Chronicles of Tairne: Book One

ISBN-13: 9781533355959 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 704 str.

Barbara Boyer

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The rhythm of life in the land of Tairne revolves around Lord Shoban's annual war. Men are trained for battle and women to service as the country bends to fulfill Shoban's lust for blood and wealth. Paranoid and violent, Shoban seeks to manipulate his allies and heirs filling his castle with suspicion and intrigue. Shoban has clear views on Tairne's future, but not all of his sons agree. Some see the truth: under Shoban's rule, Tairne has fallen into oppressive despair.

As heirs fall in and out of Lord Shoban's ever-changing favor, the costs and tensions of endless war mount. Finally, the marriage of Shoban's second son, Gareth, to Lady Rose of Penvale plants the first seeds of hope for a better Tairne.

"Chronicles of Tairne "is a nine book series thatexplores the redemption of love and family from the plagues of trauma, war and fanaticism. As Tairne's ruling family plays its games of political intrigue, a rapidly coalescing monotheistic force rises to the North. This new power seeks nothing less than world dominance and Tairne's army seems the only force equipped to stop it. But the coming of a mysterious and powerful orphan to Tairne may change the world forever.