The Shee: Part One of the Changling Trilogy: Volume 1 - Softcover

Sweet, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1450576176 ISBN 13: 9781450576178

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

A sídh ('shee'), or "fairy mound," has been discovered in western Ireland: the oldest artificial structure in the world. When opened, a rash of bizarre and inexplicable events occur throughout the region. A young American anthropologist and his friends try to understand the significance of these events in light of what was found in the shee...and what escaped from it. The Shee is part mystery, part adventure: an experiment in literary magical realism that brings Irish myth to life in a contemporary setting. It is the first installment of The Changeling Trilogy-the epic story of the mythic conflict between the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomhóire, the preternatural agents of order and of chaos, wherein the spatio-temporal universe hangs in the balance.

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About the Author

Dr. Dennis Sweet has a BA in Philosophy and Classical Civilization from Indiana University, and an MA and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Iowa. He has been a student of comparative mythology in general, and of Celtic mythology in particular, all his adult life. In addition to various professional publications, he has two other books to his credit: 'Analects' (poetry and fiction) and 'Heraclitus' (a translation of the work of the ancient Greek philosopher). He has written eight introductions to books in Barnes & Noble's 'Library of Essential Reading' series, and is the recipient of the Lilly Endowment Prize for literature. At present he teaches philosophy and history in Pittsburgh, PA.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1450576176
• ISBN 13: 9781450576178
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 452