What is it really like to be a racer?What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? What sacrifices must a cyclist make to reach the highest levels? What is it like on the bus? In the hotels? What camaraderie is built in the confines of a team? What rivalries? How does it feel to be constantly on the road, aw...

What is it really like to be a racer?What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? How does it feel to be reeled in from a solo breakaway metres from the line? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? How does a domestique keep going to the end of a stage once his job is done and his body exhausted? How does a time-trialist maintain his form when every mus...

"You have no weapons, striapach.""I am the weapon, tuilí."It is 400 B.C. The mist clears, and three triremes glide into the calm waters of the bay in Southern Ériu. On a grass-topped dune, a young girl dances gleefully at the Goddess's gift.The warrior princesses, Brighid and Danu, leap over the vessels' sides into the cold waters and look north towards their ancestral home—the fort of Ráth Na Conall

Blood is the link between humans, demigods, and demons—and is the Blood Queen's domain.Three childhood friends meet in the Scottish Highlands. Two hold secrets. One may be a monster.As Gràinne reached for the still warm heart, tendrils of the red mist preceded her. When they touched the heart, she felt power drawn from the blood. She steeled herself and bit into the organ. Such was the curse of the Blood Queen.Brian...

"It is a king's decision," said Brion."It will not be you who deceives and delivers the lamb to the butcher's block," retorted Eimhir.True evil is a persistent and tenacious beast. Its desire for existence is eternal and insatiable. It needs to infect only one mind for its insidious philosophy to take root and spread.It is 394 B.C. At a remote loch in the highlands of Northern Albu, a priest sacrifices nine innocents. Below the water's surface, a sh...

Sisters squabble. Queens go to war.Ten summers ago, victory brought peace and prosperity to Southern Ériu. Danu and Brighid were celebrated as heroes and saviours. The queens scaled the heights, and there was only one way to go.One twin became overbearing, the other resentful. Pride dug a pit filled with blackthorns between them. They became tyrants, and the kingdom was sundered. The people were left bitter, divided and afr...

Conall II: The Raven's Flight continues to chronicle the story of Conall and Mórrígan and the epic journey of the warriors from Ériu (Ireland).Conall and his brooding queen, Mórrígan, lead over two thousand warriors with their followers across the narrow sea separating Ériu from Albu (Britain). Their quest: the capture of Cassius Fabius Scaeva, the dissolute Roman held responsible for the slaughter of their families.The Ériu ...

"You are a dragon, my lady… Give in to the ridiculous knowledge. You are a serpent and there is no turning back for you**."**Mythology and faerie tales provide comfort and safety for humans and supernatural creatures alike. Facts are dangerous.What if you discovered you were a dragon and the queen-in-waiting of the Dragon Throne? What would you do if challenged by a brother you had never met to a duel to the death for the throne? What if you found ...

"Butter-gold and cruelly hooked, the beak ripped a ragged gash across the newborn's throat."Blacksmith's son, Conall Mac Gabhann's only desire was to follow in his father's footsteps and enjoy a long life with his childhood love, Mórrígan. The slaughter of their parents dashed those dreams. Fuelled by vengeance, both embark on the dark path of retribution.From the ancient forest, two great eagles take wing. With amber-gold eyes,

"Witch!" Tullus gasped."You are not that fortunate, Roman," came the menacing reply."Blood has purchased a fragile peace for Conall and Mórrígan and the close circle of friends they call family. However, allies and enemies alike wonder if the king and queen have lost the thirst for vengeance on those who slaughtered their families. Alarmed, gods, kings, and despots conspire to poke the slumbering fire.Brenn...

Over four hundred years before the birth of Christ, the island of Ériu is a patchwork of feuding kingdoms, vast plains, and frozen bogs. Battle, intrigue, betrayals, and courage are part of life for the Celts who call Ériu home.At the same time, from their underground halls, the mysterious demi-goddesses of the Aes Sídhe seduce brave warriors, turning men into kings and binding them with fearsome geis.Conall Mac Gabhann is content with his ap...

It is 406 B.C. The Gaels tramp battle through the vast forests of Northern Albu and cross the brooding moors and marshes to reach the grain fields of Southern Albu. The majestic stone brochs, crannags and dùin of the north give way to the great hillforts of the South. The Sisters is the third book of the Conall series. In this tale, the fearsome women surrounding Conall take centre stage.A malevolent queen bent on conquering Northern Albu ...