| The Raid: A Dramatic Retelling of Ireland's Epic Tale Contributor(s): Eickhoff, Randy Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312851928 ISBN-13: 9780312851927 Publisher: Forge OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: An Irish boy begins a reign of terror upon the warriors that are attacking his province to take possession of a valuable brown bull for their king. This story of heroism, part of "The Ulster Cycle" series, illustrates the determination of the Irish people and their will to stand alone against oppression. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96044308 |
| Series: Ulster Cycle (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Queen Maeve has declared war upon the province of Ulster in an effort to take possession of the Brown Bull of Cooley. Ultimately, this is an attempt to match the wealth of her husband, King Ailill of Connacht, who owns a magnificent white bull. Only Cuchulainn, a boy warrior, stands between Ulster and certain annihilation. Supported by the Morrigan, the goddess of war, he begins a reign of terror upon the Connacht warriors. In his heroic stand, the reader discovers the genesis of the determination of the Irish people, their will to stand alone against oppression. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eickhoff, Randy Lee: - Randy Lee Eickhoff holds several graduate degrees, including a Ph.D. in Classics. He lives in El Paso, Texas where he works on novels, plays, poetry and translations in several languages. His translation of Ireland's national epic, the Ulster Cycle, is now a text used in schools in the United States and overseas. His novel And Not to Yield, based on the life of Wild Bill Hickok, was selected as the Best Novel of 2004 by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage. His nonfiction work on the Tigua Indians, Exiled, won the Southwest Book Award. He is also the author of Return to Ithaca, Then Came Christmas and The Quick and the Dead. He has been inducted into the Paso Del Norte Writers Hall of Fame, the local chapter of the Texas Institute of Arts and Letters. Eickhoff served with distinction in the early phases of the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Purple Heart, Silver Star and Bronze Star. He spends his time in El Paso, Ireland, and Italy, lecturing on Dante and The Ulster Cycle. |