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A five star review on Amazon
Highly engaging (please click the linked headline to be taken to the original review on Amazon)
By Abrach on August 13, 2015
Format: Kindle EditionReading this book reminded me of a poem called "Outlaws" by Robert Graves:-
For though creeds whirl away in dust,
Faith fails and men forget,
These aged gods of fright and lust
Cling to life yet.
Old gods almost dead, malign,
Starved of their ancient dues,
Incense and fruit, fire, blood and wine
And an unclean muse.
Banished to woods and a sickly moon,
Shrunk to mere bogey things,
Who spoke with thunder once at noon
To prostrate kings.
I enjoy the way Ms Garcia has breathed life into these aged gods of fright and lust, and brought them into modern times, where they are confronted by the excesses of humanity:- pollution of the oceans, oil drilling platforms, overfishing, etc.
I also enjoy the way she has taken the folk tales of the Gaelic heartland, where I had the good fortune to be born, and has spun a very engaging story of Selkies, Kelpies, Water Imps, and a host of other mythical creatures which were believed to inhabit this ancient land.
Of course nobody believes in that sort of thing nowadays. At least not in the well-lit towns and villages of the Celtic lands. But when you're camping out in the hinterland, and the only light you can see is from the stars, well somehow it doesn't seem quite so fanciful then.
Like all good fantasy, "Selkies" has one foot in reality and the other in folk-lore, and a third - this is fantasy, remember - firmly planted in the elements.
I look forward to the next book in the Selkies series.
Highly engaging (please click the linked headline to be taken to the original review on Amazon)
By Abrach on August 13, 2015
Format: Kindle EditionReading this book reminded me of a poem called "Outlaws" by Robert Graves:-
For though creeds whirl away in dust,
Faith fails and men forget,
These aged gods of fright and lust
Cling to life yet.
Old gods almost dead, malign,
Starved of their ancient dues,
Incense and fruit, fire, blood and wine
And an unclean muse.
Banished to woods and a sickly moon,
Shrunk to mere bogey things,
Who spoke with thunder once at noon
To prostrate kings.
I enjoy the way Ms Garcia has breathed life into these aged gods of fright and lust, and brought them into modern times, where they are confronted by the excesses of humanity:- pollution of the oceans, oil drilling platforms, overfishing, etc.
I also enjoy the way she has taken the folk tales of the Gaelic heartland, where I had the good fortune to be born, and has spun a very engaging story of Selkies, Kelpies, Water Imps, and a host of other mythical creatures which were believed to inhabit this ancient land.
Of course nobody believes in that sort of thing nowadays. At least not in the well-lit towns and villages of the Celtic lands. But when you're camping out in the hinterland, and the only light you can see is from the stars, well somehow it doesn't seem quite so fanciful then.
Like all good fantasy, "Selkies" has one foot in reality and the other in folk-lore, and a third - this is fantasy, remember - firmly planted in the elements.
I look forward to the next book in the Selkies series.
