Songs of Eirren

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The Songs of Eirren series by fantasy novelist Edith Pattou is made up of two books; Hero's Song and Fire Arrow.

Hero's Song takes the reader on an epic journy through dark-aged Eirren, a parallel to Ireland. Collun is a young man and simple gardener living at peace with his family in their small humble home, but when his beloved sister disappeares, Collun must go in search of her. Along the road he finds himself in the company an aspiring bard, a wizard, a prince of magical beings, and a firey archer with a mission of her own. The journey is perilous, filled with dangerous encounters, but Collun learns the worst is yet to come when soon finds the only way to reach his sister is by killing a beast so horrific, few have seen it and lived to tell the tail.

Fire Arrow, the second edition and sequel to Hero's Song, is the tale of Breo-Saight, better known as Brie, Collun's firey archer companion from the first novel. After witnessing her father's murder she vowed to revenge on his killers. When she finally finds peace with Collun, she is told by a wyl, a magical being with the power to see beyond, tells her where she will find her father's killers. Brie leaves to continue her quest comes across her birthright; an arrow that seems to have a mind of its own. To make matters worse, there is an evil one-eyed sorcerer with a diabolical plan. In her darkest hour of need, Collun comes to the rescue and together he and Brie must stop the sorcerer from carrying out his plan and destroy him, and Brie must learn to keep her thirst for revenge from destroying herself.