Not long after the Druids came to Eire, the Bards mysteriously vanished from the annals of history, fleeing their native shores to begin life on a remote chain of islands … the Bardic Isles. Over two hundred years later, a village boy is born with a gift of music that hasn't been seen since the exodus from Eire. Not understanding what he possesses, seven-year-old Kaelin is convinced his music is responsible for an unforgivable act. Suffused with guilt, he plays his homemade flute only in t...

From an award-winning fantasy author and avid musician comes the fascinating sequel to Master of Music, winner of the 2024 IPPY Audiobook of the Year award, and 2023 IAN Fantasy Book of the Year award. Cry of the Kestrel is the second book in "The Bardic Isles Series."Gifted with the power of the Bards of ancient Eire – a power not even he understands – Kaelin is given the golden opportunity to learn from the other four Masters of the Bardic Isles...

THE HARP’S TRUE, CELTIC NAME SWIRLED INTO HIS MIND. IN PURE EXULTATION, CYRAL SHOUTED IT INTO THE WIND. “MARCACH GAOITHE!” RIDER OF THE WIND.From an award-winning author and lifelong musician and composer comes the third novel of The Bardic Isles Series.Over two centuries before the birth of Kaelin, the Bardic Order in Eire is at its zenith and the Gift is prevalent, the possession of Bards and Masters who know and understand its p...