Sons of Macha — John Lenahan

A Lord of the Rings for the 21st century. Only a lot shorter. And funnier. And completely different.

A KINDLE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013

The thrilling final part of the Shadowmagic trilogy.

When Conor returns to the Real World with Brendan and Ruby he tries to settle back into a normal life, but shortly after he arrives he is arrested for kidnapping a police officer. That police officer being Brendan.

Accused by the FBI of being a terrorist, Conor tells his interrogator the truth: how he is really the heir to the throne of Tir Na Nog, a place where the trees can talk; that he has fought alongside imps and banshees against leprechauns and brownies; and that he is in love with a feisty young princess.

Naturally, no one believes him, until that princess turns up to rescue him and take him back to Tir Na Nog. And when he gets there he finds he needs to team up with Essa, Araf and Taun for one final quest, a quest which will decide is ultimate destiny.

Thrills and wisecracks abound in this fitting finale to the Shadowmagic series.

Reviews

‘If Percy Jackson were to be hurled across dimensions into Middle Earth, you might hope to see a story like this one evolve.' Mark Robson, author of the Dragon Orb and Imperial Spy books

About the author

John Lenahan is a popular TV magician who became the first person in 85 years to be expelled from the Magic Circle. He has had a prime time BBC1 TV show called ‘Secrets Of Magic' and also a BBC2 series ‘Stuff The White Rabbit'. He was the voice of the toaster in ‘Red Dwarf' and has made guest appearances on numerous variety shows. He has toured with Jack Dee, Lenny Henry and Victoria Wood. Shadowmagic was an award-winning podcast novel prior to being signed to The Friday Project.