Fìrinn by E A McLaren

SPFBO7

Avalon, Lyonesse, Hy-Brasil. So many legends of mythical lands... What if the legends speak true? A group of daring seafarers have made a voyage of discovery to Tìr-ùr, the New Land, bountiful, verdant and empty. Just ripe for the taking. That is until they encounter the earthbound, a race possessed of some characteristics that the colonists find profoundly unsettling. Off the coast of this new land, on the fortress island of Tèarmann, a young woman, Fìrinn, awaits her arranged marriage to Amrhan, a charming and fascinating nobleman, newly arrived from the distant homeland. As the only child of Bròn, the leader of the settlers, and Serin, an earthbound woman, Fìrinn is unsure of her place in the world. When she discovers some disturbing truths about her husband-to-be, Fìrinn is compelled to flee Tèarmann seeking refuge with her mother’s people. This is the personal story of a defiant young woman forced to make crucial choices, but it is also a powerful evocation of the natural world in all its aspects, both the joyful and the terrible.

Adult • Fantasy/Mythic, Retelling, and Folklore