SHADOWMAGIC
JOHN LENAHAN
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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First published by The Friday Project in 2008
Copyright © John Lenahan 2008
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Source ISBN: 9781905548927
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Version: 2016-08-11
For Finbar, of whom I am exceedingly proud.
Table of Contents
Chapter Thirteen - The Hazellands
Chapter Fifteen - The Reedlands
Chapter Seventeen - The Druid Table
Chapter Eighteen - The Race of the Twins of Macha
Chapter Nineteen - The Castle Beach
Chapter Twenty - The Shadowcasting
Chapter Twenty-One - Aunt Nieve
Chapter Twenty-Two - The Army of the Red Hand
Chapter Twenty-Three - The Return of the Hazellands
Chapter Twenty-Four - The Evil Eye
Chapter Twenty-Five - Mother Oak
Chapter Twenty-Six - Born Ready
Chapter Twenty-Eight - The Choosing
Chapter Twenty-Nine - The Truth, a Second Time
Chapter Thirty - A Time to Bend
Chapter Thirty-One - A Decision
‘How come you never told me I had an aunt?’ That was the first thing I said. I know, my first question should have been, ‘Are you alright, Dad?’ He didn’t look alright. The light was awful, but I could see blood on the side of his face. I’m amazed I didn’t say, ‘What is that smell?’ because it sure stank in there. I’m not talking about a whiffy locker room smell, but the kind of stench that can make it possible to see your breakfast a second time around. Or most obviously I guess I should have asked, ‘Where