is warIreland has bled red and often… but the coming clash will be a battle for the ages. Strange alliances will form, old defences will fail, and the land will never be the same again.

Reviewers on Shauna Lawless'' Gael Song series

''Lawless blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect.'' SFX
''Lawless''s writing is absolutely luminous.'' Irish Independent
''Swept me along and refused to be put down.'' H.MLong

Format Inbunden Omfång 576 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Utgivningsdatum 2024-09-12 ISBN 9781803282725