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THE WORDS OF KINGS AND PROPHETS - SHAUNA LAWLES...

The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men  The Words of
Kings and Prophets is the powerful new historical fantasy novel by Shauna Lawless.Ireland  1000
AD. Gormflaith is unhappily married to Brian Boru  High King of Ireland  and although a queen
she struggles with her limited position. As an immortal Fomorian with the secret gift of magic
Gormflaith has a burning desire: to find and destroy the hidden fortress of her sworn enemies 
the Descendants  who seek to kill her kind at all costs. She begins to use her magical powers 
and discovers she is more skilled than she ever realised... but can she control what she will
become?Meanwhile Fódla  the Descendants' healer  mourns her banished sister but clings to life
as the guardian of her young nephew. She seeks a place of safety for them both  but he has
secrets of his own that could threaten everything - and Fódla must do all in her power to keep
him hidden away from those who would use him for evil.When a mysterious man comes to King
Brian's court  his presence could spell disaster or deliverance for both Gormflaith and Fódla -
and for Ireland herself. For he is Tomas  an ambitious immortal with few scruples - and he will
do anything to see his plans become reality.Soon  mortals and immortals alike are drawn towards
a bitter conflict that could decide the future of Ireland and all her people.Reviewers on
Shauna Lawless' GAEL SONG series: 'Gripping and beautiful. A Celtic Last Kingdom with wild
magic and fierce heroines' Anna Smith Spark 'Highlander meets The Last Kingdom... I was hooked
from page one' Anthony Ryan 'A beguiling blend of fantasy  history  and politics... Every turn
of the page ratchets up the tension. To read this novel is to fall into a richly imagined web
of lives' D.K. Fields

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