Captives

By Barbara Galler-Smith
Published by Hades Publications
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Published: May 15, 2011
Words: 137,956 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781894817912

Short description

Cast into slavery, two Druids must escape and protect an ancient magic from one who would abuse it.

Extended description

As the spiritual heart of his clan, seer Druid Mallec is trusted and adored by all around him. Continuing to wonder at his past visions of a dark haired woman, his attentions shift to a series of calamities overtaking his people. Mallec struggles to understand why they have lost their gods favour, unaware of the untimely resurrection of the evil Driad Dierdre, and her plans for his ultimate downfall.

Meanwhile, healer Driad Rhonwen, Mallec’s dark haired vision, remains in slavery passing from bad master to worse. Repeatedly punished for her resistant nature, but kept alive for her healing skills, Rhonwen survives, unaware of her intertwined fate with Mallec and the betrayal that will soon cast him into chains.

----- (Read more) As the spiritual heart of his clan, seer Druid Mallec is trusted and adored by all around him. Continuing to wonder at his past visions of a dark haired woman, his attentions shift to a series of calamities overtaking his people. Mallec struggles to understand why they have lost their gods favour, unaware of the untimely resurrection of the evil Driad Dierdre, and her plans for his ultimate downfall.

Meanwhile, healer Driad Rhonwen, Mallec’s dark haired vision, remains in slavery passing from bad master to worse. Repeatedly punished for her resistant nature, but kept alive for her healing skills, Rhonwen survives, unaware of her intertwined fate with Mallec and the betrayal that will soon cast him into chains.

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Praise for DRUIDS, Book One in The Druids’ Saga

“DRUIDS is a very fine fantasy novel that cries out for a sequel.” — Mike Resnick, Hugo and Nebula winner

“Josh Langston and Barbara Galler-Smith have written a magnificent epic — richly detailed, exciting, dramatic, and compelling. This is the debut of a major writing team; don’t miss it.” — Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of “Hominids”

“...epic tale of love, loss and betrayal.”
— Bitten by Books

“This is such a terrific book! It combines historical fiction with fantasy to deliver a
spellbinding story of love, war, revenge, and magic. I couldn’t put it down!” — Shelfari

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About Barbara Galler-Smith

Author Barb Galler-Smith resides in Edmonton with her fabulously supportive husband, John, and two Yorkies. She’s a member of Edmonton’s Cult of Pain writers group, and
mentors a group of emerging writers called “the Scruffies”. Barb is also an editor of OnSpec magazine.

About Josh Langston

A graduate of Georgia State University with a degree in Journalism, Josh’s writing tastes quickly shifted away from non-fiction. His short stories have been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies. When not writing fiction, Josh develops multi-media presentations about Georgia’s past for historical societies around the state.
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Tags

historical, novel, romans, celtic, druids

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