The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

Gael Song Trilogy #1

The first novel in a sweeping historical fantasy series where Irish mythology collides with real history.

They believe they’ve wiped us out…

Ireland, 981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead, and his widow, Gormflaith, knows how quickly power slips away in a land where kings rarely die peacefully. Fiercely ambitious for her young son—and for herself—she is determined to survive the brutal game of thrones. But Gormflaith harbours a dangerous secret. She is a Fomorian, one of an ancient, immortal race gifted with fire-magic. Her kind are hunted, despised, and believed extinct—especially by their eternal enemies, the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Fódla is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a healer sworn to protect both her people and the fragile mortal world. Sent to spy on the rising warlord Brian Boru, who dreams of becoming High King of Ireland, Fódla finds a country poised on the edge of chaos. War is coming, and she is desperate to prevent it.

But with Ireland in turmoil and the Fomorians stirring once more, saving mortal lives may demand a price neither side is willing to pay.