Juilene Osborne-McKnight Books In Order

Novels

  1. I Am of Irelaunde (2000)
  2. Daughter of Ireland (2002)
  3. Bright Sword of Ireland (2004)
  4. Song of Ireland (2006)

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Juilene Osborne-McKnight Books Overview

I Am of Irelaunde

St. Patrick of Ireland has been enshrined in myth and history as a benign and beloved figure, a native Irish miracle worker who drove both the snakes and the Druids from his homeland and gently issued in the age of Christianity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Magonus Succatus Patricius ‘Paidrig’ was of Roman heritage; captured into slavery in Ireland at the age of sixteen, he escaped at the age of twenty two. I Am of Irelaunde takes the forty year old Paidrig back to the site of his shame. He is full of anger, and is determined to bring Christianity to Ireland, even if he has to beat it into the ‘lazy, loathesome’ Irish. But something happens to change Paidrig. Something shrouded in mystery and wonder. Long before Paidrig, Ireland had been guarded by a chivalric brotherhood of warriors known as the Fianna. Osian, a leading poet/warrior of the Fianna, has been dead for 200 years. He has come by magic to Paidrig to show him the wonder of Eire. And the stories that Paidrig hears open doors that will win Paidrig’s heart and convert him into the champion of the people he once despised.

Daughter of Ireland

I am the wind which breathes on the water.I am the swell of the sea.I am the light of the sun.I am the point of the battle spear.I am the God who gives fires to the mind. Who announces the ages of the moon?Who speaks to the setting of the sun?I, only I. Aislinn ni Sorar, druid priestess of ancient Ireland, is a visionary. Raised according to the ancient ways and seeking to use her gifts to keep the old magic strong, she has the power to part the mists of time and see events that might shape a nation. But Aislinn’s own past is shrouded in mystery, and her quest to discover that past will bring her pain, as well as true love, and will set in motion a chain of events that will alter both her own future and that of her beloved Ireland. For there is a new spirit upon the land whose presence heralds a rendering and a remaking of this world. His way had been foretold long ago and threatens to change everything. And Aislinn is at the heart of that change. Will she give up everything that she loves to help her people find the true God, or will she turn to the dark forces that threaten to keep the old ways at any cost?Daughter of Ireland continues Juilene Osborne McKnight’s exploration of Irish history, combining fine historical research with skillful storytelling. Her focus this time is none other than Cormac mac Art, ancient and venerated King of Ireland, and the path the Irish people follow to find the one true God. Osborne McKnight has crafted an engaging young hero*ine who chronicles both Celtic mythology and early pagan/Christian theology through her travels, and re creates a world whose conflicts over power, religion, and law are as immediate and far reaching as those same conflicts in our own time.

Bright Sword of Ireland

Third of Osborne McKnight’s vibrant tales of Celtic myths right Sword of Ireland is the third of Juilene Osborne McKnight’s wonderful retelling of cherished Irish folktales. A dedicated researcher into the origins of Celtic myth and legend, Osborne McKnight infuses her stories with passion and romance and really makes her characters come alive. Here, she weaves the story of one who lived in the shadows of the great warrior queen Medb and the fabled hero Cuchulain. Sometimes the biggest part of a tale comes not from the biggest players on the stage. What happens to those who have grown up in the shadow of greatness? Young Finnabair is the daughter of the mighty queen. Not a beauty. Not a warrior. And one who is seen as a pawn for her mother to use as she will. But Finnabair rebels when she sees that her part in her mother’s schemes for power have caused pain and shame to her people. And in doing so, Finnabair embarks on a journey that will change two kingdoms…
and bring her love and loss so great as to break the hearts of the gods.

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