Author: Ruth Frances Long
Genres: Fiction, Children’s
Chasing a thief, Izzy Gregory takes a wrong turn down a Dublin alley and finds the ashes of a fallen angel splashed across the dirty bricks like graffiti. She stumbles into Dubh Linn, the shadowy world inhabited by the Sidhe, where angels and demons watch over the affairs of mortals, and Izzy becomes a pawn in their deadly game. Her only chance of survival lies in the hands of Jinx, the Sidhe warrior sent to capture her for his sadistic mistress, Holly. Izzy is something altogether new to him, turning his world upside down.
A thrilling, thought-provoking journey to the magic that lies just beside reality.
Three things make this a great book. Firstly, the author has populated the book with wonderous characters, that are fresh, believable, memorable, and at the same time most definitely are archetypes. Somehow the author has managed to flesh out archetypes so that the feel like real people. The second thing is the author's choice of locations. Like the characters, the settings are fresh, believable, and memorable. Lastly, the story is good. It is fast paced, kept me guessing until the end, and is full of memorable surprises: I'll never be able to think of an angelic choir the same way ever again.
- John CorriganAn excellent fantasy, with strange but memorable characters set in believable settings…. tense and exciting.
- The Irish Examiner
Author: Ruth Frances Long
Genres: Fiction, Children’s
Chasing a thief, Izzy Gregory takes a wrong turn down a Dublin alley and finds the ashes of a fallen angel splashed across the dirty bricks like graffiti. She stumbles into Dubh Linn, the shadowy world inhabited by the Sidhe, where angels and demons watch over the affairs of mortals, and Izzy becomes a pawn in their deadly game. Her only chance of survival lies in the hands of Jinx, the Sidhe warrior sent to capture her for his sadistic mistress, Holly. Izzy is something altogether new to him, turning his world upside down.
A thrilling, thought-provoking journey to the magic that lies just beside reality.
Three things make this a great book. Firstly, the author has populated the book with wonderous characters, that are fresh, believable, memorable, and at the same time most definitely are archetypes. Somehow the author has managed to flesh out archetypes so that the feel like real people. The second thing is the author's choice of locations. Like the characters, the settings are fresh, believable, and memorable. Lastly, the story is good. It is fast paced, kept me guessing until the end, and is full of memorable surprises: I'll never be able to think of an angelic choir the same way ever again.
- John CorriganAn excellent fantasy, with strange but memorable characters set in believable settings…. tense and exciting.
- The Irish Examiner
Bookouture
September 1st, 2014
Abbey Theatre
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