Shining Ones: Legacy of the Sidhe, by Sanna Hines
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Shining Ones: Legacy of the Sidhe, by Sanna Hines
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Ever feel you're different from other people? For police officer Tessa Holly, it’s not a feeling; it’s a fact. She can change her body any way she chooses. She will never grow sick or old. Born a descendant of Ireland’s magical Tuatha dé Danann (Clan of Danu), Tessa expects to follow her clan’s Rules in all things—friendships, career, even marriage. But when her brother and a human girl are seized by enemies bent on stealing Danann longevity, the Rules don't help. To rescue the captives, Tessa must rely on a man no one trusts as her guide through cairns, castles and cathedrals of Ireland and Britain in search of her people’s greatest treasures. Along the way, she discovers a power greater than all others. If she uses it, she could save—or destroy—her people.
Shining Ones: Legacy of the Sidhe, by Sanna Hines - Amazon Sales Rank: #31921 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-22
- Released on: 2015-11-22
- Format: Kindle eBook
Shining Ones: Legacy of the Sidhe, by Sanna Hines Review "An entertaining, well-crafted story with unusually complex and entrancing characters."--Kirkus ReviewsWhen 16-year-old Cory sees his girlfriend Lia walk into a cave and vanish, he is better prepared than most teenagers because Cory is Danann, a descendant of the Shining Ones, the Fair Folk of Irish legend. Cory calls his aunt Tessa, a police detective (also Danann), and the two plunge into the passageway...on a sacred quest ordained by the eldest Danann and the Shining Ones....Hines deftly weaves a fascinating tale wrapped around a wide range of strong characters.
From the Author Shining Ones is NOT a children's book. It's intended for teens through adults. (Characters range in age from 15 to 3000+.) The story combines elements I love most: mystery, fantastic abilities, travel, ancient places, a treasure hunt, and characters forced to become their best selves. How they learn to trust and value each other forms the heart of the story. This is true of the villains as well as the heroes. As the Kirkus reviewer said, "She gamelyportrays characters on both sides of the conflict; they're not evil, but drivenby what they think is right, however questionable their justifications may be."
From the Back Cover Cop-shapeshifter Tessa Holly won't ever grow old. Descended from Ireland's fairy race, the Tuatha dé Danann (Clan of Danu), she'll enjoy long life and spectacular abilities. This legacy comes with a price: Her life will never be her own. Tessa's Clan will choose her friends, career and husband. But when her brother and a human girl are seized by ancient Formorian enemies bent on stealing Danann longevity, the Clan goes silent. To rescue the captives, Tessa must rely on a man no one trusts as her guide through cairns, castles and cathedrals in search of her people's greatest treasures. Along the way, she discovers a power greater than any she's known. If she uses it during the final, crucial battle with Formorians, will she save--or destroy--her people?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Ancient Irish battles drop into modern culture! By Patricia A Webb Imagine ancient Irish deities transported into our modern world to recruit modern people into a battle for magical gifts and talents. From the first pages of the book, the reader is vaulted into ancient rivalries, renewed by kidnappings, deceit, and rituals. The story is fast-paced, and the characters are appealing and complex. A reader who is familiar with Irish lore will appreciate the author’s attention to historical detail and imaginative bringing-to-life of well-known characters, but an unfamiliar reader will also be fascinated by the weaving of the story with 21st century culture. I recommend this to anyone who loves fantasy, thrillers, and realistic fiction—this book is the perfect blend of all three!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Ancient Irish rivalries do battle in a modern day setting By Janet L. Souter Rich in Irish folklore and peppered with a complex set of characters, Shining Ones takes the reader from today’s world of smart phones and jet travel to the land of ancient Celtic clan rivalry. The book opens with a kidnapping, followed by deceptions, murder, and a set of unique challenges faced by both shape shifters and their human allies. A fascinating look at Ireland’s landscape, its mythologies and ancient traditions reignited in the Twenty-first century.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Stephen King meets Neil Gaiman By A Customer Imagine if there was a follow up to American Gods. Set in Ireland, Wales and Northern England.Now imagine is it was written by Stephen King. That’s the best description of this book I can think of.I’ve always found King so thoroughly readable. He’s like catching up with an old raconteur friend in a quiet beer garden, somebody you trust can tell a good story that you can relax and chuckle with over their insight into human nature before they hint at the danger tapping at the window pane on the other side of the closed curtains.Gaiman is great at inserting the most human aspects of people into utterly fantastical situations, the big ideas that keep getting bigger, but are grounded by characters so utterly real you’re not sure if they’re based on friends of yours or yourself. He’s like that great teacher from school who could bring to life Classical Rome, Medieval England, Greek Myth and the South Bank of Tudor London and really get you invested to such an extent, you felt like you could write a postcard at the end of the lesson.Gaiman and King are very alike in making the strange completely identifiable. But they are also rather different. With King it’s easy to recognise his characters and place them on the stage he has built for them, to recognise the world he is working within. Gaiman always suggests there’s more to his characters than you will ever know, more to the world than you could ever help to understand.You may completely disagree, so good for you.Sanna Hines brings the muscularity and clarity of King’s prose to the expansive world of Gaiman.This is a story about a group of friends and family, some of whom happen to be faery folk, some of whom know their history and the skills that entails, some of whom are still learning or are completely unaware.On the other side, their Foe, also very faery-like but lacking the mortal longevity.The world in which Ms Hines’ characters frolic is grounded in the modern day but has the rich heritage of Celtic folklore to play with. At no point do you doubt the author’s research, but it never feels like she is giving you some dry lesson verbatim from a well-thumbed school text book. (I learnt most of my Celtic and Faery lore from the comic character Slaine in 2000AD, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – and Gaiman’s version too – and, as every British schoolboy surely has to on fear of being run through with a rapier – the tales of King Arthur I would consume in any medium).The two sides, Foe and Faery, have very different ideas on how to interact with our world, and this leads them into conflict with each other. Both sides have good points to make, and due to their races’ past histories, interactions and adventures, they can’t help but distrust each other leading to thousands of years of intrigue and war.As there is magic, shape-shifting, fantastic skills and enchanted weaponry at hand, these clashes can take many different forms, and Ms Hines handles these battles with incredible aplomb. You can easily follow the action and as you genuinely care for the characters, the stakes are high.And the characters, especially of the group of ‘good guys’, are a joy to be around. Brooding billionaires, arrogant scientists, young cops desperate to do the right thing, teenagers still finding their feet, parents desperate to protect their children, children desperate for their parent’s vindication – they are all very real and miles away from cliché. Even the more divine, powerful characters (that one could call gods, I guess) are rather identifiable, as is the broad cast of supporting characters that pop up to aid or thwart our friends in their quest.And a quest is what it is all about. Four things need to be found to stop the bad guys. But it is so much more than that.As you may be able to tell, I loved this book.There are a few foibles which are just nit-picking. Sometimes the bad guys seem to be just “bad”, but as you get to know them, you realise their pasts and aspirations have twisted them into people they may not want to be. I hope as the series progresses, for this is just the first book, there will be a little more nuance to the Foe.The ending has a lot to do, and due to alternate names for some characters, some of which sound alike or are akin to the names of the magic weapons that people are using, it can become a little overwhelming (or I may have been tired – I couldn’t sleep until I’d finished it). There were some big ideas that didn’t need tidying up if there is a second book coming, and other flags that suggest where the next book will go that felt a little crammed in.But all the characters we care about have their own endings that make sense (it’s a lot more satisfying than that but I want to avoid spoilers.)The cover, whilst beautiful, and the title itself, in my opinion, do not suit the book. They would appear to suggest more a children’s collection of fairy tales than an exciting romp through an epoch-spanning conflict between gods and monsters, magical beings and broken families and a really realistic and touching love story.Ah, the love story. Once again, it would be too spoilery to discuss further but the author doesn’t shy away from the internal dialogue of our lead, the flirting that turns to something deeper, and the associated paranoia as attraction becomes something more.I can’t stress enough how much I enjoyed this book. I usually write notes when I need to review work, but I only managed one page as I was so wrapped up in it. I also don’t generally need to worry about spoilers but this story warrants it so I don’t tread on any other reader’s expectations.It’s hard to believe this is Ms Hines’ second full length work of fiction. 96% of this book is without doubt a 5/5. It’s the tiniest confusion (probably on my part) at the end that knocks is off the perfect 5/5 for me, but it’s an extremely high 4.And finally, apologies for the length of the review, I know you need to get on, but there’s one line I realised I’ve always wanted to read in a novel, but I hadn’t known this until the phrase appeared on the page. If this doesn’t get you, nothing will.“Make haste to the boats!”Well, fair reader, make haste to the Shining Ones. You won’t be disappointed.
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