Master of Music: The Bardic Isles Series: Book One - Marla Himeda

Category: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Language: English
Keywords: The Bardic Isles

Written by Marla Himeda
Read by Will Hahn
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Not long after the Druids came to Eire, the Bards mysteriously vanished from the annals of history, fleeing their native shores to begin life on a remote chain of islands … the Bardic Isles. Over two hundred years later, a village boy is born with a gift of music that hasn’t been seen since the exodus from Eire. Not understanding what he possesses, seven-year-old Kaelin is convinced his music is responsible for an unforgivable act.

Suffused with guilt, he plays his homemade flute only in the privacy of the woods and buries it every night before returning home. Four years later, a Master Bard visits the village and plays the music Kaelin played in the woods the night before. To the boy’s shock, no one is hurt by it. When the Master leaves, Kaelin faces a decision … can he bring himself to follow the only person who might be able to free the torturous music within him? And if his music is freed, can he live with the consequences?

Fans of Anne McCaffrey’s “Pern” series and Mercedes Lackey’s “Bardic Voices” will love this book, but you will find no dragons or magical beings within. This is pure, character-driven storytelling, and the only thing that places it in the world of fantasy is the incredible power of music itself.

Unique in the fantasy genre, it is also a first-of-a-kind audiobook, with music of the Bardic Isles that’s vividly described in the book, all of which was composed by the author. Enjoy your trip to the Bardic Isles!