{{2_warrior_daughter.jpg  }} **//WARRIOR DAUGHTER// is a compelling story inspired by the legendary Scathach. Illuminated by the great Celtic fire festivals, it's a fascinating exploration of conflict within a matriarchal society of the 1st century AD, a culturally rich era rarely explored in historical fiction.**

**//'A riveting, powerful and lusty historical novel of Scotland's warrior queens.'//** 

Off Alba's rugged west coast, on the Island of Wings, the sudden death of warrior queen Kerrigen stuns the Danu tribe and her grieving daughters, Skaaha and Eefay. Guided by druid priests, the bereft community looks for a new leader and the dead queen's rival, Mara, steps into the void. As a culture of threat, fear and danger develops, blacksmith Skaaha and warrior Eefay must try to put sibling rivalry aside in defence of their people, the island and its faith.

//**Warrior Daughter** cuts close to the bone of Celtic History// - [[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article6394918.ece|Sunday Times]]

This chilling story of jealousy and revenge charts the early life of Skaaha as she becomes the woman later mythologised in Irish legend as Scathach. Featuring the four druid festivals of Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lunasa, the novel draws on archaeology, anthropology and classical histories to recreate her Pagan culture.


















====== Reviews ======

//'Paisley's evocation of an ancient Celtic fiefdom is a marvellous marriage of imagination and scholarship'// - [[http://www.lep.co.uk/bookreviews/Warrior-Daughter--Janet-Paisley.5364440.jp|Lancashire Evening Post]] - //'a unique and inspiring story that goes far beyond the usual bounds of an historical novel.'//


//'a fantastic historical novel'// [[http://chikune.com/blog/?p=1056|Medieval Bookworm]] - //'a vivid tale'// [[http://nayusreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2009/06/warrior-daughter-by-janet-paisley.html|Nayu's Reading Corner]]

//'an inspiring warrior queen... a rather satisfying matriarchal history'// [[http://living.scotsman.com/books/Book-review-Warrior-Daughter-by.5363845.jp|Scotland on Sunday]]

//'truly visceral... sexy and adventurous tale... weaves a web of love and lust, betrayal and redemption.'// [[http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/book/books/fiction/warrior-daughter-by-janet-paisley-$1305517.htm|In the News]]

//'meticulously researched... fully formed, deeply realised ancient world... a quite riveting read'// - Stirling Observer

//'a thrilling adventure... that asks questions that echo forward to the way we live now.'// - Highland News

//'tangible and touching... Graphic and terrifying... everything about this book is enchanting.'// [[http://www.ospreyjournal.co.uk/4rev2.php|Osprey Journal]]