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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song, #1)

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  • 2022
  • #Fantasy #HistoricalFiction
Shauna Lawless
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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... Show More

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.

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 Dé Danann, a race of warriors who are sworn to kill Fomorians.

Fódla is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann with the gift of healing. Her kind dwell hidden in a fortress, forbidden to live amongst the mortals. Fódla 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...

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Number of Pages: 416

ASIN: B09M7MBXZG

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Isabel Tyldesley @Nightwraithe_ · Jun 30, 2022
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Just finished the children of gods and fighting men by Shauna loveless and really enjoyed it. It’s a historical fantasy set in Ireland in 990 ad, so you have a good mix of Irish kings, Vikings, and Irish folklore gods thrown in the mix.
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