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Rachel Nicole Edwards

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Rachel Nicole Edwards is a new novelist raised in the Catawba Valley of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Often inspired by Irish culture and her rich local history, Rachel strives to write stories of accurate historical fact seamlessly blended with fantasy. She was signed at an early age with a publisher. Her first novel was Giollachríst: Lighting the Candle.
Her new award-winning historical fantasy prequel, This World Below, now marks the second in the Giollachríst series. ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 11 ratings · 6 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Lighting the Candle (Giollachríst, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	This World Below (Giollachríst, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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Cuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster

by Lady Gregory

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A Fine and Private Place

by Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author)

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Foam of the Past

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Rachel Edwards liked Reader's review of This World Below (Giollachríst, #2): "I absolutely loved the first book in the Giollachrist series—but this second installment completely blew me away! It builds beautifully on the characters and concepts introduced in the debut, not only preserving their charm but elevating them in mean" Read more of this review »
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Rachel Edwards liked Sophia Kunkel's review of The Orchard: "Wow. This book left me emotional, more so than I have ever been about a piece of literature. Such a wonderfully crafted world built upon history and the author’s own experiences; each character was alive and breathing on the page. I fell in love, gri" Read more of this review »
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Rachel Edwards rated a book really liked it The Biography of the Irish God of the Sea from the Voyage of Bran (700 A. D.) to Finnegan's Wake (1939): The Waves of Manannán (Studies in Irish Literature, 13) by Charles W. Macquarrie	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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