BEST CELTIC MAGIC/BARD BOOKS (69 books)

Not just Rowling's Beedle or even Shakespeare, Bards are Celtic lore-keepers, poets, musicians, wizards etc., sometimes possessing powers from and/or threatening to the gods themselves! Minstrels/skalds etc. are ok if the flavor is highly European or ancient-Biblical. But even books w/o bards should mention/allude to the classic gods or some of the monsters/archetypes from Atlantis/Europe/Near East myth. (Please save strictly Greek, Norse, or witch/new age/religious stuff for a separate list.)

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1	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,382,495 ratings score: 496, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore by W.B. Yeats 4.02 avg rating — 3,318 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3) by Terry Pratchett 4.06 avg rating — 85,672 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle #1) by Stephen R. Lawhead 4.01 avg rating — 18,152 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) by Susan Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 60,163 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Bard 2 by Keith John Taylor 4.03 avg rating — 115 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Poem for Britain (Bards of Fantasia #1) by S.W. Wilcox (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Torc of Tethera (Chronicles of Tethera #2) by Michael Laird (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Heart of the Earth: A Fantastic Mythical Adventure of Courage and Hope, Bound by a Shared Destiny by Robin Craig Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn #2) by Morgan Llywelyn 4.13 avg rating — 2,423 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Queen of Deceit (Chronicles of Tethera #3) by Michael Laird (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Drink Down the Moon (Jack of Kinrowan, #2) by Charles de Lint (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 717 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Forged Prince (Chronicles of Tethera #1) by Michael Laird (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 5,551 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson 3.84 avg rating — 5,446 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Complete Compleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp 4.08 avg rating — 1,198 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) by E. Gary Gygax 4.29 avg rating — 2,577 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) by David Zeb Cook 4.06 avg rating — 2,455 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Seymour Chwast liked it 3.00 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Druids, Gods & Heroes from Celtic Mythology (World Mythology Series) by Anne Ross 3.80 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Chronicles of Corum (Corum, #4-6) by Michael Moorcock 4.05 avg rating — 1,757 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 17,886 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Spellsinger (Spellsinger, #1) by Alan Dean Foster 3.86 avg rating — 7,526 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 353,091 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Infinity Concerto by Greg Bear 3.87 avg rating — 1,286 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) by Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 100,885 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) by Stephen R. Donaldson 3.72 avg rating — 49,634 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Silver Hand (The Song of Albion, #2) by Stephen R. Lawhead 4.25 avg rating — 7,451 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Champions of the Sidhe by Kenneth C. Flint (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn (Thieves' World, #2) by Robert Lynn Asprin (Editor) 3.86 avg rating — 3,549 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Borderland (Borderland, #1) by Terri Windling (editor) 4.11 avg rating — 981 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Bard of Sorcery by Gerard Houarner (Goodreads Author) 2.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1) by Katherine Kurtz 3.96 avg rating — 7,684 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Chronicles of Amber: Volume I by Roger Zelazny 4.35 avg rating — 3,999 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 3,816 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1) by Patricia A. McKillip 3.98 avg rating — 13,029 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Inharmonic (The Music Maker, #1) by A.K.R. Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Hellboy II: The Art of the Movie by Guillermo del Toro 4.20 avg rating — 136 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Labyrinth: The Movie #2 by Sid Jacobson (writer) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Labyrinth: A Novel Based on the Jim Henson Film by A.C.H. Smith 4.21 avg rating — 5,268 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Fiddler's Talisman: Book One of The Fairy Godmother Diaries by Izolda Trakhtenberg (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Moon Stealers and The Quest for the Silver Bough by Tim Flanagan (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 640 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond 3.79 avg rating — 1,810 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Blood of the Fey (Morgana Trilogy, #1) by Alessa Ellefson (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 293 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Lord Darcy (Lord Darcy, #1-3) by Randall Garrett 4.07 avg rating — 1,145 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Atlantis: On the Shores of Forever (Atlantis: The Antediluvian Chronicles, #1) by Jennifer McKeithen (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Glastonbury and the Grail: Did Joseph of Arimathea Bring the Sacred Relic to Britain? by Justin E. Griffin 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	London: A Spiritual History by Edoardo Albert (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Illustrating Camelot by Barbara Tepa Lupack 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Of Gods and Mortals CELTS: Expanded Rules for Celts in Of Gods and Mortals by Graeme Davis (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Dragon Bard (Dragon of the Island, #4) by Mary Gillgannon (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Celtic Fire and Roman Rule by Bruce Robinson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W.Y. Evans-Wentz 4.09 avg rating — 1,587 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Treasures of Albion I by Elisabeth Waters 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Brave: The Junior Novelization by Irene Trimble 4.02 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld by John Matthews 3.78 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Classic Celtic Fairy Tales by John Matthews (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.28 avg rating — 2,700 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Adapting the Arthurian Legends for Children: Essays on Arthurian Juvenalia (Arthurian Studies (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)), 1,) by Barbara Tepa Lupack (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Song of the Sirin (Raven Son, #1) by Nicholas Kotar (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 620 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Bard's Gift by Meredith Mansfield (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Theoclea (The Delphic Oracle) and Pythagoras in Eleusis and Atlantis by PanOrpheus (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Notes of Magic (The Bohemians, #1) by Jessica Bucher (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Seeing: The Morrigan by Steve Peek (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Dream of Aengus by Joanne Findon 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Saving Tir na nOg (The Chosen Ones, #1) by Kimberly S. Ruff (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Enchanted Swans by Christy Nicholas (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Call of the Morrigú by Christy Nicholas (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Renegades (The Bard from Barliona, #1) by Eugenia Dmitrieva (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 388 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars