Leaves from the Uisneach Tree: Thirteen Short Stories from the Kingdom of Uisneach

by Heidi Hanley

For every story, there are backstories. Leaves from the Uisneach Tree contains thirteen short stories about events in the Kingdom of Uisneach trilogy.

Within these pages, you will appreciate Briana’s struggle to decide what to do with the rest of her life. Find out what caused the irreparable rift between Cailleach and her sister Ealga. Hear Brath’s account of Sigel’s fall from the castle which resulted in the roguish scar on his face. Learn about the pressure Silas was under when he first came to Ard Darach as an inexperienced bard. Experience the anguish and heartbreak that Sigel felt on his honeymoon with Molly. Was there ever really a love triangle between Silas, Grania and Briana? Decide for yourself whether Kieran Winge was the classic bad boy or a victim of his mistakes. Did Leieria Winge die or did she time-travel to the future? Finally, discover the truth about who was responsible for the curse put on Ard Darach.

These stories take you from Maine to Uisneach and to Ireland with all the same beauty and magic as the trilogies with more insight into the hearts and minds of your favorite characters as they tell their version of events alluded to in the Kingdom of Uisneach series. What did Silas of Cedarmara think when he first met Briana? How did Orla Kennedy, the saucy scholar from Ireland, try to make Silas fall in love with her? What sacrifices did the gnomes make to welcome the Mouse of Prophecy? What plans did Gertrude Tollemy hold in her heart for baby Ripparivendar?

Leaves from the Uisneach Tree contains all the mythic adventures of the Uisneach trilogy. Magic and romance flourish in the kingdom, so mount up and join the journey across the Five Blessed Realms.

144 pages, Paperback

Published April 20, 2023

About the author

For Heidi Hanley, reading and writing is like breathing. On her 5oth birthday, she got serious about turning her passion for writing into a goal to publish. The result is The Prophecy, Book One of the Kingdom of Uisneach series. The Runes of Evalon, the second book in the series, is due out in May Heidi lives in New Hampshire beside the Connecticut River with her husband and a Scottish terrier. She has enjoyed a career as a Registered Nurse, Interfaith minister and is currently serving as a Hospice chaplain. When not working, you will find her reading, sneaking away to Maine, or and in the garden with the birds and faeries.