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Shauna Lawless I'm currently working on book 3 in The Gael Song series (plus working on a secret project that I'll hopefully be able to talk more about soon)

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I'm currently working on book 3 in The Gael Song series (plus working on a secret project that I'll hopefully be able to talk more about soon)

I'm also waiting on the edits of book 2 (The Words of Kings and Prophets) to come in - so will be working on that once they arrive. (less)
Shauna Lawless Yes. If you want to read the series - I would read in this order

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
Dreams of Fire
The Words of Kings and Prophets
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Yes. If you want to read the series - I would read in this order

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
Dreams of Fire
The Words of Kings and Prophets
Dreams of Sorrow
The Land of the Living and the Dead
Dreams of Chaos

Dreams of Fire can be read first if you just want to see what my writing is like - there aren't any spoilers as such.
Dreams of Chaos can also be read as a standalone - as it's a prequel story - however if you are reading the whole series, it's best read after the third book(less)
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May 2023 Writing update

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well!

May was another busy busy month, however June is about to get even busier. I’m on deadline – with means my nose must be flat to the grindstone so the manuscript for book 3 is with my editor before I go on holidays.

Wish me luck!

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“What gives you the right to speak—”
“The right?” My voice rose. “The air we breathe gives me the right, the soil beneath my feet. I am born of this land, just as you are.”
― Shauna Lawless, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

“Grief, I supposed, was the death of feeling. And right now, I had nothing to give him.”
― Shauna Lawless, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
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“It’s all a lie. Can you not see it? Christians use the religion to crush those beneath them. Priests and monks take money from those who don’t have any and say the Kingdom of Heaven can be bought for a price. What god allows such things to happen?”
― Shauna Lawless, The Land of the Living and the Dead

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