Cecilia Dart-Thornton Libros

A lushly romantic epic adventure of stunning scope and magical proporations, set in a world brimming with wonders and terrors.

Second volume in The Bitterbynde Trilogy, a marvellously colourful and imaginative fantasy

In a tale of fate, the high king Angavar and his twin brother Morragan are trapped in mortal Erith. Centuries later, Tahquil uncovers the truth about their plight. She faces a critical choice: open the Gate to potentially save two worlds or risk destroying everything she cherishes.

Set against the backdrop of Isse Tower, the narrative follows a mute, scarred foundling who defies the ominous tales of wicked creatures lurking beyond the battlements. While the Stormriders arrive with their winged stallions, it is this brave outcast who takes the daring step to climb the Tower and embark on a perilous journey aboard a Windship, seeking freedom from the haunting threats of the outside world.

Though the Emerald Isle is no stranger to tales of the fantastic (everything from the Hound Cuchlain to Darby O'Gill and his leprachaun friends), most of the fantasy works dealing with Ireland have limited themselves to either ancient history/Celtic legends and lore, sentimental tales of wee folk, or ghostly tales of hauntings in old deserted castles. Needless to say, there is more to the history and culture of Ireland than the sort of entertainment fare popularized each year around March 17th.Fantastic Irish Tales will present the entire cavalcade of Eire from its earliest beginnings right up to the current climate that has begotten such popular phenomenons as the rock band U2 and the novels of Roddy Doyle as the backdrop for a collection of all new stories of the fantastic.Given the huge success of such books as How the Irish Saved Civilization , and Irish themed novels by such authors as Leon Uris, Roddy Doyle, and Thomas Flanagan, there is no doubt to the widespread appeal of this book.Ideal to any fan of Irish books and perfectly timed for the Saint Patrick's Day season, Fantastic Irish Tales will be a collection to be treasured and enjoyed.

Vermomd als Vrouwe van Droefenis wacht Imrhien aan het hof van Caermelor op de terugkeer van de koning, maar zij en haar geliefden zijn het doelwit van gruwelijke monsters en kwade machten. De Wilde Jacht is geopend...

Jewel, ultima discendente dello stregone Janus Jaravhor, è l’unica in grado di schiudere la Cupola di Strang, che, stando alle leggende, nasconde tesori inimmaginabili. Ma per scampare alle truppe del malvagio re Uabhar, che, mosso da un’irrefrenabile sete di ricchezza, è deciso a catturarla e a servirsi del suo potere, Jewel si rifugia nell’altipiano di High Darioneth, una terra sotto il controllo dei Signori del Tempo, che sono in grado di dominare e chiamare a raccolta i venti. Lì trova una nuova famiglia e una rinnovata serenità. Ma, quando viene a sapere che la Cupola di Strang non è più difesa dagli uomini di Uabhar, decide di riprendere il cammino, mossa dal desiderio di scoprire il mistero di quel luogo e con esso la verità sul conto del proprio padre. La accompagna il giovane Arran, uno dei Signori del Tempo, che si offre di proteggerla e aiutarla nella ricerca. E, insieme, i due scopriranno che la chiave che può finalmente svelare tutti i segreti si trova nello straordinario Pozzo delle Lacrime…