As an enchanting mesmerizing story, I couldn't put the book down. As a book that is now part of my reference library, I found the historical Druid practices, descriptions, and information to be invaluable and enlightening. I bought the book as a companion to Ellen's first novel, Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journey. The book is excellent even if you haven't read her first novel; as a follow-up sequel, it is terrific. The Druid Isle satisfies that desire to continue on with Ethne's journey that you w..
This book is the sequel to and continues to follow the lives of the druid healer Ethne and the warrior Ruadh years after the first book took place, as well introducing the new characters of Aife, their foster-daughter who is studying to be a druid, and Lucius, a young monk with a mysterious past. The story itself is detailed and well told, with strong charcterization and a fast paced story. The reader is quickly swept up in the lives of the four main characters, as well as several minor charcters, and the..
Druid Isle wasn't a bad book but I had a hard time believing that the Druids knew about the workings of the Chakra system. And yes, I read the essay at the end on why they might know about it. But I really felt it was a bit of stretched. However I did enjoy most of the story line.But the whole section while AĆfe was Druid Isle could been so much better. And that was the part I was looking forward to read the most, instead it read more like a new age book. I wish the author had stuck to more traditional Dru..