‘I am going to work the most powerful magic that has been worked in this land since it was first made.’

And the magic begins.

Lir, Lord of the Sea, has taken a second wife, Aife; Aife is consumed with jealousy of Lir’s four children and she is determined to be rid of them. The children cannot be killed, but using extraordinary supernatural powers Aife lays a terrible enchantment upon them — one that will last 900 years…

In this retelling of the famous Irish legend, Michael Scott captures all the beauty and mystery of this superb story.