Book description
Set against the colorful and magical backdrop of Ireland, THE GREY
HORSE chronicles a time when the Irish people suffered under harsh
English overlords who sought to destroy their culture and way of life.
In the Irish town of Carraroe, a magnificent, completely grey stallion
appears. The horse brings with him the promise of better times and
magical happenings, for he is actually the shape-shifted form of Ruairi
MacEibhir, journeyed to such a time of danger in order to win the hand
of the woman he loves. R. A. MacAvoy is a highly acclaimed author of
imaginative and original science fiction and fantasy novels. Her debut
novel, TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON, won the John W. Campbell Award for
Best New Writer. She has also written the DAMIANO trilogy, the
chronicles of a wizard¿s young son, set during an alternate history
version of the Italian Renaissance; THE BOOK OF KELLS, and TWISTING THE
ROPE, the highly acclaimed sequel to TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON. She is
also the author of the beloved and much-praised LENS OF THE WORLD
trilogy.
