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Gorse by Sam Horton

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Gorse

The Eythin Legacy (Related to this series)

Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Publish Date
12 September 2024
Run Time
13 hours 49 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Fantasy
Rating
5.0 (1 review)

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Cornwall, 1786.

For years, the villagers of Mirecoombe have turned to their Keeper, the old and battle-scarred Lord Pelagius Hunt, mediator between the worlds of men and fey, for help. But this is a time of change. Belief in the old ways, in the piskies and spriggans, has dimmed, kindled instead in the Reverend Cleaver’s fiery pulpit. His church stands proud above the mire; God’s name is whispered, hushed, loved. And now, death stalks Mirecoombe on the moor. There are corpses in the heather. There is blood in the gorse.

Nancy Bligh is determined to do what Pel will not: maintain the balance between the fey and the human world, be the Keeper that he refuses to be. Blessed with natural sight, friend to spriggans, piskies and human locals of Mirecoombe, Nancy has power that Pel never had and never lets her use. But as Mirecoombe falls into darkness, perhaps her time has come.

A poignant and lyrical examination of faith, love and grief, Gorse asks what do we choose to believe, and how does that shape who we are?

User Reviews

Book 5.0

Narration 5.0

  • 5.0 5.0

    I enjoyed this book very much, the magic, the "Little Folk", the folklore of the moors. A very well thought out, hugely entertaining story.

    ClareR 2024-11-13

Details

Author
Sam Horton
Narrator
Catrin Walker-Booth
Duration
13 hours 49 minutes
Release Date
12 September 2024
ISBN
9781004169238
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Genre
Fantasy
Rating
5.0(1 review)
Narration
5.0(1 review)

Synopsis

Cornwall, 1786.For years, the villagers of Mirecoombe have turned to their Keeper, the old and battle-scarred Lord Pelagius Hunt, mediator between the worlds of men and fey, for help. But this is a time of change. Belief in the old ways, in the piskies and spriggans, has dimmed, kindled instead in the Reverend Cleaver’s fiery pulpit. His church stands proud above the mire; God’s name is whispered, hushed, loved. And now, death stalks Mirecoombe on the moor. There are corpses in the heather. There is blood in the gorse.Nancy Bligh is determined to do what Pel will not: maintain the balance between the fey and the human world, be the Keeper that he refuses to be. Blessed with natural sight, friend to spriggans, piskies and human locals of Mirecoombe, Nancy has power that Pel never had and never lets her use. But as Mirecoombe falls into darkness, perhaps her time has come.A poignant and lyrical examination of faith, love and grief, Gorse asks what do we choose to believe, and how does that shape who we are?

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