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Rider of the Wind

(2025)
(The third book in the Bardic Isles series)
A novel by

 
 
From an award-winning author and lifelong musician and composer comes the third novel of The Bardic Isles Series.
 
Awards for The Bardic Isles Series
IAN Awards Fantasy Book of the Year
IP Awards overall Outstanding Audiobook & Gold Medalist
Readers' Favorite Fiction Audiobooks Gold & Silver Medalist
B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
BookFest Awards Audiobook Silver Medalist
IAN Awards Young Adult Finalist
Wishing Shelf Awards Fiction & Audiobook Finalist
 
Praise for The Bardic Isles Series
"Himeda once again constructs a world with unique musical magic and three-dimensional characters who immediately endear themselves to readers. A sharply-written, moving tale that weaves together epic adventure and genuine heart in equal measure."
- Kirkus Reviews
 
"This sequel offers enthralling world-building, lush accounts of music and magic-making, and an ending that is truly suspenseful. Vivid prose and surprising magic will please lovers of any thoughtful fantasy."
- BookLife Reviews
 
"The authenticity of the characters and the exquisite capture of emotions create a relationship that pulls at our heartstrings. Once again, we succumb to an immersive experience that is beautifully depicted and thoroughly engaging. A complete joy to read."
- The B.R.A.G. Medallion
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Over two centuries before the birth of Kaelin, the Bardic Order in Eire is at its zenith and the Gift is prevalent, the possession of Bards and Masters who know and understand its power. But long-standing tensions between the Bardic and Druidic Orders are mounting, and their uneasy alliance is in danger of collapsing. The only Master Bard who sees the horrifying shape of the future is training Cyral, the most gifted among them, to master the dangerous and unpredictable music of the elements. And far to the north, Daithi, the most powerful Grovekeeper in the Druidic Order, is training a young village boy in a Druidic Gift that only the two of them possess ... a gift which no one realizes is vital to the Bardic Order's survival.



Genre: Fantasy

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