The Isles of the Blest
by Morgan Llywelyn
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The mighty Connla is weary from the tiresome and bloody battle fought in the name of his father, Conn, and his land, Erin. Willingly, he lets himself become intoxicated by the surreal beauty of a fairy-woman who offers to take him to a faraway, forbidden land where all his desires will be fulfilled. He welcomes the opportunity to be away from the gruesome war that has consumed his life for so long, but what price will the warrior pay to be in a land void of death, loss and pain? Does the show more pleasure of the company of the stunning stranger outweigh the price he must pay to remain in THE ISLES OF T show lessTags
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Author and historian Morgan Llywelyn was born in New York City to Irish parents. As a teenager, she moved to Texas and by the age of sixteen was showing horses at championship levels throughout the United States. She made the shortlist for the United States Olympic Team in Dressage in 1976, but did not make the team. She also modeled for show more Neiman-Marcus and was a dance instructor for Arthur Murray. She writes historical novels that deal with her Celtic roots and is recognized as an expert in early Irish history and folklore. Her first novel was The Wind from Hastings, but she is better known for her second novel Lion of Ireland: The Legend of Brian Boru, which was published in 1980 and has never been out of print. In 1990, she started writing for children and young adults. She won the 1991 Irish Children's Book Trust Bisto Award for Brian Boru and the 1993 Bisto Award in the Historical Fiction category and the 1993 Reading Association of Ireland Award for Strongbow: The Story of Richard and Aoife. She also writes short stories and has co-authored two fantasy novels with Michael Scott. She currently lives in Ireland. (Bowker Author Biography) Morgan Llywelyn is the bestselling author of Lion of Ireland, Brian Boru: Emperor of the Irish, 1916, and Druids. She lives in Dublin, Ireland. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Original title
- The Isles of the Blest
- Original publication date
- 1989-06
- People/Characters
- Connla; Blathine; Conn of the Hundred Battles; Coran; Connla's mother; Ronan (show all 13); Declan the Healer; Daire of the Swift Horses; Cormac Mac Airt; Derforgall; Finvarra; Whimsical; Fiachna
- Important places
- Ireland; Hill of Usna; The Isles of the Blest
- First words
- Below the hill of Usna, the plain spread out like a multicolored mantle in every shade of green and gold.
- Quotations
- The ocean is everything. All the land is merely an interruption in the sea.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3562 .L94 .I75 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
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