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Green Flag: For readers aged 12+. Young adult fiction
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New Friends. Old Enemies. Who can you trust?
Wynter Moorehawke travels alone and unprotected in bandit-infested forests, searching for the rebel Prince Alberon. But many enemies are lurking in the shadows. It seems that every tyrant and zealot who has ever threatened the Kingdom is sending emissaries to meet Alberon. Wynter becomes increasingly nervous of the prince’s intentions.
She is overjoyed when Razi and Christopher re-appear, but where old friends go, old enemies soon follow and Wynter finds herself confronted with the infamous Wolves – the Loups-Garous. It is to Christopher’s adopted people, the Merron, that Wynter and Razi must now turn for sanctuary. But the Merron have sided with their mortal enemy, Marguerite Shirken. What is behind these strange alliances and is Alberon at the centre of it all?
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Contents
Chapter 1: The Crowded Shadows
The Author Speaks
About Into the Grey:
Reading Club discussion points for Into the Grey
Links
The Moorehawke Trilogy website
Celine's personal website
Celine's blog
Cover Gallery: other covers for this book
Praise for The Crowded Shadows
'a completely different book from the one I was expecting and a justifiable criticism might be that the central quest barely seems to have advanced much over the hundreds of pages - but when a diversion can be this enjoyable and stimulating and also flesh out the world and the characters so well, it would be a harsh reviewer indeed who could find it in them not to give this the full five stars' www.thebookbag.co.uk
'Superb follow up to The Poison Throne surpasses the excellent original as the journey of the central trio gets sidetracked; the brilliant character development is paired with some thought provoking points on different cultures' www.thebookbag.co.uk
'Extremely high recommendation, and book three is now pretty much top of my personal 'Most Wanted' list' www.thebookbag.co.uk
'Kiernan’s fantastic sequel to The Poison Throne continues its alternate history of medieval Europe at a thrilling pace. The growth of its three main characters is steady and realistic, the conflicts that face them are brutal and appropriate. Kiernan’s authentic voice translates into a young adult novel that will appeal to a broad spectrum of interested readers.' Romantic Times Magazine
'compelling and complex, romantic and suspenseful, populated by memorable characters and intricately detailed, this impressive middle volume will leave readers demanding the conclusion' US Publishers Weekly
'powerful, page-turning sequel' US Publishers Weekly
'excellent' Irish Independent
'Irish author Celine Kiernan is back with Book 2 of her excellent Moorehawke trilogy, The Crowded Shadows, a cracking theatrical historical fantasy set in medieval Europe' Irish Independent
'a satisfying read' CBI Bookfest Guide 2009
'Ireland’s answer to J.K. Rowling … at the forefront of Irish fantasy writing' Sunday Independent
'This is a book to be read, reread and treasured' Inis Magazine
'The Crowded Shadows more than fulfills the promise of The Poison Throne and the completed trilogy is likely to stand with the best of this genre ... richly imagined cultures and dense, detailed style make her parallel Europe a compelling and utterly convincing creation and her mastery of storytelling and character will have readers reluctant to leave it' Inis Magazine
Reader reviews
This is Sorcha O'Boyle, I e-mailed you a few weeks ago about The Poison Throne because I enjoyed it so much. Well, here's another e-mail beacause I enjoyed CS even more! It came to the bookshop yesterday (I oredered it) and once I came home from school, I did nothing but devour it. I finished it sometime (late) last night and it is almost definate that I have never read a better book. I love the twist with [spoilers removed!]. There's so much emotion in the book, you can feel the aching yourself. Well, I could.
Thank you so much, I remain an avid fan. Sorcha O'Boyle
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