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THE ANCIENT MAGIC OF IRELAND LET LOOSE IN THE STRINGS OF A HARP.... The wilderness of oak, ash, and thorn that men call the Forest of Andred existed long before the Saxons entered Britain, or Caesar's legions pressed against Kentish resistance, and even before the first iron-using Celts set foot on the island. Here lives the clan of mandrake-the strange, gnarled vegetable folk. Here trods the unicorn, with blue vapor curling softly from nostrils soft as a woman's breast and dainty, precise hooves lethal as maces. Here are the sacred groves long abandoned, where Druids once fed the trees with human blood. Through this forest of sorcery and a society governed by the sword travels Felimid mac Fal, Bard of Erin, descendant of Druids and the Tuatha de Danann-the ancient faery race of Ireland, armed only with his harp and the fierce magical power of his poetry.... No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The main character in Taylor's series, Felimid Mac Fal, is an instantly loveable character. He is a true roguish sort that loves to indulge in the simple pleasures of life: wine, women, gambling and laughter. Taylor does not let his character fall within the common fantasy tropes of being a vessel of absolute good. Felimid possesses a kind of moral ambiguity that we see him struggle with and shape throughout the story.
Keith Taylor spins a wondrous tale in the first book of his Bard series. This book came out when the Fantasy market was beginning to take off and publishers were being flooded with all sorts of rubbish. Taylor roots his hero and the world the hero inhabits in Irish Folklore and Mythology, Arthurian Literary Tradition and numerous other tales and mythologies that have survived from the span of time surrounding the "Dark Ages".
I have an above average background in Medieval Literature and its precursors and I found myself referring to the internet every few pages to clarify a reference the author had made. This reliance on an historically based world instead of one of pure fancy adds to the experience of reading the books. Taylor not only presents the reader with an excellent story but guides the reader into a world of rich cultural significance. After the first book you will find yourself reaching for Google less and less as you become familiar with The Gods and Goddesses of ancient Ireland. ( )