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Children of Danu, the Arrival of Ireland's First Gods (Large Print Edition)
Paperback
Series: Irish Mythology Sagas, Book 1
Literary CriticismMythology & FolkloreFiction Anthologies
Publisher: Aj Carmichael
Published: Nov 22 2025
Pages: 470
Weight: 2.38
Height: 0.95 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Long before Ireland's first kings walked the green hills, before the first stones of Newgrange caught the rising sun, a radiant people descended through fire and mist.
They were the Tuatha Dé Danann-the Shining Tribe-bearers of wisdom, masters of sorcery, heirs of the goddess Danu herself. Their arrival marked the dawn of myth, the birth of Ireland's sacred imagination, and the beginning of a saga that would echo across millennia.
In this sweeping and cinematic Volume One of the Irish Mythology Saga, Allen Carmichael brings the ancient gods of Ireland to life as never before. Drawing from the Lebor Gabála Érenn, early medieval manuscripts, and deep Indo-European mythic structures, The Coming of the Gods restores the Tuatha Dé Danann to their full grandeur-not as quaint fairy-folk, but as luminous beings who shaped Ireland's spiritual landscape.
Step into an Ireland where...
Divine ships burn on the shoreline as otherworldly warriors commit their fate to the island.
Nuada's silver hand gleams on the battlefield of Mag Tuired.
Lugh the Radiant rises, a young god whose mastery of every art alters destiny itself.
The MorrÃgan strides through clouds and ravens, weaving prophecy into war.
The Dagda's great cauldron overflows, promising abundance to all who gather under his protection.
And the gods themselves descend into the hollow hills, becoming Ireland's hidden people-the Aos SÃ, guardians of the unseen world.
This is not a retelling. It is a restoration.
A re-illumination of Ireland's oldest myths in rich, flowing narrative that reads like an ancient epic-cinematic, immersive, and emotionally resonant.
Readers will discover:
- The true origins of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Indo-European myth
- The secrets of their four sacred treasures
- Their cosmic battles against the Fir Bolg and the Fomorians
- The rise of Lugh and the prophecy of sovereignty
- Their metamorphosis into the Sidhe after the coming of the Milesians
- And the deeper meaning behind Ireland's mythology of kingship, land, and destiny
If you love myth, folklore, ancient civilizations, Celtic history, or the sweeping depth of authors like Stephen Fry, Madeline Miller, or Neil Gaiman-this book is for you.
Prepare to enter a world where the divine walked the earth, where Ireland's hills held the footsteps of gods, and where myth was not fiction but a living memory.
Ireland's greatest saga begins here.
Step into the light of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
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