Great Irish Tales of Unimaginable

By Peter Haining

Ireland's "rich heritage of mythology" is in large part responsible for the genre well represented in this anthology. Each of these 24 stories is prefaced by a brief history of the legend that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 028563206X
• ISBN13: 9780285632066
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Souvenir Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.1" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

An excellent anthology!

This book is a collection of 24 fantasy stories written by Irish authors, all set in an Irish milieu. Some of the greatest names in Irish literature are represented, such as W. B. Yeats and James Joyce, but all of the authors are respected Irish authors, such as Sinead de Valera and Peter Tremayne. Here are stories of god and heroes, of angels and devils, of cruel cunning and courageous feats of arms.In general I have found that anthologies are usually a mixed bag, with most good, but with a few stinkers included to round it out. This book surprised me with its excellence. I deeply enjoyed the stories of Cuculain and Oisin. However, the best two are also the last two. The Devil and Democracy by Brian Cleeve tells the story of the Devil dealing with a communist revolution in Hell ("I proclaim the Eternal Liberty of the Imps and Sinners Soviet Republic!"), while The Last Warrior Quest by Peter Tremayne tells the story of an aging warrior of Ui Duach on his last quest. This final story was written exclusively for this book, and will not soon be found anywhere else.So, if you are interested in stories of Irish heroes and gods, then I can't recommend this anthology enough. It is an excellent book!