The Iron Tree

<p>Jarred a young man of the desert people longs to know the history of his mysterious father who departed years earlier leaving behind a token - an amulet for Jarred that he has worn always. Some say it brings more than a bit of good luck his way for no harm has ever befallen the boy.</p><p>The young man journeys into the world to seek his fortune and perhaps along the way find news of his father. In his travels he will come to a place so unlike his own as to boggle his mind--a region of immense tracts of waterways and marshes where the very air seems to teem with magic and a people surrounded by creatures fey and not with enough strange customs and superstitions to make his head swirl.</p><p>And to the beautiful Lilith a woman who will haunt his dreams and ultimately steal his heart...who perhaps can provide a key to his heritage.</p><p></p><p>Author's Note: </p><p>Do you love to become lost in fantasy realms where every object tradition and belief is meticulously crafted from the ground up? Then settle in. 'The Iron Tree' isn't a fast-paced romp across familiar fantasy landscapes. Instead it's a deep immersive dive into a magical pre-industrial society.</p><p>You'll discover a world built not just on epic plotlines but on the details that make a society feel real. That's why you might find a football described as 'a goat-skin stuffed with fibrous material'. Sound a bit over-accurate and nerdy? That's because it is. Grounding the story in culturally relevant terms offers a richer more authentic experience.</p><p>If you enjoy intricate world-building and deep-seated lore you will find your home among the people of Tir.</p><p></p><p>CRITICAL REVIEWS:</p><p>'Cecilia Dart-Thornton exhibits strong and authentic evidence of having visited some of the more exotic comers of Faerie . . . Crucially for readers she proves she's able to bring the unicorn back alive netted in golden prose . . . Dart-Thornton conjures up her world of Tir in the luminous yet hard-edged manner of Jack Vance and Mary Gentle.'</p><p>~ THE WASHINGTON POST</p><p></p>