The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

A gripping adventure that intertwines Irish mythology and fantasy with authentic Irish history, by debut author Shauna Lawless. They think they've killed the last of us... The year is 981 AD and the Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son, 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 last descendants of the Fomorians, an immortal race who can do fire-magic, and she must keep her magical abilities hidden at all costs.Fodla is a descendant of the Tuatha De Danann and has the gift of healing. Her kind dwell in a fortress, hidden away from the mortals, no longer allowed to live amongst them. To help her sister, she agrees to travel to Munster to spy on the Boru clan. Here she finds a kingdom on the brink of war; one that she is desperate to stop. However, living with the mortals is not easy, especially when her Fomorian rivals, who she has long believed dead, are on the rise...