The Druids' Daughter: Forbidden Magic
Forbidden Magic
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4.9 • 11 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Readers have likened 'The Druids' Daughter - Forbidden Magic' as a cross between'Harry Potter' and 'The Mists of Avalon!' The feisty main character - Regan - has been described as 'A female Harry Potter - on steroids!'
This inspiring book successfully combines adventure, fantasy, history, mythology, humor and pathos. It is sure to please children and adults alike.
Regan, a chieftain's daughter in Ireland's ancient past, has enjoyed a carefree childhood, secure in the love of her clan.
But there is something in her history of which she is unaware - a sacred promise placed upon her at her birth. When Regan discovers that her destiny is to be sent away to live with the Druids, she is angry. When she learns she is to go with the Lord Druid of the greatest faery shee in the whole land, she is frightened too, for this is a place spoken of in hushed voices. A place of mystery. A place of peril. A place of Magic.
There is only one way to escape her fate - to pass through the terrifying Ordeal of the Rowan. Alone, she must journey to the Otherworlds, and face her deepest fears.
Customer Reviews
Magic !
The very first thing I did after reading the last page of this story was to turn to page one and read it again. I wanted to
confirm my wonder in this the most exciting piece of literature to come my way in some considerable time.
we are led back in time almost three thousand years where a rebellious girl ‘Regan’, a high born daughter of a Celtic tribal Chief is about to leave her childhood behind and pass into maidenhood. How refreshing in this age of dominance of the Fantasy/Magic genre to have a story grounded in historical reality rather than the extraordinary. But the reader is about to receive an lightening shock as chapter ten changes from the Bronte mode to the Bradbury fantastical while still managing to retain a close connection with it’s historical beginnings.
The author has researched her subject well, it’s setting in ancient Ireland which I felt could have been expanded with even more detail provides the back ground for Regan’s developing personality and the destiny into which she was born.
The tale is full of symbolism and can be read on many levels. Those familiar with the subject matter of Celtic mystique and the occult will find the use of the birds, the magical Stones, the journey to the abyss and the otherworld which Regan must undertake in order to fulfil her quest, a fantastical trip worthy of meditation. One feels that much of the author’s own psyche and experiences enter into the tale on many occasions.
The story however also stands alone as a great read for the book lover be they twelve years old or eighty and who merely seek a tale to pass a pleasurable hour or two with, their enjoyment is guaranteed.
forbidden magic
highly recommend!
Fantastic
I've never been a huge fan of the genre and this book has started an obsession. Can't wait to hear the rest of the story. Fantastic read!