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atasha Newlyn lives in a small sea village in the far west of Ireland, the perfect place for her work. For when this young artist paints, she hears music: a wild, secret symphony of ancient jigs and reels that accompany her stunning watercolor landscapes. But there is someone else who can hear her secret music. Someone unearthly and dangerous. Someone who covets her: Finvarra, the Faerie King of Con-naught. He has decided that she will be his next bride. For Natasha is more than just a beauty: she has a splinter of the old magic within her. But, like many things in the modern world, winning the heart of a mortal isn't as easy as it used to be.
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Praise for Swim the Moon
"Fluently and passionately wrought. Fans of Charles de Lint, and others who relish the music/folklore combination, should be delighted with thie debut fantasy."
--Kirkus Reviews
"By turns tender and tormented, this haunting, lyric Celtic rhapsody on the ancient theme of Selkies makes a bewitching debut novel. Definitely a writer to watch, Brandon has a vivid, original voice, full of poignant longing and haunting echoes."
--Publishers Weekly
"Brandon's first novel tells a compelling tale of one man's encounter with a creature born from wild magic. Recommended for most fantasy collections."--Library Journal
"Swim the Moon takes equal measures of realism, folklore, nightmare, and romance, brings them to a slow boil, and serves up a brew that has something of the power of the old whisky which Richard and Ailish share for a Christmas toast: 'The liquid burned over my tongue and trickled like molten metal down my throat. It was wondrously smoky, rich flavored and strong.... [T]hough I knew whisky didn't really improve once in the bottle, it was the thought of drinking something so old, so precious, that made it wonderful.' Give this book a taste - you may like its flavor."--Locus
The Wild Reel,Paul Brandon,Tor Books,0765308800,Fairies,Fantasy,Fantasy - General,Fiction,Fiction - Fantasy,Ireland,Kings and rulers,Women painters,Fiction / Fantasy / General
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