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Craobh (A New Druids Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Donald D. Allan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 28 ratings

Bronze medal winner of the Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards 2017.

Will Arbor, the last of the druids, returns to his journey to locate and discover answers in the Draoi Manuscript. Will is thrown into the machinations of the Sect of the Church of the New Order and must fight to survive against powers that surpass his own.
The Lord Protector puts into motion events that will pit those who would protect the realm against those that would seize control over the minds and bodies of its citizens. Will Arbor will find unexpected allies as he struggles to understand the balance of magyc and where he fits into Gaea's plans.
A speculative fiction series that explores the strength of reason, and the beauty of nature. Will Arbor, a young man ripped from his family, has raised himself in the wild and discovered his talents and a deep love of harmony and nature. He captures the joy of his journey to discover truths and his own strength in the face of adversity. Return to Turgany County and the realm of Belkin. A quiet land quickly descending into chaos and turmoil.

“Craobh: The New Druids Series” is a story on how the last druid will try to change the world. A riveting suspense novel that will keep you guessing until the end. Craobh is an engaging tale starting off from the first book of the series. This novel is utterly unputdownable, a long to-do series, and your perfect bedtime companion!

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"This is a tale of Epic proportions from a master storyteller." EK

"I’m officially obsessed with this series." Sue

"Another home run for Donald D. Allan." Martin C. Jordan

Enjoy the series; Craobh is the second volume in The New Druids Series. The series starts with Duilleog and continues with Stoc, Freamhaigh and Cill Darae, Volume Five (coming 2019); all available on Amazon.

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    A New Druids Series
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DONALD D. ALLAN is a Canadian author of fantasy and science fiction and a retired Royal Canadian Navy senior officer. He is the GOLD medal winner of the Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards 2016 for his debut novel Duilleog. His second novel, Craobh, was the BRONZE winner in 2017. Donald lives with his wife Marilyn, son James, daughter Katherine, and dog Woody, in Ottawa, Canada. Donald is currently working on Cill Darae, the fifth volume in the New Druid series, and a sci-fi novel involving nanobots from 3 billion years ago. Connect with Donald D. Allan: BLOG: http: //donalddallan.com FACEBOOK: https: //www.facebook.com/donalddallan TWITTER: https: //twitter.com/@donalddallan/ EMAIL: donalddallan@gmail.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GBG8B84
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Copper Penny Publishing; 2nd edition (May 28, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 28, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10.4 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 354 pages
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DONALD D. ALLAN is an award-winning author for the New Druids epic fantasy series. He is best known for his knowledge of just about everything – just ask him, he’ll tell you. He takes being a geek to massively huge geek levels – like level twelve. That’s pretty high. Mostly, he’s an introvert pretending to be an extrovert and so far, he’s fooling everybody. Wine helps.

He loves lying around and planning his next activities, such as yard work, house repairs, cleaning, cooking, etc. He plans a lot, but never really completes it. But planning is everything. He does complete novels though, and that surprises most people. They say “YOU wrote a book?”

Donald lives with his wife Marilyn, son James, daughter Katherine, and dog Woody, in Ottawa, Canada. Yup, he’s Canadian. Respect.

Connect with Donald D. Allan:

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Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, with one customer noting it follows two main threads, while another finds it challenging to their imagination.

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  • shanghai girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars I like the characters and how the action switches back and ...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2016
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    This is a very interesting series of novels with the interest building as it goes along. I like the characters and how the action switches back and forth to different characters and different periods of time. It is well written and I am looking forward to the next book in the series!
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  • Amy Neuzil
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2018
    Loved this book! I found the descriptions of the druids to be so compelling.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Craobh - another home run for Donald D. Allan
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016
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    Craobh, the second volume in the "New Druid Series," continues the great writing found in "Duilleog." Since it has been a while since we've read Book 1, being able to read the Epilogue to "Duilleog" quickly brings the reader back up to speed, and better introduces "Craobh" to the new reader as a stand-alone book. Mr. Allan's writing is quite pleasant. He has a real gift of gently drawing you into the story, without it dragging on and on, or kicking you in the teeth with a "Die Hard" or "Mission Impossible" opening. You start reading and the next thing you know it's 2 AM, but you need to find out what will be happening to Will Arbor, Nadine or Brent Bairstow. There are a number of independent, yet intertwined, threads that begin to emerge in "Craobh" that build on his earlier work. There are the Druids, the corrupt Church, what I will call "the True Believers" in the church and then there are political and spiritual machinations, as well. Yet the author deftly weaves a brilliant story with these skeins. I cannot wait for Volume 3 to come out, I am sure it will mean a Hat Trick for Mr. Allan.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017
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    I'm impressed by the entire series. Have been reading sci-fi fantasy since the 60's. Norton, Asimov etc. My opinion Dan is that good.
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  • Scott
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful...
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017
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    A good read...keeps one engaged....good character development...challenges one's imagination...can't wait to read the next part of the adventure...thank you, Mr. Allan
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  • John H. Manhold
    3.0 out of 5 stars 5* appreciation of author’s creativity; 3* for this reader as explained below.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016
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    CRAOBH, A new Druids Novel, Volume Two, ISBN: 9780994795656, Copper Penny Publishing, an e-book by Donald D. Allan.
    Plot/Characters: The time is one of heavily contentious struggles among the church elite as well as a period when members of the Druid Society were being shunned as demons by all and hunted down and eliminated by a particularly vicious sect of the Church of the New Order. The story line follows two main threads that ultimately meet to form a finale preparing for the third book in the series. The first, and main thread follows the somewhat serendipitous journey of Will Arbor, a teen age orphan who has special powers usually belonging to a Druid of much advanced age and learning, probably because of inheritance/learning from his mother, a Druid High Priestess. His mother and father were killed when, during an attempt on the Archbishop’s life, his mother had used her powers to save his father who had been an officer of the army assigned to protect the Archbishop. She immediately was recognized as a member of the group, labeled a ‘demon’ and killed. His father, as an associate was also murdered. The boy escaped and begins his journey where he encounters all sorts of fantastic occult/fantasy experiences as well as those of a more mundane world. The second thread follows General Brent Bairstow whose brother Frederick, Knight General of the Army of the Realm, has managed to provide him with a couple of Captains whom he can trust on his present assignment. The assignment being to find and return to the sovereign city a chest of gold coin conspiratorially removed from the central coffers. They both suspected that he had been set up to fail. This part of the story proceeds with the violent action anticipated. A wealth of other characters are involved to greater or lesser extent.
    Discussion: The author has provided a story and in a manner that has left this reviewer with a great deal of ambivalence. Overall it is well written and parts of the tale are fascinating in detail; e.g. explanation of the Druid (Draoi) hierarchal structure from the lowest Druilleog (leaf) through Craobh (branch) and Stoc (Trunk) to Framhaigh (roots) and finally Cill Darae (priest or elevated Druid). Similarly some of the philosophical discussion; e.g. the need for harmony instead of balance because the later may require the loss of too much good to equate the two where the former accepts the bad and good and discovers a means for them to co-exist; vision is seeing, but sense is seeing by interpretation of emotions; the longer you carry a burden, the heavier it becomes. Lay it down for a while. Conversely much of the rest of the story is for the reader who enjoys tales of the Occult and an abundance of clairvoyance, visions and mysticism. And these individuals will enjoy immensely. Regrettably and perhaps solely for this reader, further editing would have greatly enhanced the story's enjoyment.
    Conclusion: A book that this reader appreciated what the author has provided but one whose enjoyment could have been enhanced.
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  • EK
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant and engaging read.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2018
    Craobh, book 2 in the New Druids Series was an engrossing, captivating and hugely entertaining read. It continues the story of Will Arbor who is now seeking the Draoi Manuscript in order to understand everything relating to the Druids. The storyline divides in book two to follow Will and also to reintroduce General Brent Bairstow as a devout follower of the Church of the New Order. When Will travels to Bremen, he finds Nadine, now an old woman who once taught young Duilleog's the history of the Druids .He is both shocked and delighted when Gaea gives her back her youth and elevates her to the status of Cill Darae. Nadine and Will fall in love and during this time, they decide to visit the Cathedral of the Church of the New Order where they steal the Druid Manuscript. Meanwhile, General Brent Bairstow is sent on a mission to retrieve a chest of Gold that was stolen from the Lord Protector, in truth it is a plot to have him murdered by Captain Gillespie who is loyal to the Lord Protector. It is a brilliantly executed story with new characters introduced to add meat to the bones of the story. This is a tale of Epic proportions from a master storyteller. It is rich in both dialogue and detail and gives the author's own interpretation of the history of the Druids which makes for an enigmatic and highly entertaining read. I received a copy of this book and decided to give it the review that it richly deserved. EK
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  • Amazon Customer paul
    5.0 out of 5 stars Crobh is just as good as the first book brilliant writer brilliant story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2016
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    After reading the first book it was one of those books you did not want to put down. Crobh is just as good as the first book brilliant writer brilliant story. There is just one problem now I am being kept waiting until Spring 2017 for the next book to arrive. Good story teller. Thank you for helping me be able to see the world they lived in you could visualize being there with them
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  • Jill Harvey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent read
    Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2016
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this second installment in the "New Druids Series". The characters continued to develop nicely, the past and present storylines were well intertwined without being confusing, and the action had just the right amount of detail. I like that the first book's epilogue was included to remind me of where we left off and although this book completed its own portion of the story very well, I can hardly wait for the next one to see what's next in the lives of Will Arbor and the Lord Protector.
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