The Druid, Jeff Wheeler
The Druid, Jeff Wheeler
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The Druid

Author: Jeff Wheeler

Narrator: Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2022

Synopsis

An abandoned child becomes a singular inspiration to the mythology of Muirwood in an epic series by Jeff Wheeler, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Muirwood and Kingfountain novels.Eilean was born a “wretched”—a lowly foundling raised by the Aldermaston of Tintern Abbey. Then she’s chosen to assist in establishing the new abbey of Muirwood, now the site of a castle in the swampy Bearden Muir. Eilean’s role is as night servant to the druid Mordaunt, the king’s exiled advisor—and prisoner. He’s clever, dangerous, and invaluable to the Aldermaston.Mordaunt’s priceless secret: the hiding place of an ancient tome that reveals the existence of other worlds and the magic between them. Mordaunt knows how potent its words are and how dangerous they could be in the wrong hands. But can Eilean win him over? All she must do is gain Mordaunt’s confidence and trust and persuade the apostate to divulge his secret to her. But as she learns more from Mordaunt, Eilean’s loyalties begin to fray. And the risks are greater than she imagined.Despite betrayals, deceptions, and the deadly motivations of others, a girl from the flax fields is about to rise above her station. By exploring the potential of the power of an ancient spoken magic, Eilean is coming into her own.

About Jeff Wheeler

Jeff Wheeler is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the First Argentines series (Knight’s Ransom, Warrior’s Ransom, Lady’s Ransom, and Fate’s Ransom); the Grave Kingdom series; the Harbinger and Kingfountain series; the Legends and Covenant of Muirwood trilogies; the Whispers from Mirrowen trilogy; and the Landmoor novels. He left his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. Jeff is a husband, father of five, and devout member of his church. He lives in the Rocky Mountains. Learn more about Jeff’s publishing journey in Your First Million Words, and visit his many worlds at www.jeff-wheeler.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vibliophile on April 02, 2022

(4.5 stars) - It successfully dawned on me... I don't generally go for the epic fantasy tomes that all-too-frequently want to be Tolkien but fall so painfully short. This one, however, comes across as earnest rather than presumptuous and has its own style. There's a fair amount of world-building with......more

Goodreads review by Susan on March 25, 2023

This is a tough one. The Dawning of Muirwood is a prequel to the other books in the Muirwood saga. Because of this, Jeff Wheeler had to assume that a percentage of readers had never read the other books. This is a fair choice to make but it meant that the first 2/3 of the story was world building an......more

Goodreads review by Linda on April 22, 2022

A magical , mystical adventure story with a heavy religious undertone, The Druid is written at a level suitable for older children or young adults.......more

Goodreads review by Jay.Rae.Reads on September 10, 2022

This book begins the ᗪᗩᗯᑎIᑎG Oᖴ ᗰᑌIᖇᗯOOᗪ series and goes back to the founding of Muirwood Abbey and explores the Maston order, the medium, and leerings. ⠀ 𝗘𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 is 17, a wretched without power, without family, and without status. Her time as a wretched is almost up unless she decides to continue serv......more

Goodreads review by John on April 14, 2022

A Very Pleasant Surprise I really enjoyed this first book in this series. A very well constructed world with a religion at its core, one akin to Christianity, even with its own version of Martin Luther, but apparently in a parallel world with Arthurian Legend, and featuring a Merlin character, which......more

Quotes

“Wheeler loads his tale with magic, intrigue, and believably conflicted characters. Readers will be impatient to know what happens next.” —Publishers Weekly“Action and intrigue are Wheeler’s bread and butter, as are stories with the core value of virtue without ambiguity and gratuitous violence, all on display here.” —Booklist“A superbly crafted novel of magic, fantasy, and mythology.” —Midwest Book Review

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