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The book 'an Trodai' has combined two novellas and a novel touching on several generations of a family of warriors in medieval Ireland. This Historical Fiction novel begins with a Viking attack on a small village in Connaught in 893 AD and ends with the death of the founder of the Irish Clann, MacLaoghaire, in 1042 AD.
Set against the real backdrop of battles for power, the story follows the main characters Scolai, Daigh, Laoghaire, and Conall as they fight for the Dal gCais leaders, Lorcain, Cennetig and Brian. This epic saga blends action and loyalty as Ireland's future hangs in the balance.
John Breen Wren is the author of thrillers, mysteries and historical fiction. John began writing fiction in 2009. To Probe A Beating Heart, his first novel, was published in 2011 with subsequent releases of 'Killing His Fear' and 'Darryl's Reunion'.
These were followed by the 'an Trodai' trilogy which has been re-published as the single book, 'an Trodai'.
Wren's first three releases look beyond murder and mystery into how the world and personal experience influence human nature and behavior. 'Darryl's Reunion' has been adapted as a screenplay and is currently being considered by a number of production companies.
Wren has also written several short stories, a science fiction novel and another thriller, 'No Questions / No Lies'.
'an Trodai' by John B. Wren
A raiding Norse pirate rapes a young girl in 9th century Connacht, Ireland, and leaves her for dead. Shamed by her pregnancy and wanting a life without the label of Norse for her child, Ceara makes her way south to Ceann Coradh. On her journey, she has a dream about Scathach, a mythical warrior woman. Ceara dies giving life to her son, Scolai, and the story of her dream will follow her son and his heirs for centuries to come.
Scolai grows up to be a Dal gCais warrior in the service of Lorcain, the King of Tuadmumuh.
His son, Daigh, and his grandson Laoghaire follow in his footsteps to become Dal gCais warriors.
Conall, the son of Laoghaire, is a true warrior, called a giant by some due to his size and might, and known to be a ferocious fighter with both his axe and sword. His skill with his weapons, combined with a violent temper, frightens friend and foe alike as he becomes known across the island.
A great warrior, Conall is a man who knows peace, battle, anger, loss, then peace again. The cycle continues as he fights under the banner of a king who unites his nation, and after the death of the king, Conall rises to lead his family-his tribe-through difficult times and establishes a clan that will endure.