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Daniel Allison

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in The United Kingdom

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https://www.houseoflegends.me

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Fantasy, History, Young Adult

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Myth: Joseph Campbell, Sharon Blackie, Michael Meade, Martin Shaw, Ang ...more

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Daniel Allison is the director of The Song of Oak and Ash. He is an oral storyteller, USA Today bestselling author and creativity coach from Scotland. He hosts the House of Legends Podcast and is the author of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, Irish Mythology: Fionn & The Fianna, Scottish Myths & Legends Vol. I & II, and the mythic fantasy series The Orkney Cycle. His writing has been optioned for film and television production.

Daniel’s Myth Singers: Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship provides a unique course of learning for beginning storytellers throughout the world. He leads mythic immersion retreats in the Scottish Highlands and divides his time between Scotland and Thailand, where he has been exploring Thai folklore traditions.

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Daniel Allison Since publishing Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, I've turned my attention to two ongoing projects: Scottish Myths & Legends II and The Orkney C…moreSince publishing Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, I've turned my attention to two ongoing projects: Scottish Myths & Legends II and The Orkney Cycle: The Spey Queen. I'm on the third draft of Scottish Myths II and about 2/3 of the way through the first draft of The Spey Queen.

The former will definitely be out this year, I'm hoping the latter will be completed and available by winter solstice 2024.

I'm also enjoying coaching my Myth Singers students and working towards my 2024 summer retreat with Candlelit Tales and Danica Boyce. (less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Daniel Allison Ancient Scotland in The Orkney Cycle. I'd listen to stories. …moreAncient Scotland in The Orkney Cycle. I'd listen to stories. (less)

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	Scottish Myths & Legends (Celtic Myths & Legends Retold, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 408 ratings	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
	Irish Mythology : The Children of Danu (Celtic Myths & Legends Retold, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	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
	The Shattering Sea (The Orkney Cycle, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	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
	Finn & The Fianna 4.36 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	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
	Scottish Myths & Legends: Volume II (Celtic Myths & Legends Retold, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Silverborn & Other Tales 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings	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
	The Spey Queen (The Orkney Cycle, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	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

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“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.”
― Zhuangzi, The Butterfly as Companion: Meditations on the First Three Chapters of the Chuang Tzu

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