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Jim Kuenzli
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Excellent overall. Taylor creates quite an adventure for Felimid a bard of Old Ireland. This book of adventures takes place in a fractured Britain after the Romans left. Felimid is quite a character- bard, fighter, lover, and uses ancient forms of magic. Truly a great S&S read from a knowledgeable author.
Excellent antidote to for the doorstopper blues. This is how Celtic-tinged S&S should be written. There are moments of pure poetry in here as well as bloody action. Felimid mac Fal's a hero worthy of standing beside all the other greats from 1970s S&S.
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What a pleasant surprise. This book came out in the very early 80s. I remember my friend, Damien, reading it when we were in the 6th grade. I've seen the book on and off over the decades since then, but--in order to read a bit o'the Irish before St. Patrick's Day this year--I finally grabbed it on Kindle. What a gem! Fun, mystical, good fight scenes, set in the early days of post-Roman Britain; I enjoyed it very much, and I think I'll read the rest. Many good ideas for my RPG games that I (still
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