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Brianag: The Blood Queen Chronicles
Blood is the link between humans, demigods, and demons—and is the Blood Queen’s domain.
Three childhood friends meet in the Scottish Highlands. Two hold secrets. One may be a monster.
As Gràinne reached for the still warm heart, tendrils of the red mist preceded her. When they touched the heart, she felt power drawn from the blood. She steeled herself and bit into the organ. Such was the curse of the Blood Queen.
Brianag is the sequel to The Blood Queen. It is 384 B.C. Ten years have passed since Sidheag’s execution. Gràinne Ni Fearghal, the Blood Queen, has ruthlessly consolidated her grip on the eastern tribes and reigns as High Queen. Meanwhile, her daughter imprisoned in a gilded cage grows in beauty and power and terrifies her guardians—the demigods of the Aes Sídhe. She must escape. Her grandma, the powerful Sídhe, Mongfhionn, agrees.
Brianag trembles at two how will her mother receive her, and can she be redeemed?
Sidheag, was not the only Blood Drinker. Two others, Áine and her daughter, Leannán want vengeance for Sidheag’s death. Both claim to be Sidheag’s mother. Yet is Sidheag dead?
Can Cassán, Dùn Brion’s king, control his temper and work with the demigods to defeat the Blood Drinkers? Will the beast known as the Hound destroy every living being with three barks or will the ancient Cait People awaken and intercede?
Content The Blood Queen Chronicles contains scenes of sex and violence appropriate to the time it is set in (400 B.C.). It is not recommended for readers under 16 years of age without parental agreement.
Three childhood friends meet in the Scottish Highlands. Two hold secrets. One may be a monster.
As Gràinne reached for the still warm heart, tendrils of the red mist preceded her. When they touched the heart, she felt power drawn from the blood. She steeled herself and bit into the organ. Such was the curse of the Blood Queen.
Brianag is the sequel to The Blood Queen. It is 384 B.C. Ten years have passed since Sidheag’s execution. Gràinne Ni Fearghal, the Blood Queen, has ruthlessly consolidated her grip on the eastern tribes and reigns as High Queen. Meanwhile, her daughter imprisoned in a gilded cage grows in beauty and power and terrifies her guardians—the demigods of the Aes Sídhe. She must escape. Her grandma, the powerful Sídhe, Mongfhionn, agrees.
Brianag trembles at two how will her mother receive her, and can she be redeemed?
Sidheag, was not the only Blood Drinker. Two others, Áine and her daughter, Leannán want vengeance for Sidheag’s death. Both claim to be Sidheag’s mother. Yet is Sidheag dead?
Can Cassán, Dùn Brion’s king, control his temper and work with the demigods to defeat the Blood Drinkers? Will the beast known as the Hound destroy every living being with three barks or will the ancient Cait People awaken and intercede?
Content The Blood Queen Chronicles contains scenes of sex and violence appropriate to the time it is set in (400 B.C.). It is not recommended for readers under 16 years of age without parental agreement.
357 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2025
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About the author
David H. Millar
10 books185 followersBorn in Belfast, Northern Ireland, internationally published author, David H. Millar is the founder, owner, and author-in-residence of ‘A Wee Publishing Company’—a business that seeks to promote Celtic literature, authors, and art.
Millar moved from wet Northern Ireland to Nova Scotia, Canada, in the late 1990s. After ten years of shovelling snow, he decided to relocate to warmer climates and settled in Houston, Texas. Quite a contrast!
An avid reader, armchair sportsman, and Liverpool Football Club fan, Millar lives with his family and Bailey, a Manx cat of questionable disposition known to his friends as “the small angry one”!
Millar is the author of the five volume, ancient Celtic-based, Conall series. Recently published, The Dog Roses is a spin-off from the series.
Millar moved from wet Northern Ireland to Nova Scotia, Canada, in the late 1990s. After ten years of shovelling snow, he decided to relocate to warmer climates and settled in Houston, Texas. Quite a contrast!
An avid reader, armchair sportsman, and Liverpool Football Club fan, Millar lives with his family and Bailey, a Manx cat of questionable disposition known to his friends as “the small angry one”!
Millar is the author of the five volume, ancient Celtic-based, Conall series. Recently published, The Dog Roses is a spin-off from the series.
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June 19, 2025
Brianag, the second installment in The Blood Queen Chronicles by David H. Millar, is a sweeping Celtic fantasy that picks up ten years after the climactic events of The Blood Queen. The story centers on Brianag, a half-human, half-sídhe daughter of the formidable Blood Queen Gràinne, who has spent a decade in magical exile among the demigod Aes Sídhe. As Brianag wrestles with her identity, legacy, and explosive powers, tensions rise in the mortal realm where wars loom, alliances shift, and her mother’s empire teeters on a knife’s edge. The novel interweaves politics, prophecy, family drama, and supernatural intrigue into a richly imagined and deeply emotional tale.
I couldn’t put the book down. Millar’s writing is lyrical but gutsy, not afraid to dive into the visceral, the painful, and the raw. He blends myth and history with such ease that it feels ancient and modern all at once. Brianag is a deeply complex character, furious, powerful, aching for connection, and I felt for her in ways I didn’t expect. The dynamics between mother and daughter, layered with betrayal and sacrifice, are heartbreaking and, honestly, hit hard. The politics and battles are brutal and real, yet the quieter moments, like the grief, the longing, the flashes of tenderness, are what really stayed with me.
That said, this book demands patience. The cast is sprawling, the Gaelic names thick on the tongue, and the narrative hops through multiple perspectives with dense world-building. Yet the payoff is worth it. Millar doesn't spoon-feed; he trusts the reader to keep up, and that trust pays off in emotional depth and an epic payoff. I appreciated that. He writes like a storyteller around a fire, pulling you in with every twist and turn, every whispered threat and tender betrayal.
Brianag is a brutal, beautiful saga of power, identity, and redemption. It’s not for the faint of heart or those craving a breezy read. But for lovers of deep fantasy steeped in Celtic lore, political intrigue, and morally gray heroines, this is gold. I’d recommend it to fans of Guy Gavriel Kay, Madeline Miller, or readers who wanted more darkness and depth from Game of Thrones. Come for the queens and gods, stay for the heartbreak.
I couldn’t put the book down. Millar’s writing is lyrical but gutsy, not afraid to dive into the visceral, the painful, and the raw. He blends myth and history with such ease that it feels ancient and modern all at once. Brianag is a deeply complex character, furious, powerful, aching for connection, and I felt for her in ways I didn’t expect. The dynamics between mother and daughter, layered with betrayal and sacrifice, are heartbreaking and, honestly, hit hard. The politics and battles are brutal and real, yet the quieter moments, like the grief, the longing, the flashes of tenderness, are what really stayed with me.
That said, this book demands patience. The cast is sprawling, the Gaelic names thick on the tongue, and the narrative hops through multiple perspectives with dense world-building. Yet the payoff is worth it. Millar doesn't spoon-feed; he trusts the reader to keep up, and that trust pays off in emotional depth and an epic payoff. I appreciated that. He writes like a storyteller around a fire, pulling you in with every twist and turn, every whispered threat and tender betrayal.
Brianag is a brutal, beautiful saga of power, identity, and redemption. It’s not for the faint of heart or those craving a breezy read. But for lovers of deep fantasy steeped in Celtic lore, political intrigue, and morally gray heroines, this is gold. I’d recommend it to fans of Guy Gavriel Kay, Madeline Miller, or readers who wanted more darkness and depth from Game of Thrones. Come for the queens and gods, stay for the heartbreak.
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