The Return of Felimid mac Fal by Keith Taylor

The Return of Felimid mac Fal by Keith Taylor PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645402614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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This is the tale of one Felimid mac Fal: vagabond, roustabout, poet—and magician! For Felimid is a poet of the old Irish blood: a fully trained bard of Erin. And his is the sort of poetry that can sing shy dryads out of their trees and dragons into slumber and juggle the fixed round of the seasons as a jester juggles knives. A man who saw the bard's pretty face and the harp on his back might think him a simple minstrel. That mistake could cost him his life. But a woman who saw the bard's pretty face might have other ideas...particularly if she is Gudrun Blackhair, the most notorious pirate on the northern sea! "For lovers of magic, history, and/or swashbuckling adventure, [Bard] is an excellent novel about an earthy and genuinely likeable Irish hero."—Science Fiction Review

The Return of Felimid mac Fal by Keith Taylor

The Return of Felimid mac Fal by Keith Taylor PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645402614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Book Description
This is the tale of one Felimid mac Fal: vagabond, roustabout, poet—and magician! For Felimid is a poet of the old Irish blood: a fully trained bard of Erin. And his is the sort of poetry that can sing shy dryads out of their trees and dragons into slumber and juggle the fixed round of the seasons as a jester juggles knives. A man who saw the bard's pretty face and the harp on his back might think him a simple minstrel. That mistake could cost him his life. But a woman who saw the bard's pretty face might have other ideas...particularly if she is Gudrun Blackhair, the most notorious pirate on the northern sea! "For lovers of magic, history, and/or swashbuckling adventure, [Bard] is an excellent novel about an earthy and genuinely likeable Irish hero."—Science Fiction Review

Bard II

Bard II PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645402626
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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THE RETURN OF FELIMID MAC FAL! This is the tale of one Felimid mac Fal: vagabond, roustabout, poet-and magician! For Felimid is a poet of the old Irish blood: a fully trained bard of Erin. And his is the sort of poetry that can sing shy dryads out of their trees and dragons into slumber and juggle the fixed round of the seasons as a jester juggles knives. A man who saw the bard's pretty face and the harp on his back might think him a simple minstrel. That mistake could cost him his life. But a woman who saw the bard's pretty face might have other ideas...particularly if she is Gudrun Blackhair, the most notorious pirate on the northern sea! "For lovers of magic, history, and/or swashbuckling adventure, [Bard] is an excellent novel about an earthy and genuinely likeable Irish hero."-Science Fiction Review

Bard V: Felimid's Homecoming

Bard V: Felimid's Homecoming PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645402983
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271

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BARD V 'Some say that you are Fergus mac Buthi's grandson, come back from five years' wandering. They say that you are a bard of the third rank... They say that you carry the harp of Cairbre, which is among the Three Remaining Treasures of Erin... I think it is false.' When Felimid mac Fel returns to the land of his fathers, to the glorious shores of Erin, all is not as he left it. The Company of Bards is sullied by members who take advantage of their talents and spread disenchantment among the people – ruining their livelihoods with Satires of Cursing and other such abuses. With the aid of his magical harp, Golden Singer, Felimid easily rebuffs the challenge of one such, Ruarc Sunspear, but the demonic threats of Sunspear's mentor, Dicuil the Fiery, are not so lightly shaken off.

Search for the Starblade

Search for the Starblade PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645406296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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The champion of ancient Ireland—on a quest for blood and magic! A WARRIOR'S QUEST The swordplay of Oghmal, brother to the Queen of the Danans, is celebrated throughout the isle of Tirtangir. Yet nowhere can he find a weapon worthy of his warrior's prowess. Legend has it that a blade fashioned from a fallen star will be indestructible...and will defeat all sorceries and spells. For such a star-stone, Oghmal must leave the shores of ancient Ireland and journey in search of an enchanted island—one which appears only at sunset, shining beneath the sea, or floating in the sky at sunrise. There the secret lies...and peril beyond imagining. PRAISE FOR KEITH TAYLOR'S BARD SERIES: "For lovers of magic, history, and/or swashbuckling adventure, BARD is an exciting novel!" —Science Fiction Review

Lances of Nengesdul

Lances of Nengesdul PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645407837
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183

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He Awoke In A Place That Couldn't Be An acrobat, trick rider, and midget, his world was the circus. This new world of Barcui was a nightmare to him. Bare survival tried him to his limits. Yet he found one amazing compensation. On Barcui, his size was normal. He discovered that among the first men he met . . . the men who carried the deadly . . . LANCES OF NENGESDUL PRAISE FOR KEITH TAYLOR'S BARD SERIES: "For lovers of magic, history, and/or swashbuckling adventure, BARD is an exciting novel!" —Science Fiction Review

The Sorcerers' Sacred Isle

The Sorcerers' Sacred Isle PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645405958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237

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A master of war and a mistress of magic—battling for rule of ancient Ireland! AN ISLAND AT WAR True, they are a strange couple... Cena, noble Queen of the Danans, and Sixarms, savage chieftain of the Freths. Yet a match between them would unite the two tribes and end the fighting that bloodies the island that will someday be known as Ireland. Yet there are plenty among their peoples who oppose the union—and one who would stoop to treachery to prevent it—treachery and magic. PRAISE FOR KEITH TAYLOR'S BARD SERIES: "For lovers of magic, history, and/or swashbuckling adventure, BARD is an exciting novel!" —Science Fiction Review

The Cauldron of Plenty

The Cauldron of Plenty PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 164540627X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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The magic of ancient Ireland—enslaved in the bloody scourge of war! STOLEN MAGIC At last, the enchanted isle of Tirtangir is at peace. Sixarms, mighty chieftain of the Freths, has offered the cauldron of plenty to Cena, Queen of the Danans, so that she may feed her people—and secure the truce. Yet the treacherous foreign ruler, Prince Nemed, knows there is no profit in such peace... His solution: to steal the precious cauldron and gather his armies around Tirtangir, the island that would someday be known as Ireland. Only a handful of swordsmen and sorcerers would dare to fight his savage troops. But fight they must. For the cauldron of plenty must be reclaimed by Midsummer—before all of Ireland drowns in blood! PRAISE FOR KEITH TAYLOR'S BARD SERIES: "For lovers of magic, history, and/or swashbuckling adventure, BARD is an exciting novel!" —Science Fiction Review

Ravens' Gathering

Ravens' Gathering PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645402924
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259

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A POET AND A PIRATE, THEY WERE THE DEADLIEST TEAM ON THE NORTHERN SEAS HE IS FELIMID MAC FAL, once a bard of Ireland. Now he uses his wits and his magic in the service of his lover, the most notorious pirate on the seas of ancient Britain. SHE IS GUDRUN BLACKHAIR, the lusty, legendary pirate chieftain who commands the sorcerous ship "Ormungandr" and numbers the shape-shifting Children of Lir among her crew. Together they've sailed through adventure after adventure, and never known defeat. But Gudrun's many enemies are gathering, and Odin himself will lead them into battle against her. How can a poet and a pirate hope to defeat a god?

Weird Tales 292 (Fall 1988)

Weird Tales 292 (Fall 1988) PDF Author: Darrell Schweitzer
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809532085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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The Fall 1988 issue of Weird Tales showcases the work of Featured Author Keith Taylor and Featured Artist Carl Lundgren. Also includes work by Tad Williams, Alan Rodgers, W.T. Quick, and many more.

Bard

Bard PDF Author: Keith Taylor
Publisher: Bard
ISBN: 9781645402145
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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THE ANCIENT MAGIC OF IRELAND LET LOOSE IN THE STRINGS OF A HARP.... The wilderness of oak, ash, and thorn that men call the Forest of Andred existed long before the Saxons entered Britain, or Caesar's legions pressed against Kentish resistance, and even before the first iron-using Celts set foot on the island. Here lives the clan of mandrake-the strange, gnarled vegetable folk. Here trods the unicorn, with blue vapor curling softly from nostrils soft as a woman's breast and dainty, precise hooves lethal as maces. Here are the sacred groves long abandoned, where Druids once fed the trees with human blood. Through this forest of sorcery and a society governed by the sword travels Felimid mac Fal, Bard of Erin, descendant of Druids and the Tuatha de Danann-the ancient faery race of Ireland, armed only with his harp and the fierce magical power of his poetry....