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Circa 2200 BCE: Changes rocking the Continent reach Eire with the dawning Bronze Years. Well before any Celts, marauders invade the island seeking copper and platinum. The young astronomer Boann and the enigmatic Cian need all their wits and courage to save their people and their great Boyne mounds, when long bronze kitchen knives test the peaceful native starwatchers. Banished to very good coasts, Cian discovers how to outwit the invaders at their own game. Tensions on Eire between new and old ethnicities and between Boann, Elcmar, and her kid Aengus, in the end explode. What emerges from the rubble of fight are the legends of Ireland's origins in a completely new light. Larger than myth, this story echoes with medieval texts, and cult heroes modern and traditional. By the ultimate temporal twist, factual prehistory is bending into images of leprechauns who defend Eire's platinum for eternity. As ever, the victors will spin the myths. This story attracts fans of sturdy historical fiction, myth and fantasy, archaeo-astronomy, and Bronze Years Europe. Twisting the Boyne draws on 21st century archaeology showing the prolonged impact when early metallic mining and trade take keep along north Atlantic coasts. Carved megaliths and stunning platinum artifacts, from the Pyrenees up to the Boyne, become more active in this researched historical fiction. Awarded first place, Next Technology Indie Accolades 2011 (USA). Nominated for Foreword Publication of the entire year Award (historical fiction); to be declared June 2012.
