Conall II: The Raven's Flight
continues to chronicle the epic journey of the warriors from
Ériu
(Ireland).
Conall Mac Gabhann and his brooding queen, Mórrígan, lead over two thousand warriors together with their followers across the narrow sea that separates Ériu from
Albu
(Britain). Their quest: the capture of Cassius Fabius Scaeva, the dissolute Roman patrician held responsible for the slaughter of their families.
The Ériu encounter human, natural, and supernatural foes and friends. At the mercy of the
aes sidhe
, a race of demi-goddesses who demand that he fulfill an ancient geis, Conall is named as the "Hand of the Goddess" and given the instrument that will crush the
Na Daoine Tùrsach
-a tribe of fanatical, blood-lusting priests.
They battle fierce northern tribes: the
Aos na Coille
, whose one-eyed king, Drostan Ruadh, opposes their presence as do the
Na Mèadaidh
led by the sly Finnean Mac Sèitheach. Not all are enemies. The
Aos an Fhithich
offer their support, although it too comes at a price.
Heroes and villains from myth, legend, and history converge in this saga set in the vast ancient forests, treacherous bogs, snow-capped mountains, and mysterious lochs of Scotland some four hundred years before the birth of Christ.