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