The Veil (Fianna Trilogy) - Softcover

Chance, Megan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1503945723 ISBN 13: 9781503945722

Publisher: Skyscape, 2015

Synopsis

Great stones crack and split. Storms will tell and the world is changed...

Seventeen-year-old Grace has found the archdruid who can teach her to use her power as the veleda—the priestess prophesied to save Ireland. But nothing is as it should be. The archdruid is a dangerous fairy, and Grace can’t learn the spells, no matter how hard she tries. Something is wrong...but what?

Meanwhile, gentleman Patrick Devlin and warrior Diarmid Ua Duibhne both struggle with their love for Grace, their duty to their warring brotherhoods, and their support of Ireland. And New York City is in chaos with protests, immigrant gangs, and police crackdowns. The only hope for the future is the ancient ritual, just weeks away, in which Diarmid must take the life of the girl he loves.

Secrets, legends, and prophecies collide in an explosive finale that will save the world—or destroy it.

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About the Author

Megan Chance is the award-winning author of several adult novels, including Bone River, and The Fianna Trilogy for young adults: The Shadows, The Web, and The Veil. A former television news photographer with a BA from Western Washington University, Megan lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at www.meganchance.com.

From School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-Chance and narrator Karen Peakes team up again for the final installment in this trilogy, which provides an eclectic mix of romance, Irish folklore, family drama, and mystical fantasy. Grace has found the archdruid who can teach her to use her power to save Ireland, but Grace just can't learn the spells, and the time for the ritual is rapidly approaching. Peakes easily transitions among Grace's light, high-pitched speaking voice; the deeper, New York-accented boy-next-door Patrick; and the dashing baritone of Irish folk hero Diarmid, as well as secondary characters and a host of supernatural creatures. Lovely folk music is added in throughout, further rooting the story in its time and place. This trilogy has become increasingly more mesmerizing largely due to the perfect combination of carefully detailed text, empathetic characterization, masterful editing, and, of course, entrancing narration. VERDICT Fans of the previous volumes will be deeply satisfied to learn how everything turns out for Grace and company.-Shari Fesko, Southfield Public Library, MIα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyscape
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1503945723
• ISBN 13: 9781503945722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366