Of blood and honey

a book of the fey and the fallen

296 pages

English language

Published Dec. 7, 2011 by Night Shade Books.

ISBN:
978-1-59780-213-0
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OCLC Number:
665138180

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4 stars

3.5 stars. Not at all what I was expecting, but that's not a bad thing. The story is set in Northern Ireland, during the time of the Troubles, and this book covers the years 1972 to 78. In 72, Liam, the protagonist, is falsely accused of being a rioter and at age 16 gets thrown into the jail The Kesh where he finds out the hard way that he is a puca, a shapeshifter. Struggling with this knowledge, he eventually ends up in Belfast with his young wife Mary Kate, as taxi driver by day, and member of the Provisional IRA at night. Something's not quite right with his life, with the beast inside him always threatening to overwhelm him. Little does he know that he is half human, half fey, son of a prince of the Fianna, drawn into a conflict between the Fey and the Fallen Angels. And …

Subjects

  • Fairies
  • Fiction

Places

  • Derry (Northern Ireland)
  • Ireland