{"title":"Shauna Lawless","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-land-of-the-living-and-the-dead","title":"The Land of the Living and the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWith war on the horizon, everything is at stake in this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003escintillating new novel from Shauna Lawless, the next volume in the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG historical fantasy series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE OLD WORLD WILL DIE IN FLAMES...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIreland, 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 now seek dominion over the mortal world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGormflaith, queen of King Brian, remains unmasked as the powerful Fomorian she is. Gormflaith plans to establish control over Ireland and destroy the Descendants in one fell swoop... but she cannot do it alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Descendants are divided, for not all their kind wish to dominate the mortals. Fódla, a Descendant who was once part of King Brian's inner circle, must use this division to thwart treacherous plots that have been long in the making - even if it means sacrificing herself. But with other lives on the line, can Fódla reveal the evil in time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReviewers on Shauna Lawless' Gael Song series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lawless blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSFX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lawless's writing is absolutely luminous.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Swept me along and refused to be put down.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eH.M. 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Heartbroken at parting from young warrior Cuan, and scarred by the destructive power of her enemies the Fomorians, Isolde struggles to find her place in the immortals' world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCuan, nephew to the High King, is growing in fame. Caught between a curse that will destroy him, a desire for revenge, and his love for Isolde, Cuan is offered a new path by a mysterious stranger. But a warrior so close to the king has many enemies, and with Isolde no longer at his side, escaping death a second time may prove impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs war between Ireland's kingdoms continue, Anglo-Norman lords, eager for power, encroach ever further onto Irish soil. 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