The Land of the Living and the Dead

With war on the horizon in medieval Ireland, everything is at stake for mortal and magical folk alike. The third volume in the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG historical fantasy series. A LoveReading Book of the Year! THE OLD WORLD WILL DIE IN FLAMES. Ireland, 1011 AD. The mortal kingdoms rise up against High King Brian Boru as they seek to wrest his crown from him. Yet the real struggle is between the two magical races of Ireland, the Fomorians and the Descendants, eternal enemies who both seek dominion over the mortal world. Gormflaith, King Brian's queen, remains unmasked as the powerful Fomorian she is. Gormflaith plans to gain mastery over Ireland and destroy the Descendants in one fell swoop... but she cannot do it alone. The Descendants are bitterly divided. Fódla, a Descendant who was once part of King Brian’s inner circle, must use this division to thwart a treacherous plot long in the making – even if it means sacrificing herself. But with other lives on the line, can Fódla reveal the evil in time? As secret schemes come to deadly fruition, the only possible outcome is war. Ireland has bled red and often, but the coming clash will change the course of history for ever. Reviews for the Gael Song series ‘Blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect’ SFX ‘Lawless’s writing is absolutely luminous’ Irish Independent 'Utterly magical and completely captivating' Sarah Underwood 'A fine piece of storytelling' Mark Lawrence

With war on the horizon in medieval Ireland, everything is at stake for mortal and magical folk alike. The third volume in the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG historical fantasy series. A LoveReading Book of the Year! THE OLD WORLD WILL DIE IN FLAMES. Ireland, 1011 AD. The mortal kingdoms rise up against High King Brian Boru as they seek to wrest his crown from him. Yet the real struggle is between the two magical races of Ireland, the Fomorians and the Descendants, eternal enemies who both seek dominion over the mortal world. Gormflaith, King Brian's queen, remains unmasked as the powerful Fomorian she is. Gormflaith plans to gain mastery over Ireland and destroy the Descendants in one fell swoop... but she cannot do it alone. The Descendants are bitterly divided. Fódla, a Descendant who was once part of King Brian’s inner circle, must use this division to thwart a treacherous plot long in the making – even if it means sacrificing herself. But with other lives on the line, can Fódla reveal the evil in time? As secret schemes come to deadly fruition, the only possible outcome is war. Ireland has bled red and often, but the coming clash will change the course of history for ever. Reviews for the Gael Song series ‘Blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect’ SFX ‘Lawless’s writing is absolutely luminous’ Irish Independent 'Utterly magical and completely captivating' Sarah Underwood 'A fine piece of storytelling' Mark Lawrence

The old world will die in flames... Ireland, 1011 AD. Brian Boru is now High King of Ireland. Gormflaith, his queen, instructs their young son in his heritage - but only on his mother's side. For Gormflaith is a Fomorian, a magically skilled immortal. She plots to finally defeat her hated foes, the Descendants, and establish control over Ireland. And if King Brian stands in her way, so much the worse for him... F?dla, a Descendant hiding in the mortal world, must protect her loved ones from their leader, Tomas, who schemes to see the Descendants rule Ireland once more. And F?dla must tread carefully, for she has broken one of the sacred rules of her kind: she is in love with a mortal. As dark endeavours come to fruition, the only possible outcome is war. Ireland has bled red and often... but the coming clash will be a battle for the ages. Strange alliances will form, old defences will fail, and the land will never be the same again. Reviewers on Shauna Lawless' Gael Song series 'Lawless blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect.' SFX 'Lawless's writing is absolutely luminous.' Irish Independent 'Swept me along and refused to be put down.' H.M. Long

The old world will die in flames... Ireland, 1011 AD. Brian Boru is now High King of Ireland. Gormflaith, his queen, instructs their young son in his heritage - but only on his mother's side. For Gormflaith is a Fomorian, a magically skilled immortal. She plots to finally defeat her hated foes, the Descendants, and establish control over Ireland. And if King Brian stands in her way, so much the worse for him... F?dla, a Descendant hiding in the mortal world, must protect her loved ones from their leader, Tomas, who schemes to see the Descendants rule Ireland once more. And F?dla must tread carefully, for she has broken one of the sacred rules of her kind: she is in love with a mortal. As dark endeavours come to fruition, the only possible outcome is war. Ireland has bled red and often... but the coming clash will be a battle for the ages. Strange alliances will form, old defences will fail, and the land will never be the same again. Reviewers on Shauna Lawless' Gael Song series 'Lawless blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect.' SFX 'Lawless's writing is absolutely luminous.' Irish Independent 'Swept me along and refused to be put down.' H.M. Long