LURAY, Va. (MMD Newswire) November 15, 2011 -- Author Liam O'Shiel offers readers the opportunity to travel forward in time to 3953 A.D., the year 999 as reckoned from the founding of the Province of the Twenty Clans of Eirelan, in his new novel, "Eirelan" (ISBN 1463569327). Industrial civilization and its great cities fell to ruin a thousand years ago. As this milestone year approaches, the Province and its Celtic allies in Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Brittany are threatened by an ever-colder climate and by determined, powerful enemies on land and sea.
The fight to defend the Province is led by Conor Laigain, a poet who dreams of peace and a hilltop cabin; his sister Fethnaid, an archer fighting in the Line of Bows who comes to realize that old ideas must change if the Province is to survive; Conor's fiancée Mairin Fotharta, a warship captain in the Province's naval squadron whose sleep is plagued by nightmares of a brutal childhood; and his towering Uncle Padraic, general of the army since the death of Conor's legendary father Domnall. War and music, danger and poetry, humor and philosophy, adventure on the high seas and quiet meals in pubs, tender moments and great spectacles are all elements O'Shiel endeavors to include in the tale.
"'Eirelan' is, at its core, a story of love and loss and of real people fighting not for glory or land or riches but for their culture and for their children's future," O'Shiel says. "I hope that readers will care about Conor, Feth, Mairin and Oran, and will live in their strange and threatening world if only for a brief time."
"Eirelan" is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Author:
Liam O'Shiel is a native of Minnesota who now lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He has played many roles in his life: actor, opera singer, poet, historian, scientist, engineer, lawyer and most recently, farmer. As inspiration for the setting, story and characters of "Eirelan," Liam draws on an abiding love of the Celtic peoples and their ancient and noble heritage.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Liam O'Shiel
Email: highc.king@verizon.net
Phone: 540-692-1590
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