The second novel in this gripping historical fantasy series, set in an
alternate first-century Britain, follows Orla Paorach, freedom fighter
and daughter of a Boudica-like warrior.
Orla! Hurry, girl! You must come with me!
Orla Paorach's life was overturned for the first time when her mother
Voada was beaten senseless, and Orla was taken by Bakir, a minor Mundoan
army officer, as his second wife. Now her world is shattered a second
time: Bakir has died in battle, and so has her mother, now known as the
Mad Draoi of the Cateni.
Orla flees northward to Onglse, the island home of the draoi that is the
center of the Cateni rebellion against the Mundoa. She becomes quickly
embroiled in battle as well as deceptions from both sides of the
conflict, as everyone expects that she's come to take up her mother's
mantle. Those who knew her mother offer their help, but can she trust
any of them? Can she avoid becoming the Mad Draoi herself, lost in the
magic her mother once tried to wield?
An intense, fast-paced novel, A Rising Moon explores trust, courage,
and the deep seduction of power.