"Josh Langston and Barbara Galler-Smith have written a magnificent
epic – richly detailed, exciting, dramatic, and compelling. This is the
debut of a major writing team; don't miss it." – Robert J. Sawyer,
Hugo Award-winning author of "Hominids"
"DRUIDS is a
very fine fantasy novel that cries out for a sequel or a series. Rhonwen and Orlan are characters I want to spend more time with." – Mike
Resnick
DRUIDS
For 500 years, Europe was ruled by the Celts, a powerful race who
believed acts of nature were omens of the gods, where nobility was
earned and where honor was valued above life. The most revered were the
Druids: bards, healers, judges, and seers. A special few protected the
secrets of ancient Earth magic.
Rhonwen, a passionate young healer, must forge a path through a land
being ravaged by the war with Rome. Haunted by an oath of vengeance, she struggles against betrayal and gambles her life on an arcane healing
magic from distant Gaul.
Mallec flees from his ferocious warrior tribe to become a scholar at
the great center of druidic learning. His training fails him when he
discovers an ancient rite for immortality. Once mastered, he must
protect the knowledge from those who thirst for its power and are bent
on his destruction.
Celt against Roman — two civilizations larger than the continent they share. One must yield forever. Can druid magic endure the onslaught of Roman legions? Can the wisdom of nature survive Rome's lust for
conquest? Who are the barbarians in a world where power and ambition
mean more than honor and sacrifice?
