Realm of the Hare
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Boudicca Moriarty never thought she would become a child warrior or that she would have to fight to save her mother's life. Yet leaving behind the quiet world of her young life after her mother's strange disappearance¸ she finds all of this will come to pass. Boudicca moves in with her Irish grandparents in the small cottage farm and there finds a mysterious locket containing a tiny book. This leads her to join forces with a wild hare called 'Finn'¸ they travel to the ancient world of the Ullauns¸ in the nearby Killarney National Park. Here she joins a group called the Ullaunites¸ a band of child warriors¸ who are the last defenders of Nature from the Regnum¸ a dark army led by Mustela¸ who craves Nature and the power of its secrets.
Both sides in this war seek the Child of Bears¸ a collection of seven books that hold the secrets of the Universe. One of these seven books is in Boudicca's silver locket¸ and thus joins a war that has been raging for numberless eternities¸ crowded with treachery¸ intrigue and magic.
To survive this war and to find her mother¸ Boudicca must leave behind her childhood¸ become an Ullaunite warrior and do her utmost to protect Nature¸ before all is lost to the Regnum.
A must-read book for our times. Realm of the Hare by debut author¸ Micheál Lovett¸ challenges us to reflect on humanity's failings with nature whilst taking us on a rip-roaring¸ action-packed¸ magical adventure. -- Nola Smith¸ author of Enough is Enough
An atmospheric and strikingly lyrical fantasy tale that draws inspiration from a variety of mythologies in an allegorical exploration of humankind's destruction of nature. -- Children's Books Ireland
Available in EPUB and Kindle versions.
This title is published by Dixi Books Publishing and distributed by Untreed Reads.
Boudicca Moriarty never thought she would become a child warrior or that she would have to fight to save her mother's life. Yet leaving behind the quiet world of her young life after her mother's strange disappearance¸ she finds all of this will come to pass. Boudicca moves in with her Irish grandparents in the small cottage farm and there finds a mysterious locket containing a tiny book. This leads her to join forces with a wild hare called 'Finn'¸ they travel to the ancient world of the Ullauns¸ in the nearby Killarney National Park. Here she joins a group called the Ullaunites¸ a band of child warriors¸ who are the last defenders of Nature from the Regnum¸ a dark army led by Mustela¸ who craves Nature and the power of its secrets.
Both sides in this war seek the Child of Bears¸ a collection of seven books that hold the secrets of the Universe. One of these seven books is in Boudicca's silver locket¸ and thus joins a war that has been raging for numberless eternities¸ crowded with treachery¸ intrigue and magic.
To survive this war and to find her mother¸ Boudicca must leave behind her childhood¸ become an Ullaunite warrior and do her utmost to protect Nature¸ before all is lost to the Regnum.
A must-read book for our times. Realm of the Hare by debut author¸ Micheál Lovett¸ challenges us to reflect on humanity's failings with nature whilst taking us on a rip-roaring¸ action-packed¸ magical adventure. -- Nola Smith¸ author of Enough is Enough
An atmospheric and strikingly lyrical fantasy tale that draws inspiration from a variety of mythologies in an allegorical exploration of humankind's destruction of nature. -- Children's Books Ireland
Available in EPUB and Kindle versions.
This title is published by Dixi Books Publishing and distributed by Untreed Reads.