{"product_id":"the-words-of-kings-and-prophets","title":"The Words of Kings and Prophets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisponibilità soggetta a conferma. Tempi di evasione dell'ordine comunicati al momento dell'acquisto.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Gods and Fighting Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Words of Kings and Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e is the powerful new historical fantasy novel by Shauna Lawless.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIreland, 1000 AD.\u003c\/b\u003e Gormflaith is unhappily married to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, and although a queen she struggles with her limited position. As an immortal Fomorian with the secret gift of magic, Gormflaith has a burning desire: to find and destroy the hidden fortress of her sworn enemies, the Descendants, who seek to kill her kind at all costs. She begins to use her magical powers, and discovers she is more skilled than she ever realised... but can she control what she will become?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile Fódla, the Descendants' healer, mourns her banished sister but clings to life as the guardian of her young nephew. She seeks a place of safety for them both, but he has secrets of his own that could threaten everything - and Fódla must do all in her power to keep him hidden away from those who would use him for evil.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When a mysterious man comes to King Brian's court, his presence could spell disaster or deliverance for both Gormflaith and Fódla - and for Ireland herself. For he is Tomas, an ambitious immortal with few scruples - and he will do anything to see his plans become reality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soon, mortals and immortals alike are drawn towards a bitter conflict that could decide the future of Ireland and all her people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReviewers on Shauna Lawless' GAEL SONG series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Gripping and beautiful. A Celtic \u003ci\u003eLast Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e with wild magic and fierce heroines' \u003cb\u003eAnna Smith Spark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eHighlander\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Last Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e... I was hooked from page one' \u003cb\u003eAnthony Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A beguiling blend of fantasy, history, and politics... Every turn of the page ratchets up the tension. To read this novel is to fall into a richly imagined web of lives' \u003cb\u003eD.K. Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Libreria Fiore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54120619868506,"sku":null,"price":21.38,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7382\/1274\/files\/841183482830.jpg?v=1778230721","url":"https:\/\/libreriafiore.it\/products\/the-words-of-kings-and-prophets","provider":"Libreria Fiore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}