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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 a USA Today bestselling author, oral storyteller and podcaster from Scotland. He is the author of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, Scottish Myths & Legends, Finn & The Fianna and The Orkney Cycle: The Shattering Sea, as well as the forthcoming Scottish Myths & Legends Vol. II.

Daniel’s hosts the House of Legends podcast and trains storytellers online through his Myth Singers Celtic Storytelling Apprenticeship. He leads annual mythic immersion retreats in the Scottish Highlands which guide participants towards a living relationship with Celtic and Nordic myth.

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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) 4.18 avg rating — 384 ratings — 4 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 Orkney Cycle: The Shattering Sea 4.26 avg rating — 62 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
	Irish Mythology : The Children of Danu 4.48 avg rating — 50 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
	Finn & The Fianna 4.32 avg rating — 37 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 4.42 avg rating — 19 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

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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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