Manannan Trilogy Series by Michele McGrath

Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B00BNVLQZ8Manannan McLir flees from a blood feud with his wolfhound, Shea. He is observed by a young Celtic girl, Renny. Her father, Oshin, searches for the stranger but McLir vanishes. Rumours circulate about McLir’s magical healing powers. Renny is caught in a storm on the top of a cliff, which collapses. She lies until McLir finds her and takes her to his sea cave. He treats her injuries, but she cannot be moved until she is better... moreLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B00BNVLQZ8Manannan McLir flees from a blood feud with his wolfhound, Shea. He is observed by a young Celtic girl, Renny. Her father, Oshin, searches for the stranger but McLir vanishes. Rumours circulate about McLir’s magical healing powers. Renny is caught in a storm on the top of a cliff, which collapses. She lies until McLir finds her and takes her to his sea cave. He treats her injuries, but she cannot be moved until she is better. One night, McLir goes into a trance and predicts the future. His life and Renny’s are interlinked. Renny returns home to find her mother ill. She wants McLir to help her, but everyone is terrified of Oshin. McLir leaves. When her mother is dying, Renny sends a friend to McLir. He comes and shows them how to make a cure using a crude form of penicillin. Lughnasa approaches, a traditional time for marriages. Keir, a man Renny hates, asks for her. When Renny refuses, Keir takes it badly. He follows her and says that he will have her through rape, a recognised type of bonding in their society. As he tries to rape her, McLir arrives and intervenes. Keir vows vengeance on them both. Renny begs McLir to take her away with him. She is frightened to go back to the village because she knows Keir will try again. Reluctantly McLir takes her with him. Renny loves McLir, but he will not sleep with her when she offers herself to him. She is hurt and humiliated.McLir enables Renny to look into the future for herself. She sees a scarred man, her father’s death in battle and a fiery wheel. The scarred man is Edan, the son of a Viking and a Celtic mother. Posing as a metal worker, he is spying for his father, who needs land to settle. Renny’s home is fertile and sparsely defended, ideal for the Vikings. Edan knows about McLir’s blood feud and sends a message to McLir’s enemy, Sétanta. Edan injures his ankle and Renny finds him helpless on the mountain. McLir and Renny care for him. Edan is grateful and regrets sending his message. Renny and Edan become attracted to each other but, one day, he vanishes. Shea tracks him to the shore, where he is meeting the invading Vikings.Will they be able to warn the people? What will happen to Renny's family. Will Manannan escape again? Will Renny and Edan find each other again? less

Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B00DG1BU1S“But who am I? What am I? Why does any mention of my father arouse such fear?”“Because you're a witch, like your father and his mother before him.”Terrified of her father's powers if she comes to harm, Niamh's uncle arranges a marriage for her far away from her family home but she never arrives. On the journey, her horse throws her into a swollen river which carries her away... moreLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ASIN: B00DG1BU1S“But who am I? What am I? Why does any mention of my father arouse such fear?”“Because you're a witch, like your father and his mother before him.”Terrified of her father's powers if she comes to harm, Niamh's uncle arranges a marriage for her far away from her family home but she never arrives. On the journey, her horse throws her into a swollen river which carries her away.When she is rescued, she can no longer remember her name or anything about her past life. No one comes to inquire after her, so her rescuers decide to send her to the High King for help.Near the High King's stronghold, Viking raiders come upon the party and Niamh finds herself on a ship bound for unknown lands, the property of the warrior, Olaf. He keeps her with him and, little by little, she finds herself falling in love with him.But the future holds danger for both of them. Olaf's former lover, Kolgrimma, tries to kill Niamh. Olaf is seriously wounded in battle. Seeking help to heal him of his wounds, Niamh and Olaf journey to meet the Red Lady, Renny, and Niamh's father Manannan.˃˃˃ Will Olaf and Niamh be able to Manannan in the country that will one day be called Wales?Can the 'magician' heal him of his wounds?Will Niamh ever find happiness and peace?˃˃˃ An Irish Sea SagaJourney through ancient Ireland, the Isle of Man and Wales.Set in the year circa 800 AD.˃˃˃ The sequel to Manannan's MagicWatch for the third book in the trilogy, Emer's Quest, coming soon. less

This is an alternate-cover edition for B00JLTH4XM.Box Set of best-selling novels.Travel back in time to an age where knowledge was magic and people roamed the seas looking for a better life.This box set contains three novels set in the countries around the Irish Sea in the ninth century. They follow the fortunes of a family, Manannan, his daughter, Niamh, and his granddaughter, Emer. All three possess the ability to see into the future, which leads them into strange adventures... moreThis is an alternate-cover edition for B00JLTH4XM.Box Set of best-selling novels.Travel back in time to an age where knowledge was magic and people roamed the seas looking for a better life.This box set contains three novels set in the countries around the Irish Sea in the ninth century. They follow the fortunes of a family, Manannan, his daughter, Niamh, and his granddaughter, Emer. All three possess the ability to see into the future, which leads them into strange adventures.These books are: Manannan’s Magic, Niamh of the Golden Hair and Emer’s Quest.Manannan's Magic: Fantasy winner UK Authors Opening Pages Competition 2008“My enchantments are only the magic of the earth itself and the things that grow. I heal not harm. I repeat, "you have no need to fear me.”“You won't turn me into a frog, will you?”“I prefer you the way you are,” he replied with a smile.Manannan McLir escapes his enemies and finds sanctuary, for a little while, on the Isle of Man. Both feared and urgently needed, he uses his skills and the strange knowledge from the East to cure wounds and sickness.Among his patients is Renny, a young Celtic girl who falls in love with him and is witness to a terrifying experience one night. As he tells her later,“My visions are the only true magic I possess, and this knowledge must be kept a deadly secret, otherwise my life, and perhaps yours, is in peril.”These visions predict the future, for other forces are stirring in this Year 800. When the Vikings invade, bringing with them Manannan’s bitterest enemy, a great battle takes place and Manannan must escape from the island. But he is surrounded and only cunning, not magic, can help him now.Niamh of the Golden Hair:“But who am I? What am I? Why does any mention of my father arouse such fear?”“Because you're a witch, like your father and his mother before him.”Terrified of her father's powers if she comes to harm, Niamh's uncle arranges a marriage for her far away from her family home but she never arrives. On the journey, her horse throws her into a swollen river which carries her away.When she is rescued, she can no longer remember her name or anything about her past life. No one comes to inquire after her, so her rescuers decide to send her to the High King for help.Near the High King's stronghold, Viking raiders come upon the party and Niamh finds herself on a ship bound for unknown lands, the property of the warrior, Olaf. He keeps her with him and, little by little, she finds herself falling in love with him.But the future holds danger for both of them. Olaf's former lover, Kolgrimma, tries to kill Niamh. Olaf is seriously wounded in battle. Seeking help to heal him of his wounds, Niamh and Olaf journey to meet the Red Lady, Renny, and Niamh's father Manannan.Will Olaf and Niamh be able to Manannan in the country that will one day be called Wales?Can the 'magician' heal him of his wounds? Will Niamh ever find happiness and peace?Emer's Quest:Sail to Staffa, Skye, Iona, the Isle of Man and even the Faeroe IslandsEmer has inherited her grandfather Manannan's ability to dream about future events. Foreseeing that her father, Olaf, will be shipwrecked on Staffa, Emer tries to stop him sailing but she is too late. Persuading her friends to go after him, they rescue one of his companions but Olaf has already been sold as a slave. A trader, Atli, discovers Emer's ability to dream and promises to rescue her father if she will marry one of his sons and use her gift for the good of his family. Olaf is found on the Faeroe Islands and returned home. Now Emer must keep her oath and marry Hari, who does not want her. She dreams that Hari will be burnt alive aboard the fireship carrying his dead father. Will her dream come true? Can she rescue her husband? Will they find anywhere to live in peace? less