The Only Song Worth Singing
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- USD 9.99
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- USD 9.99
Descripción editorial
"Dawn's experience as a music writer comes through in her vibrant, authentic portrayal of the band's sound and interpersonal dynamic. This fresh spin on favorite urban fantasy tropes will delight fans of Charles de Lint. "—Publishers Weekly
Childhood friends Patrick, Ciaran, and Malachi would've been happy to play music for coins on the streets of Dublin, but when their sound – a blend of traditional tunes and rock styling – lands them a record deal, they also get their first tour of America. As they gather fans, however, they also get the attention of three sídhe, fairies straight out of Irish tradition who play by their own rules.
Mal finds himself beleaguered by a prankster whose malicious tricks make him think he's losing his mind, while Ciaran falls hard for a hanger-on whose primal sexuality saps the life from him. Patrick can save them – if he's willing to trust the superstitions he learned during a painful childhood he thought he'd left behind long ago.
But the only thing that matters more than music to Patrick? His friends.
The Only Song Worth Singing is an upmarket mythic novel about blood, craic, and rock and roll. Set in the 90s at the height of the Celtic rock boom, it should appeal to fans of Alex Bledsoe and Alice Hoffman alike.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dawn (Tune In Tomorrow) offers a potent and propulsive blend of Irish legend-inspired urban fantasy and Celtic rock. In 1996, the rock band formed by childhood friends Patrick, Ciaran, and Malachi heads from Dublin to the U.S. for its first international tour. While wandering the streets of Boston late at night, each member separately meets a different oddly familiar stranger who speaks to them in Irish and magically interferes with their future. Mal refuses to engage with the stranger and soon is plagued with bad luck; Patrick, who was raised on legends he no longer believes in, gets some much longed-for answers about his peculiar, difficult childhood; and Ciaran makes a deal to exchange his life force for musical talent beyond his wildest dreams. As he steadily grows thinner, weaker, and more dependent on this mystical stranger, it's up to Patrick and Malachi to figure out exactly what manner of creatures have found them and how to save Ciaran's life. Dawn's experience as a music writer comes through in her vibrant, authentic portrayal of the band's sound and interpersonal dynamic. This fresh spin on favorite urban fantasy tropes will delight fans of Charles de Lint.
