The Last of the High Kings
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Traveling to the land of eternal youth was the only way J.J. Liddy could stop time from leaking from his world to T'ir na n'Og. But fifteen years after returning from the land of the faeries, J.J. wonders if that long-ago visit is responsible for the strange things now happening to those around him.
Why does his daughter Jenny roam barefoot through the wilds, when she should be in school? When did the mysterious white goat begin to patrol the hillside? What is the secret project that J.J.'s son Donal is attempting? And who is the ghost guarding the stone beacon at the top of the mountain—and why has Jenny befriended him?
Finding answers to these questions will take J.J. and his family on the most important and dangerous journey of their lives. If they fail, it will undo all the good that J.J. accomplished fifteen years ago. But if they succeed, they will defeat the forces that are gathering to destroy all of mankind, and finally secure the future of the last of the high kings.
Kate Thompson
Kate Thompson is an award-winning former actress who is the author of a dozen internationally bestselling novels. Her fourth novel – The Blue Hour – was shortlisted for the Parker award in 2003. Kate has also had a novel – Hard to Choos – published as Pixie Pirelli. She is happily married with one daughter, and she divides her time between Dublin and the West of Ireland, where she swims off some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
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Reviews for The Last of the High Kings
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jenny is not like other children -- she is forgetful, loses track of time, and wanders out into the fields and woods barefoot most days instead of going to school. She can also see and talk to the ghost of a boy who has been guarding a pile of rocks for over 3,000 years, and a Púka (an Irish spirit) disguised as a white goat. The boy tells her one story, while the Púka tells her another -- which one is being truthful, or is the truth somewhere in between? Jenny's father traveled to the fairy world of T'ir na n'Og when he was younger, and helped to repair the leak of time from the human world into the timeless fairy world. He is waiting for the deal he made at that time to be completed, and it turns out that Jenny is the key to that, as well as saving the human world from destruction. Will her choice save the world or doom it to darkness? A wonderful tale full of surprises, where each character's choices and viewpoints are important. This is the sequel to The New Policeman, but it's not necessary to read them in order -- this one stands on its own. 6th grade and up.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed the way Celtic gods were made part of the life of a contemporary family in Ireland. Having brought up in a very traditional American Indian family, I could very much relate to the Liddy family dynamics. The characters were all very interesting and entertaining. There is no great actions that occur but it is still is a good read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sequel to The New Policeman. J. J. Liddy is now grown up and has a family, including 11-year-old Jenny, who is wayward and strange. Jenny is friends with a puka, who has persuaded her to befriend the ghost on the local barrow. But the puka has reasons of his own, which may not be good ones.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An enjoyable romp through faerie land. It is the sequal to the New Policeman and I enjoyed it much more than its predecessor. I'd be interested in a third...she seems to just be warming up.