Four young men and women fell into the magical land of T
ír through a mysterious portal in Ireland - and now the fate of two worlds lies on their shoulders in this 'enthralling' (LA Times) and 'fast-paced, action-packed and truly fantastical journey' (Fantasy Book Review).
Four young men and women fell into the magical land of T
ír through a mysterious portal in Ireland - and now the fate of two worlds lies on their shoulders in this 'enthralling' (LA Times) and 'fast-paced, action-packed and truly fantastical journey' (Fantasy Book Review).
Four young men and women fell into the magical land of Tir through a mysterious portal in Ireland - and now the fate of two worlds lies on their shoulders in this 'enthralling' (LA Times) and 'fast-paced, action-packed and truly fantastical journey' (Fantasy Book Review)
The Tyrant has control of the artefact known as the Fail, and as he strengthena his hold on the forces of dark magic, he now threatens Earth as well as Tir.In a violently dystopian London, Mark has joined forced with Nantosueta to search for the Sword of Feimhin, while on Tir, Alan has mustered a Shee army and is intent taking the fight to the Tyrant - but obstacles obstruct his path at every turn. And Kate, now in the in-between world of Dromenon, finds herself entering the Land of the Dead . . . Day by day and hour by hour, the looming threat grows.'Ryan's grand epic style . . . Passionate and dedicated fantasy fans will find a rich, immersive world and carefully handled characters' Booklist“Undoubtedly the best fantasy novel I've ever read. From the front cover through to the back, Frank P. Ryan has created an epic adventure that just does not stop ! This book is a powerful, outstanding book, a must-read for Fantasy Lovers-- Glenda A. Bixler, Authorsden”
I do enjoy the inventiveness of the author and the spirituality of the themes in the story, this is all counter-balanced by the stark and often brutal violence in some of the scenes Fantasy Book Review on The Sword of Feinhin
Enthralling. Not many books have this cosmic ability Los Angeles Times on The Three Powers Quartet
Ryan's grand epic style . . . Passionate and dedicated fantasy fans will find a rich, immersive world and carefully handled characters Booklist
Strong points include ambitious world-building and a sweeping scope, steeped in Celtic atmosphere and drawing from Irish myth and legend Publishers Weekly on The Snowmelt River
Undoubtedly the best fantasy novel I've ever read. From the front cover through to the back, Frank P. Ryan has created an epic adventure that just does not stop!This book is a powerful, outstanding book, a must-read for Fantasy Lovers Glenda A. Bixler, Authorsden
Sprawling and imaginative . . . It succeeds in its magnificent portrayal of the various strange wonders and horrors that await the young adventurers in Tír Kidsread
It's cleverly crafted, wonderfully woven and all round really does give you something special Falcata Times
It succeeds in its magnificent portrayal of the various strange wonders and horrors that await the young adventurers in Tír Teen Reads
Frank P. Ryan is a bestselling author of fantasy and thrillers, as well as a number of highly acclaimed science and diet books; his work has been translated into a dozen languages. His YA/adult crossover fantasy novels The Snowmelt River, The Tower of Bones, The Sword of Feimhin and Return to Arinn make up the THREE POWERS QUARTET, all published by Jo Fletcher Books. His other fiction includes the thrillers Goodbye Baby Blue and Tiger Tiger; he is also the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed science books The Eskimo Diet (co-authored with Dr Reg Saynor), The Greatest Story Never Told (The Forgotten Plague in the US), about the search for the cure for TB, Virus X, Darwin's Blind Spot (chosen book of the year for the entrepreneur Charlie Munger), Virolution, Metamorphosis and most recently The Mysterious World of the Human Genome.
Frank Ryan was born in Limerick City in Ireland, but was brought up in Clonmel, in the shadow of Mount Slievenamon, the inspiration for The Snowmelt River, until moving to Bolton in Lancashire. After a near-death accident he switched from engineering to medicine, but in his first years at med school he was taken by the writing bug and started his first novel.The Tryant's control of the F
Four young men and women fell into the magical land of Tir through a mysterious portal in Ireland - and now the fate of two worlds lies on their shoulders in this 'enthralling' (LA Times) and 'fast-paced, action-packed and truly fantastical journey' (Fantasy Book Review) The Tyrant has control of the artefact known as the Fail, and as he strengthena his hold on the forces of dark magic, he now threatens Earth as well as Tir.In a violently dystopian London, Mark has joined forced with Nantosueta to search for the Sword of Feimhin, while on Tir, Alan has mustered a Shee army and is intent taking the fight to the Tyrant - but obstacles obstruct his path at every turn. And Kate, now in the in-between world of Dromenon, finds herself entering the Land of the Dead . . . Day by day and hour by hour, the looming threat grows. 'Ryan's grand epic style . . . Passionate and dedicated fantasy fans will find a rich, immersive world and carefully handled characters' Booklist
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