Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Tales from Opa: Three Tales of Tir na n'Og
    Tales from Opa: Three Tales of Tir na n'Og
    Tales from Opa: Three Tales of Tir na n'Og
    Ebook603 pages9 hours

    Tales from Opa: Three Tales of Tir na n'Og

    By Darragh Metzger

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    He is a mysterious old man, a wanderer, a warrior, but most of all, he is the storyteller known only as “Opa”. And he weaves magic with tales of heroes and deeds of valor.

    His stories bring to life the fabulous land called Tir na n'Og, the Fey who rule there, and of the human champions who do their bidding—willingly and otherwise.

    But beware: for some, his tales change the way they view their world, their beliefs, their values—and themselves.

    The Heart of a Cavalier: A young scholar witnesses the burning of Joan of Arc, and goes on a quest for redemption that sweeps him into a real-life adventure he could never have imagined. Is he facing God's vengeance, or the answer to his prayers? Either way, the gentle student must find the Hero within to survive.

    The Sign of the Golden Archer: Replacing the Ranger of the Gold Triad is not the easiest job in the world, as a young archer discovers when he sets out to win a game of wit and nerve against one of Tir na n'Og's deadliest monsters.

    Westmere: the new Mystic of the Black Triad must solve a horrific mystery to save a town where hope has been abandoned. Harder still, she must forge a bond with her Triad: a cold-blooded, secretive Cavalier and a flamboyant, crafty Ranger. But all her cunning, all her magic, and all her survival skills may not be enough to save them from a menace even the Fey fear.

    Tales from Opa is a book with historical characters in a fantasy setting, legendary heroes, magical quests, monsters, dragons, unicorns, trolls, warrior women, sword-wielding Knights and rogues, magic, mayhem, humor, and horror. It is more than an introduction to the mythical land of Tir na n'Og and the truth behind the tales told of its greatest heroes; it is a gateway to enchantment for readers of all ages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDarragh Metzger
    Release dateDec 29, 2011
    ISBN9781466175693
    Tales from Opa: Three Tales of Tir na n'Og
    Author

    Darragh Metzger

    I make my living in the world's two lowest-paying professions: acting and writing. While my resume includes stage and screen credits, I've spent the last several years wearing armor, riding horses, and swinging swords with The Seattle Knights, a stage combat and jousting theatrical troupe. My publishing credits include plays, non-fiction articles, and short stories, one of which made The StorySouth Millions Writers Award Notable Stories of 2005. I've written two short story collections and ten novels to date, sold three of them in 2002, and have now re-released them under my own imprint, TFA Press. My first non-fiction project, Alaska Over Israel: Operation Magic Carpet, the Men and Women Who Made it Fly, and the Little Airline That Could, came out in 2018. I also sing and write songs for A Little Knight Music and The Badb. If I had free time (which I don't), I'd spend it with horses. I'm married to artist/fight director Dameon Willich.

    Read more from Darragh Metzger

    Related to Tales from Opa

    Related ebooks

    YA Fantasy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Left To Lose

      Jul 10, 2022

      Around the time she gives up her name, it starts to feel like this entire revolution isn’t worth it anymore. The world is probably lucky that Kelian—she still remembers Kelian, in spite of everything—is there to pick up the pieces, the way he always

      11 min read

    • Article

      The Wisdom of Women Shines in Najla Jraissaty Khoury’s ‘Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales’

      Oct 22, 2018

      Long, long ago These things happened or maybe no. Let’s start with the image on the cover. Three women sit in a courtyard. One holds a long-handled pan over a coal brazier; the other two, one of whom has her back to us, hold small cups. They wear ide

      7 min read

    • Article

      Six Sonnets

      Jan 1, 2021

      Goldenrod, I could say, you know, everybody wants somethingfrom me, but, well, everybody wants something and nobody wantsnothing from me, goldenrod, towhead, beast. Goldenrod, you packthe meadows like gold-plated sardines. I have heart palpitationsbu

      3 min read

    • Article

      A Puzzle Of Nostalgia

      Aug 26, 2022

      A Puzzle Of Nostalgia
      5 min read

    • Article

      Lockdown Stories

      Nov 13, 2020

      Lockdown Stories
      6 min read

    • Article

      Mother Tongue

      Feb 24, 2021

      Mother Tongue
      12 min read

    • Article

      The Last Lady of California

      Apr 6, 2021

      The Last Lady of California
      16 min read

    • Article

      The Inherited Imagination

      Aug 18, 2020

      The Inherited Imagination
      9 min read

    • Article

      THE BLACK SPIDER Part Two

      Oct 30, 2019

      THE BLACK SPIDER Part Two
      25 min read

    • Article

      Remains

      Sep 1, 2017

      THIS IS what you think your mother’s remains will look like. The ash will be black, like all that soot in the fireplace. It will be heavy, like wet sand. There will not be too much of it. It will fit in a small urn with intricate designs on the borde

      6 min read

    • Article

      Jack of Knives

      Jun 3, 2021

      WINNER £100 Jennifer is the author of four middle grade children’s novels published by Maverick (writing as Jenny Moore). Her latest book, The Misadventures of Nicholas Nabb, is set during the same period as her winning story and also includes a scen

      6 min read

    • Article

      An ocean OF LOVE

      Jun 27, 2023

      An ocean OF LOVE
      6 min read

    • Article

      Winds Of Change

      Dec 10, 2019

      “Till the end of the pitted and dusty lane, she was a dry, brown leaf swiftly floating down a clear stream. Part of it was easy, the part about being brown. ‘Brown as mud and common as mud,’ Aaji would scream every morning waking her up. The rest of

      9 min read

    • Article

      The Silence of Witches

      Dec 10, 2019

      The Silence of Witches
      6 min read

    • Article

      DULCE DOMUM From The Wind In The Willows

      Nov 1, 2022

      DULCE DOMUM From The Wind In The Willows
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Writing On THE WALL

      Apr 6, 2021

      The Writing On THE WALL
      6 min read

    • Article

      Books Only a Mother Could Love

      May 10, 2019

      Books Only a Mother Could Love
      5 min read

    • Article

      Little House

      Jun 5, 2023

      On Monday nights our mother made popcorn and served it to us in mugs with milk poured over. My younger sister and I carried our mugs into the family room and ate the popcorn with spoons, like cereal. We were five and seven. Until we were allowed to s

      21 min read

    • Article

      Ghost Girl, Banana

      Aug 21, 2023

      By the time I was 25, there were only two things I remembered about Mumma. The first was that she smelled of watermelons, the second was that we were happy. We’d taken our father’s name of course, but a name is only half a story. The other half exist

      6 min read

    • Article

      As the World Collapses

      Jul 27, 2017

      As the World Collapses
      7 min read

    • Article

      Rose - Tinted Glasses

      Nov 10, 2021

      From the corner of her eye, Becca watched a small pack of drunk pixies adding salt into her grandmother’s bone china sugar pot. The sugar pot was the oldest thing in the house, even older than grandmother herself. There would be hell to pay if it bro

      12 min read

    • Article

      Four Poems

      Mar 1, 2022

      I met the Bishop on the roadand much said he—same old porridgeI heard as a child, my little bodya “foul sty.” “Love has pitched his mansion.” MaybeLove pitched her silken tent.Love has raised its dwelling inthe place of reproduction, which can be fit

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Tales from Opa

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Tales from Opa - Darragh Metzger

      ܙcbook_preview_excerpt.html}ێcǑP~svgG-R׌e #~LIrڗ'|?_rb;YU`0V}Ɍ_\f7?5&籙?|Λ}||Ny|o7ntv.K}7M:?c?Zo?y} Gۜx46`h< ݘ7m7ݲ?o'MzK?n8͛2l?7_һisy~|˗_\8u>7zluZyٮ39\vXNc5i̛uw J=/orʥiʇ7]s;Ȝ^kp1Q7cڍzh+Ѥ~޴&cz{{}|\x{$Nq"7?O8<}o8v39OK7f>C:'4@%h}f f@`L2ز϶ߟquผbmp!_`&(ߧZy:, I2k!/4^=@i0fdpx;{R[fڟ۟(PٛLglV#oެwt2}B@:k&*36|l[3D·^7u.LKj)O WkÖ-˜oj]ǀA7zA;$͚-lU٢c;\.[&SrLPs7v}[y9k]+*…-8{>d IE5Jhkè iWz}GN}KM&S5%uM2ْu\(|LS ZgB*]BC7i N˿JڳoiM?M|#n=`C E9dN!UљOت]?0U$oP}i=|a]e(Md7 -=5kl9wbqmfsl7-)ߤKU8nlO+(%=Kщ>j4U9{b{[ڹ dlkgVΧ>_)^, |UQ+cRo`+@\Vy (%: !|Oaۯgj]Gņ%Fsm-y0=- _䱱]8ٲ0"f.(jcB~ 0Ѷa/l-,5ӎ2J4#'Kd,3BTM)mC&W~><}6bh5k ޝ[yP<)Bzm3LaXvL-iG%Z͵]!`l>0b_#&)M)m~?^N7:|frrvx:=1'k0!!w__o1(sH:EVޘvУbAoWsoa/u@gW6o>U7pDm{N~=+3ВVSS.<@{us׻pzB\Zql̪*6ϷCև3EǥERwf =ӒSl-V9@|̢3q>i6 .?!`o>^aDBf;._1zK?I5'Iоd_ly< odLG-mF~үĄD\Ц'fʚ #z헋ǵf8lIC(:sD!gd\OX"o.ӟ=T/=*gM$Wm:B?4ZSa+ߗE,"pK[! ؛Xpdw,"lay[]GlLEB_%X%3%>.\Kf=6܆Ij/&J\ j+^K+Z2$聑YlZ.-_ܗ(f~{gFz5j3~4HTy6`Un=ܚF}"nL=d8hˡX4 !SI[w[2yu7z=*D)p( =_LXg;5'-he[ s cX4͓>f68 QG ͹Bul ފ+n&<7#QT[>䟧84`e*/pYstmP#:ض"Z PnK#k)́Q/B\o"Ȥdb* KM6givuX *}L"*5 'r]>L^׈X7K${{J !DH/#k} 6a}H̓dvm2y9NZ~=odsCZ%{s 2{ќ/7]o&ZD~-u-_-ŷDsWW oơ&C ΐtZfc%fPg_Ard@K&lPw=c rǸ?N:m*g.]~Ix~XelO[wO$w!מFtmqu(M2 (4C"N\e\i2 v.ta [!BZ!F!`Κ~\ǬPIkwxȽ{pbBrC4% i`HXQ(Xf1S2FU-\k5fP9&Yhؕ01o$oQ*FX gzKq7GVXo͊dl SC´B4<% `Pi}㽵&FA1cܣ8eKyuX'KyӔGc&x,R*vV_IK(B}O|\K !#q}pT;.H:1(Qw|$,kYCx|uěd)rT+ s-,ܼb&C՘gw\5-ԁ/`y_Mh(n&u/+h5L/|XvʑAFbFSeBAN sG,ʱ'!Y\WQIcr/Vtm,GV~^zAu;@3?llo݅q9U%M,Ziz% gyvbJ%Z.ty OM[ 8bxelѳhEorD@ X9r\dI^*15plx-!fX06n+.yyatgВS/a\WVetV'`iwy=|A*_ 8e. 5p )YdT@m y#UMbTT̒BZPMX/+[PӰQFȢNd("Dw} >w( \]s}0|W׀1= NI]$J'yۑ@Tdd:Ǧ%B(22iZNZвm nIwhזO>ǞP;B[tokM/]K}Tg^(lSQQU|VـEGU䚅wn~H¨"C*1T.8S4cGX_Ly6=p ص-y9 +fy)Yz(/_T5M 5Gk$|,~~MՉ?DR|W4#*+;,уT-K+1/?EZr[vv`xqUaB")0؛xR&5-_lnY;ch %"&U oIQl)Cfo֊R *4c=i= f"R*K-~EF\=J.<\Ѓl~4.qg_\x/Xå_itĂ#8tnZۻ > -?ߺC-S&l=4zs%SkWۻ@{ xkY_5>/¦E>k\-ˉ׉WOƲ) )ETkk|V5B@(Dlf߼<@~2m\9$4VtۛfdА4k"ҵ7Zb=zVn_Kڄ&wl+߳qYP#PpB-<+ ig71|ARnщdaԎ)&IV جQ>˶!t2|;P^G\8 3%;5_RΥf柩ĥ~u 3e/?VtƌzWa/o$>7}laeZ ioX׀@yBT9HDޫb% %nDMmmխz((&7 g7TM)@hӬ5uZ0/CB rk$9nP&O<=5jC\fKj+LѼpIQ2#!t圩L=4˩^?&4L5&hu;,fx-* nZ%0ouD!&"L [)z>x9ub"ݿâ\ZTifkbC 9-7LNuk/2%F:B۾GIӚeF.z˳>yvR.iMsWL&\ݬ@>N|k nHP.>YbM3I#]L>2J>: x~Zlc?#3A Df~(Ga7N*)]?ѧi"KSUaTQ1;Vc\=Ti Ҽh4>cDq!Gгhwfk#S:GL0<"Du~33x?RE;Xw<;qA-u7bo.jf5#(ҿ.P2E<9KOXLHaTp6,Q@0(D'I_|JW!lb9W%#<FHudkg |c}|5?Q ?UN]}j@p,, ^CP$Ux" 9Xo2ЯU%5L_[oE@D JߊOnjNO BvseX(@而5bCb34iB8Gj 8qۢŰ})aQ'ڂt׺$JVjokyFD^f arH:!nC35ni;kڤmJeރ|ѝ}b^X sc \RlH>c8͘ F2!n%[q&G{ihi#Pkr TP9c2UP9\R_Ht$ (ԕ> usoC^tp[Ϯ+鮐ku=F"g;Noi-ơkGjN.QG+|%(kl7P =S:Sy,e@ w~ң%hc}F )1j5ڮ7 4E!0#펤YoC\M01HE 0P@i#W &*TU"RTq{\y C(u0xafی~|Il2{oɢz`:s4cR ^w:uG.K+~S{1r5<|&/@\IB׆9E4H1*bjNs Y=1)ybS.O f`ͬ^^%BHȁ),uPMte ={r,kZ ndNͲXKʼʍ(qu{p1%H:|#wsl^WcT[AHbytȁ-]tA[& YRw!&碝y5}^q{z{1 DV5>"ð'WyԌ~nK5֩=G,B(E̶ o(fo"P\HЧ)Pٍ>bb&tzn>z.ʠkݮ)dQs MiS[QK+Oj>.럗G\}Z[?%Pȗ .!:7/OxOW{0Wk-r?8HFpK1[+B?{2G]c?#:~qFzL9:{b0a/bӠ|a50w1k܆F96'BOXN!]"LWYH #Qz%YSѬ˜Vl ~ңz9Q'P 47mǺVyRM`/JRrE'ڬbN1b.TnlJ3+1ArD5\(cG31jVlQg\F"$iѩqa rగL/JnQ瓱~,#ndf%X0j.fL] Eum?2ef2*PJ]T'9}S0 #*p$25+3?qyn+k ,sPnn4%s$ɣݷ1T7phsXeb\F xeR? W9jtx{Pswǽz~:6ЫJzֹ&Ϙτ7?7r((#/4uǬx|%_J5Cݢ,PE{ q5bkzwMHݛoţ,*CW XʺTXdwwfg^˂ =-gr?Bm+sr2Gܷg2vP6g 41#v$dSwPF7c|,~PUfaާv'ta~Ns$hF"V^ 8햱qc*0#eK`i1Ϲ|L)wF`J2hL n1,mI=( xL|lO9>s^EӬ@^`v~LV,! <KŠF@R\x~!𘂡< CP&L誑+veRQ2y^K1s}I ږ8O*$CS+;1^~u ڧ(pZ?bV5TU& vuOl/-*5f Om6~ C*:ODk*Hے3Y4 \| 97j)5B{gz2XmtTH늎o̓¬8!9|~KEwZe>+TFxYB۷;M2NŌj}DW&5:0uMnjj8 ĔJG5=k! UbH 5 O="aHz5tɇ7Ƀa"E}w)h[6 ~ֺ$!Oh4-Dx'Yuۍ>zA"q B'u6/ư-XSLNs]QZ(!뱠8ơQ>s+Yk6GQ (n]1uI)WV =k>/Ɵ +j*-װu3clzxgb}>Bb3YȀ {`>\hD W9G6IY /n)gxLNJ_P|υȃcznnU;$Љ|SdaǮku5!8kĔ_(-M \D^#Mx5WNƶk]tn}8nQ̫F73!}QK@"RAB mT\M+ҎØ| ['VtMWDxQ: dKGu} Jkw58D "E [mAUxIL1ϰ9a9w"hj>UjE%QQQXuֆH V]{BJ:ݭ%s'gyPXj$p[]BH?Gc5X|W}w44V-H):y |lo9I+C5Y.%2Ń圿h2%LJ:8%6սch[GkWlL98S(cb@ #sCdL>n{+g >Cd*#~0+1T9\*w\iyCǘeG NGEޜg&VKsEs Iv\w 14B+Si 6{vk9N`QBfh(h!eaVkts5) OK_? Swicw'#`hZ29~-{E-S#ςp>B.>vLmA2ff2qgߍ>c ~B8;ȩt kvӬrؖ>W'J*:*87zd!+UZMR9G}p!UT읡^;e* |r'k%gP01Z$$Z\ /뿾SuגWZ=-Az;K0ᓾٻ8q < ԨzTٹMZ5 ,Y:]= pW@x&*MqC:k[a4ʃSzlQVY߱@t Jn}F>v$眳em!'hz5"1v #pEwc wv[ $͗ϏÃI`JT*)xr[݄ۭKZeV#وΈMX],:rrD-[Tb᳙:Mn/J 찟|hVS_$uP8' MSo4hb,2kOfX:!JʇWx?U=|\hm0Y QS> 3tvh`0EpGX_Y4 sMi*ŇY-([Y)'6G1ѲwV4[c%},Y@TkƪvWNQtNxAaA*MdeL6ϛhArϹĂ+fhj1F8l{3SkɞސAcu;na.sODUaNZ+:S=B0-yeyU#HH hhL:iJCZyK bF}tD 455FZaW&6ˆhLJk-=w Qtw5iqXUԧqofxdct%G%xO>ʁb C*tYrWP_;ĺĹ.U=Ȝ|W.1څ!T\"ǒ,qrȼ!t΋gݥwyJ ^g=뻩2 §/VT:))K9)v nJ>IsuXlzLl_v*Ʊ:˫DeȢt\ +ƅZz@qWe7,$, F>|>* j ӨMƖRpށ=v  ayQ}/j*qp\InADlgj-RXx5B7cE6ΥT8]  < cQpYfCe=k g!Mt HTj[K \2e.DN]8atppsL/ɓBhk /}.~vMzV4T}eai2I!|CЂ_XXV2U')Li bu q=КRcg{>aSse3Yp)Pgl9-ˈ՚uBASz\M#WXQ:mRlVZR0%'Yq/<{8>vZrEy %Hm 8+9zw.+ 6I3VuLe9Vsk˭"0 %SHC-1qω#W1Ӌ{:fe G 3ei4}}:,W*VGp転1ȇg)dBC{{OQ/C´L_\~‰ ?wQ QFpfi_IڃH ފԨ`Q ck ծcAEj7 1]ηKQ"55uxU:1ch?3ە:iLVVcf+ +d6 U@7=X-k(;(QX@9R ;{^ ^QHZ\ F rb]eJߩJ`rÄӘ>:$NxH! x6/ļMu"i"6MkE؅fuzW=lC+˘Q*IƷ]E8jd8pZtO‘vU0YǑt(.{u4MSp@w9 {[ɅzU?kEM(DmQ_Xgu@/+`\?)DX?0wGopHw+5Z2:8rpJ<Q)8`3[/ui<p7OB8 Pc_w)VǛvKtza$Z=$c ѬO~ ?V0ˁH=o(4zi?bҦ[՝z7vE#^7D5iRԓVڜzZwh%!BN3C :eTk:EOG1=16zp}}N] (pơ>Y#q7/]L'[p׃L67m|-R+|~008'NYڐxdpVuADe`Pi tցԏSA:T36$`o~6Ǟ6t`z}LL'i" S&oQvbP ոu&vټ25A6\`nƘM<#[޾ȭl['?xH!>( a u{lbsP< <ҪDmC>*f3}^M<^Zg+v2[3>7/~ }#7S7q۾* 6UoBP8}# <*@~0pdȤcPUsXk<ũ.x=YbˮnЛ%ꩳuC`?ıvme)%1/Ϲp1d`4g)]cj{LjGmjʾaIжC46|;ɼ^'DݻQr\Uթ-nd4 8ufz&uEb<dgN5cNF%a4ϧFrx`DU@U9@%q̈́baLrH,q;}nl xqi0&zP̆rdVw_'Dk E\%
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1