Otherworld Tales: Irish the Demon Slayer

by Charles Markee

Overview

In this action-adventure-fantasy, 12-year-old Pete (Irish) Kehoe thinks he's an ordinary kid--until trees start talking to him and an old woman tells him he's chosen to defend the mystical Otherworld against the King of Demons.

"No way!" He says, until a demon kidnaps his kid sister, Kathy. Then Irish and his two friends, Streak and Huff, time-hop to this besieged world of Celtic mythology to rescue her.

But . . . are they ready to deal with a shape-shifter, a death fog, demon warriors, killer earthquakes and vicious flesh-eating wulgoars to save her?

Can Irish's ancestor, the ancient Celtic warrior-hero Cuchulain, or their friends, the talking trees, help them?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780982898710
Publisher:	Moonview Press
Publication date:	08/21/2010
Series:	Otherworld Tales , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	244
File size:	224 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Born and raised in San Francisco, Charles spent his boyhood summers wandering the hills, creeks and forests of northern California with his two best friends, sharing adventures that shaped some of the activities in Irish the Demon Slayer. After graduating from the University of California in Berkeley he joined the Bay Area technology explosion, a choice that helped him support and raise a family of six boys and three girls. With his family grown, he left Silicon Valley in 2001 to forge a career in creative writing.

Fascinated by a recorded interview of poet Ella Young, the Irish mystic and rebel who communicated with animals, trees and even rocks, Charles began to explore the mythologies associated with his Irish heritage. His two years of research uncovered multiple interpretations, a characteristic of oral history. He also toured Ireland to see the locations mentioned in the ancient Irish tales. Although based on this folklore, the characters and events in this book are purely fictional, an expression of the author’s imagination.

Charles and his wife enjoy life at their Moonview Cabin in the wine country of Northern California.

Website – www.charlesmarkee.com

Editorial Reviews

Exciting & fast-paced--a breathtaking ride through ancient Ireland. Irish and his friends travel across time and space to save his kidnapped sister in a mystical world where monstrous evil demons threaten the earth itself. Pushed to their physical and psychological limits, the boys struggle valiantly against demonic, life-threatening obstacles. The pages whiz by... Markee is a master at creating heart-stopping action scenes with characters you really care about. A must-read!

endorsement email - Jackie Baldwin

Irish the Demon Slayer makes Celtic mythology come alive for a new generation as three contemporary Californian boys join forces with ancient Celtic heroes to try to rescue Irish Kehoe's little sister from the demons of the Underworld. Kids will revel in the non-stop action and gross detail of this rollicking story, while older readers will appreciate the authenticity of both the legends and the values that shape the adventures of Irish and his friends. I highly recommend it.

endorsement email - Jean Hegland

"Otherworld Tales: Irish the Demon Slayer" delivers a gripping tale kids will love. A trio of boys are enjoying summer vacation at their families' cabins when eerie, spine tingling events suddenly turn their country stay into a high adventure they never could have imagined. Markee's humorous, pitch perfect voice is wonderful, the accessible Irish mythology full of allies, enemies and surprises. Otherworld Tales is imaginative and fully realized. A terrific first novel!

endorsement email - Rachel Rodriguez

Irish the Demon Slayer is awesome! It's my favorite book so far." (age 11)

Isaac Cochran

Irish the Demon Slayer is a gripping page turner that grabs you from the beginning and pushes you closer to the edge of your seat with every chapter. (age 14)

Grifin Hill

Exciting, fast-paced... a thrill ride through ancient Ireland. Irish and his two friends travel across time to save his kidnapped sister in a mystical world where evil demons and their fiendish leader threaten the earth. Pushed to their physical and psychological limits, the boys struggle valiantly against life-threatening obstacles. The story holds you spellbound as the pages whiz by. Markee is a master at creating heart-stopping action scenes with characters you really care about. A must read!

Jackie Baldwin

Otherworld Tales: Irish the Demon Slayer delivers a gripping tale kids will love. A trio of boys are enjoying summer vacation at their families' cabins when eerie, spine tingling events suddenly turn their country stay into a high adventure they never could have imagined. Markee's humorous, pitch perfect voice is wonderful, the accessible Irish mythology full of allies, enemies and surprises. Otherworld Tales is imaginative and fully realized. A terrific first novel!

Rachel Rodriguez

It makes Celtic mythology come alive as three contemporary boys join forces with ancient Celtic heroes to try to rescue Irish Kehoe’s little sister from the demons of the Underworld. Kids will revel in the non-stop action and gross detail of this rollicking story, while older readers will appreciate the authenticity of both the legends and the values that shape the adventures of Irish and his friends. Irish and the Demon Slayer is an engrossing tale, and I recommend very highly.

Jean Hegland