Brian Boru was a stronger, braver, and wiser than all other men -- the greatest king Ireland has ever known. Out of the mists of the country's most violent age, he emerged to lead his people to the peak of thier golden era.

His women were as remarkable as his adventures. Fiona, the druidess with mysitcal powers. Deirdre, beautiful victim of a Norse invader's brutal lust. Gormlaith, six foot, re-haired goddess od sensuality.

Set against the barbaric speldors of the tenth century, this is a story rich in truth and legen -- in which friend become dadly enemies, bedrooms turn into battlefields, and dreams of glory are finally fulfilled.

Author Morgan Llywelyn recreates all the passion and greed, love and revenge of a long-ago time.