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Bard VI: Sunspear
Dicuil, the fiery archdruid who was a terror to northern Erin, had perished. The bard Felimid mac Fal had undone him. Although Dicuil’s protege and pupil, Sunspear, still lived and had sworn vengeance on Felimid, the bard did not fret greatly. He expected Sunspear’s own vanity and excess of ambition to bring him down, and ignored him for three years.
Family matters, and his renewed bardic training, held his attention now, but to ignore Sunspear was a mistake. His avowed foe had not fallen. Ruarc Sunspear had risen to power and glory, a king to be reckoned with in the north, promising to renew the ancient splendours of a legendary royal seat and drive the Christians from Erin. A mighty warrior, splendid in appearance, a man other men followed, a magician who could command fire elementals, a personage with a gift for domination and management, he now daunted even the great northern dynasty of the Uí Néill. Not even Sunspear’s natural gifts seemed enough to explain that.
Indeed, it had been a mistake to ignore him.
Now Felimid would have to travel north and correct it, his allies a scarred seeress, a ragged band of monks, and a shape-changing selchie, or see Erin burn in red warfare...
Family matters, and his renewed bardic training, held his attention now, but to ignore Sunspear was a mistake. His avowed foe had not fallen. Ruarc Sunspear had risen to power and glory, a king to be reckoned with in the north, promising to renew the ancient splendours of a legendary royal seat and drive the Christians from Erin. A mighty warrior, splendid in appearance, a man other men followed, a magician who could command fire elementals, a personage with a gift for domination and management, he now daunted even the great northern dynasty of the Uí Néill. Not even Sunspear’s natural gifts seemed enough to explain that.
Indeed, it had been a mistake to ignore him.
Now Felimid would have to travel north and correct it, his allies a scarred seeress, a ragged band of monks, and a shape-changing selchie, or see Erin burn in red warfare...
- GenresFantasySword and Sorcery
290 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 10, 2025
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Keith Taylor
113 books65 followersKeith Taylor is the true identity of the million plus selling author behind the pen names Aya Fukunishi and K A Taylor, who toiled for years writing bizarrely popular romance novels while he secretly longed to return to his true calling: explosively awesome post-apocalyptic fiction.
Keith hails from the rainy suburbs of Manchester in the north of England. He lives with his wife, Otgontsetseg, and splits his time between Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Bangkok, Thailand. He survives on a diet of meat, cheese, beer and cigarettes, and he probably shouldn't still be alive.
For news about upcoming releases, sales and various other nonsense you can follow Keith on Facebook or subscribe to his mailing list.
Keith hails from the rainy suburbs of Manchester in the north of England. He lives with his wife, Otgontsetseg, and splits his time between Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Bangkok, Thailand. He survives on a diet of meat, cheese, beer and cigarettes, and he probably shouldn't still be alive.
For news about upcoming releases, sales and various other nonsense you can follow Keith on Facebook or subscribe to his mailing list.
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July 11, 2025
Our favorite bard, Felimid Mac Fal, is back for a sixth book of sword and sorcery delight. I really do miss the amount of action and world scope of the first 4 books, as both books 5 and 6 take place only in Ireland. And of course nothing compares to Felimid and Gudrun Blackhair’s relationship. I miss her so. Nevertheless, this is a very well written piece concluding the remnants from book 5. Keith Taylor is a living legend in the genre, and I highly recommend this book and the entire series that started in 1981. Wow 44 years and going for this series!
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