The Green Man Falls: Tales of Tuath Dé, #1

By Francesca McMahon

What happens when a God grows ill?

He goes in search of a cure.

 

Cernunnos, Lord of All Wild Things, has lived in joy with his wife, Danu, for centuries in their world. But all of that changed on the day of the Spring Equinox.

The creatures of his world, from the ants in the grass to the birds in the sky, have disappeared. What's more, Cernunnos himself feels as if he is too. Something is draining him and the land of Ar Dachaidh, and he doesn't know what.

 

Will Cernunnos be able to save his creatures and cure himself of this ail? Or will whatever has taken root in the world tear him down too?

Find out in this prequel short story to The Spiral of Life, a young adult fantasy based on the Celtic figures of Irish and Scottish folklore.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bandele Books
• Release date: Jan 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781951905286

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The Green Man Falls

THE GREEN MAN FALLS

AN OLD GODS STORY

TALES OF TUATH DÉ

BOOK 1

FRANCESCA MCMAHON

Edited by

ANTOINE BANDELE

Edited by

CALLAN BROWN

Bandele Books

Copyright © 2023 by Antoine Bandele

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in fair use context.

This book is a work of fiction with no intent to disrespect or offend the faith systems, religion, and mythology it draws from.

Publisher: Bandele Books

Interior Design: Vellum

Editor: Callan Brown, Antoine Bandele

Illustrator: Ranpakoka

Cover Design: Mibl Art

ISBN: 978-1-951905-28-6 (Ebook edition)

First Edition | January 7, 2023

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Characters

Cernunnos - cur’nun’us

Danu - aa’new

Fey - fae

Gaian - guy’an

Dian Cecht - gee’an ke’kt

Brigid - bridge’id

Caer Ibormeith - k’ear ee’ver’meth

Ecne - ek’nay

Sucellos - sue’cel’los

Kelpie - kel’pee

Bhradain - bra’dane

Banshee - ban’she

Locations

Ar Dachaidh - ar da’he

CONTENTS

What is Eilean in the Otherworld?

The Green Man Falls

More to Read

Also by Francesca McMahon

About the Author

Glossary

WHAT IS EILEAN IN THE OTHERWORLD?

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Celebrations’ End

Festivities in the Ar Dachaidh were always extraordinary. However, it was only on the day of the Spring Equinox did the whole land celebrate. Cernunnos, the Lord of All Wild Things, and his beloved wife, Danu, mother of the Earth, were always the leaders of the feast. It was, after all, their day. The day that they would be reborn.

As the sun above them reached its peak, Cernunnos took his beloved’s hand and they