Site member and author William Russeth has received a super review for his book The Fires of Belenus, a romantic tale, that tantalizes readers with rational portrayals of mythical events found in the CuChulainn and Arthurian legends. We are really looking forward to reading this book.
William has asked
If anyone, by chance, does read the book, I would really be interested to hear if they think I was true to my claim of representing the ancient Celts accurately.
Review from Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction.
Title: Fires of Belenus 4/10/08
Author: William H Russeth
Genre: Historical Adventure/Romance
Length: 377 Pages
Publisher: Wings ePress (Dec 2007)
In Fires of Belenus, William H. Russeth pens an adventurous tale smartly written. You will shiver in the presence of Druids, cower before merciless warriors, and hope in the true spirit of one young man named Eoan. With a little romance to soften this ancient Celtic world, Mr. Russeth weaves a story that is not only entertaining, but surprising in its revealing and intriguing conclusion. I do so want to tell you the ending, but I must refrain. All I can say, is, read the book! You won’t be disappointed.
Reviewed by Lynda Coker, Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction
The RPG Vault have managed to secure an interview with the designers of the Mabinogi Online Role-playing Game. Mabinogi is Nexon’s popular massively multiplayer title based on a world and themes derived from medieval Celtic mythology. Mabinogi is a cell shaded 3D MMO based on an Asian interpretation of Celtic and Welsh mythology. On the surface, the art quite often appears to be pretty or cute, but below it, there are some truly horrendous evils the player must face. The main influence would be an anime style trying to convey a medieval setting, while hiding a dark, concealed world.
Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, goes to live for a year in the underworld, called Annwn, where two kings vie for dominance. Taking the place of one, Arawn, he wins his abiding friendship by besting the other, Hafgan, in combat, thus uniting the domain. Considered a medieval masterpiece and even Wales’ foremost literary work, The Mabinogion begins in this manner. The book is a collection of tales ostensibly about the lives of Welsh royal families whose members are thought to represent pre-Christian gods. These stories, first written down in the 1300s, preserve an oral tradition that dates from centuries earlier. The compilation has been enormously influential. A number of experts believe it gave rise to such enduring figures as King Arthur and Merlin. They also cite it as having furnished the foundation for the fantasy fiction genre that’s so popular today.
We’re proud to announce that the Fiction List has been re-launched!
This page will be found within our Resources section and contains a list of novels, tales and stories that are linked in some way to Celtic Mythology or the world of the Fey. We have simplifed the list so that it is basically a single list, sorted alphabetically by Author - although if an author has written a series of books, those books will still be grouped together.
We have added a new Genre category to the list, so that you have got some idea of what kind of fiction you are looking at. If you would still find it handy to have the list split into several lists, ordered by Genre then we could produce another page to sit alongside this one with the list split up in that fashion.
Let us know if that would be helpful to you. Also, if you’d like to write any reviews for any of these books that you have read, reviews that might help other people in choosing their reading list, we’ll be glad to publish them for you in our blog with full credit, of course.
Oh, and we’re still thinking about producing a non-fiction list
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