Welcome to: Ireland
(We're finally branching off from Rick Riordan books!)
The Tapestry series by Henry H. Neff revolves around the Irish story of Cuchulain (or Cuchulainn, or Cú Chulainn; there are several different spellings available) who is known as the Champion of Ireland. In the series, Cuchulain has been reborn (in a sense) as Max McDaniels, a young boy with special abilities. He is scouted by someone from the magical school of Rowan Academy, where other students with Old Magic in them - though most do not have the sam level of power as Max - go to learn about their abilities. (It's sort of Hogwarts, but more serious and mystical.) When a great evil rises and threatens Max, his roommate David, and all of Rowan, Max and his friends must step up and use their abilities to defend themselves and the people they love.
Not only are these books really cool, they include some interesting mythological tidbits, mostly from Ireland but also from a few other countries/cultures as well. Aside from the legend of Cuchulain, the Scottish warrior woman Scathach is also mentioned and we learn a lot about mythology from the Ulster cycle of Irish mythology. (Irish literature and mythology are classified into cycles. Thank you Irish Lit. class!)
I read this series at least twice when I was in middle school, and it was brought back to mind as I took a college-level Irish Literature course last semester. Some of the class readings mentioned Cuchulain, and seeing the name gave me a sense of deja vu, which led to some searching and eventually I found the Tapestry series once again!
More information about the books in the Tapestry series can be found here:
http://www.henryhneff.com/user/series/
Next up: The United States of America!
The Tapestry series by Henry H. Neff revolves around the Irish story of Cuchulain (or Cuchulainn, or Cú Chulainn; there are several different spellings available) who is known as the Champion of Ireland. In the series, Cuchulain has been reborn (in a sense) as Max McDaniels, a young boy with special abilities. He is scouted by someone from the magical school of Rowan Academy, where other students with Old Magic in them - though most do not have the sam level of power as Max - go to learn about their abilities. (It's sort of Hogwarts, but more serious and mystical.) When a great evil rises and threatens Max, his roommate David, and all of Rowan, Max and his friends must step up and use their abilities to defend themselves and the people they love.
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I read this series at least twice when I was in middle school, and it was brought back to mind as I took a college-level Irish Literature course last semester. Some of the class readings mentioned Cuchulain, and seeing the name gave me a sense of deja vu, which led to some searching and eventually I found the Tapestry series once again!
More information about the books in the Tapestry series can be found here:
http://www.henryhneff.com/user/series/
Next up: The United States of America!
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