Books For Freshmen
Discover the best books for freshmen with this curated reading list featuring Celtic legends and timeless fiction. Explore Red Branch, Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish, and I Am Mordred—perfect picks for new students seeking epic tales of heroism, mythology, and self-discovery. Dive into Morgan Llywelyn’s masterful storytelling and more essential freshman reads today!
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Red Branch
by Morgan Llywelyn
"Powerful . . . A lusty, poetic and legendary world based on Ireland's mythical warrior-hero Cuchulain." The New York Times Book Review In a land ruled by war and love and strange enchantments, Cuchulain -- torn between gentleness and violence, haunted by the croakings of a sinister raven -- fights for his honor and his homeland and discovers too late the trap that the gods have set for him in the fatal beauty of Deirdre and the brutal jealousy of King Conor.
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Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish
by Morgan Llywelyn
This is the tale of the coming of the Irish to Ireland, and of the men and women who made that emerald isle their own.