LAUNCH: Conn of the Dead | Dave Rudden
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On Thursday 24 April at 6pm we will be welcoming Gill Books to launch the first in an exciting new series from Dave Rudden – Conn of the Dead: Tales of Darkisle 1. None other than Laureate na nÓg, Patricia Forde, will do the honours on the evening and all are welcome to join the celebration in our first floor café space. Refreshments will be served.
ABOUT THE BOOK
After one misadventure too many, 11-year-old serial miscreant Conn is sent home from school. Picked up by his professor aunt Doireann, she takes him to her office in UCD’s National Folklore Collection on the way home. Surrounded by old books and artefacts, it’s only a matter of time before Conn puts a foot wrong …
Intrigued by a case marked ‘hazardous’, he opens it to reveal the ancient skull of the Abhartach, an undead sorcerer of terrible might. In doing so, he releases the monster, and a terrifying chase through the university ensues, as the bodiless sorcerer hunts Conn through every piece of technology it can find. Can Conn defeat the Abhartach before it regains its true power?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dave Rudden is the author of the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, as well as multiple works in the universe of Doctor Who. Much like the main character of this novel, he should never be left unsupervised. For more about Dave’s books, reading guides and school visits, check out www.daverudden.com
