GEARRLIOSTA 'LEABHAR NA BLIANA' 2012: Gaillimh, Earrach na bliana 1612. Tá an chathair trí chéile ag ráflaí, brúidiúlacht, agus ansmacht; an tír ar fad faoi cheannas Shasana; agus Aodh Mór Ó Néill agus na taoisigh Ghaelacha sa Róimh. Leagtar cúram ar Lúcás Ó Briain - Gaillimheach óg a thabharfar as a chathair dhúchais ar aistear fada thar lear. Ach ar a shála tá an Sionnach, duine de na spiairí is glice agus is cruálaí atá ag an namhaid, agus orduithe aige stop a chur leis, ar ais nó ar éigean.

Seo é an chéad chuid de thriológ a thabharfaidh trasna na hEorpa muid i gcomhluadar Lúcáis Uí Bhriain i mblianta tosaigh na 16ú hAoise, agus naimhde brúidiúla sna sála orainn.

Scéinséir staire agus úrscéal mórdhíola suite i gcathair na Gaillimhe, 1612.

SHORTLISTED FOR 2012 'BOOK OF THE YEAR': Galway, Spring 1612. The Atlantic port of Galway has become a hotbed of conspiracy and intrigue against English rule in Ireland. In this thrilling 17th century swashbuckler, Lucás, a young student and a gifted swordsman, is entrusted by a shady Jesuit priest with an important mission that will take him on a perilous journey across Europe. Following hot on his heels, in the narrow streets of the city, is the enemy's most devious and brutal spy - with orders to stop him, at all costs.

The first of a trilogy of novels that will traverse Europe on the company of Lúcás Ó Briain in the early years of the 16th Century hAoise, with the enemy snapping at our heels.

Bestselling novel and historical thriller set in the Atlantic port of Galway, 1612.