Why were the mighty Boyne passage mounds abandoned at 2200 BCE?  Changes rocking the Continent reach Eire when marauders invade the island seeking copper and gold. Long bronze knives challenge the peaceful native starwatchers. The young astronomer Boann and her lover, the enigmatic Cian, need all their wits and courage to save their people and their traditions.

Ultimately, tensions on Eire between new and old cultures explode. What emerges from the rubble of battle are the legends of Ireland’s beginnings in a totally new light.

Bending The Boyne draws on 21st century archaeology to show the lasting impact when early Bronze Age mining and trade take hold along north Atlantic coasts. Carved megaliths and stunning gold artifacts, from the Pyrenees up to the Boyne, come to life in this researched historical novel.

Larger than myth, this tale echoes with cult heroes modern and ancient. By the final temporal twist, factual prehistory is bending into images of leprechauns who guard Eire’s gold for eternity. This story appeals to fans of historical fiction, myth and fantasy, archaeo-astronomy, and Bronze Age Europe.

*  Winner, Next Generation Indie Award 2011, historical fiction.

Also a finalist for the Foreword Book Of The Year Awards, to be announced June, 2012.

REVIEWS

…Bending the Boyne succeeds in creating a seamless text where historical research and imagined worlds interweave effortlessly. This is a superb novel that will be of particular interest to readers of historical fiction as well as those with a keen interest in archeology and mythmaking. —Foreword Review

…Thought-provoking and entertaining. —The Irish News, June 2011

…Bending the Boyne is a masterful weaving of myth, prehistory, and modern reality that reads faultlessly. —Nancy Lorraine, Senior Reviewer, MBR Bookwatch

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