Flint And Mirror Av John Crowley

<p><b>"Crowley is generous, obsessed, fascinating, gripping. Really, I think Crowley is so good that he has left everybody else in the dust."¿Peter Straub<br><br>From award-winning author John Crowley comes a novel that masterfully blends history and magic in <i>Flint and Mirror</i>.</b><br><br>As ancient Irish clans fought to preserve their lands and their way of life, the Queen and her generals fought to tame the wild land and make it English.<br><br>Hugh O''Neill, lord of the North, dubbed Earl of Tyrone by the Queen, is a divided man: the Queen gives to Hugh her love, and her commandments, through a little mirror of obsidian which he can never discard; and the ancient peoples of Ireland arise from their underworld to make Hugh their champion, the token of their vow a chip of flint.<br><br>From the masterful author of <i>Little, Big</i> comes an exquisite fantasy of heartbreaking proportion.</p>