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Keening Trilogy #1
Sidhe's Call
“What do you think it’s like for them… as in… death?”
“Death?” The word slithered off the end of her tongue as if it was a filthy sock she held out with the tips of her fingernails. “They’re mortals, Morg.“ [. . .] ”Once you sing a soul to the Otherworld, you’ll see that keening is an important task, but not one with which we should become emotionally involved.”
Bound by duty, sixteen-year-old Morgan must begin forewarning human deaths. After all, that’s her job as a newly-appointed Ban Sidhe (banshee), a death caller. Conflicted when the Inner Ring—the elite group of ruling Sidhe—assigns a fifteen-year-old boy, Aidan Tanner, as her first death to keen on her road to adulthood, Morgan must make a critical decision. Will she help end such a young life or follow her instincts and refuse to make the call? And if that isn’t difficult enough, Morgan’s help is needed as the Sidhe and human worlds are about to face a crisis foretold in the Thousand-Year Sidhe Prophecy. With the lingering pain of her mother’s absence and the mystery of her father’s recent disapperarnce, the young Ban Sidhe feels lost. Aided only by her overly-critical twin sisters and an accentric seer, Morgan must confront her weaknesses and make the hardest decision of her life. Alone.
Aidan, on the other hand, is a seemingly average human teen who has to deal with his parents’ inexplicable red-eye drive from the Salt Lake Valley to Northern Idaho. While being away from his friends for Spring Break seems like torture enough, it is the recent discovery of his father’s secret that leaves him troubled. While struggling to keep his anger in check, Aidan finds that no matter how hard he tries to hold himself together, his once-simple life is splitting apart. But the more he discovers about his
father’s family and history, the quicker he comes to understand that appearances are deceiving. Beyond that, Aidan doesn’t realize that a young Ban Sidhe is seeking to call his death.
“Death?” The word slithered off the end of her tongue as if it was a filthy sock she held out with the tips of her fingernails. “They’re mortals, Morg.“ [. . .] ”Once you sing a soul to the Otherworld, you’ll see that keening is an important task, but not one with which we should become emotionally involved.”
Bound by duty, sixteen-year-old Morgan must begin forewarning human deaths. After all, that’s her job as a newly-appointed Ban Sidhe (banshee), a death caller. Conflicted when the Inner Ring—the elite group of ruling Sidhe—assigns a fifteen-year-old boy, Aidan Tanner, as her first death to keen on her road to adulthood, Morgan must make a critical decision. Will she help end such a young life or follow her instincts and refuse to make the call? And if that isn’t difficult enough, Morgan’s help is needed as the Sidhe and human worlds are about to face a crisis foretold in the Thousand-Year Sidhe Prophecy. With the lingering pain of her mother’s absence and the mystery of her father’s recent disapperarnce, the young Ban Sidhe feels lost. Aided only by her overly-critical twin sisters and an accentric seer, Morgan must confront her weaknesses and make the hardest decision of her life. Alone.
Aidan, on the other hand, is a seemingly average human teen who has to deal with his parents’ inexplicable red-eye drive from the Salt Lake Valley to Northern Idaho. While being away from his friends for Spring Break seems like torture enough, it is the recent discovery of his father’s secret that leaves him troubled. While struggling to keep his anger in check, Aidan finds that no matter how hard he tries to hold himself together, his once-simple life is splitting apart. But the more he discovers about his
father’s family and history, the quicker he comes to understand that appearances are deceiving. Beyond that, Aidan doesn’t realize that a young Ban Sidhe is seeking to call his death.
- GenresFantasyYoung Adult
212 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 10, 2011
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About the author
Christy G. Thomas
4 books32 followersChristy Thomas lives in Washington and is the author of the Keening Trilogy. All three novels are currently available through Amazon, B&N, Sony, and Apple.
Christy writes fiction for both adults and teens.
For more information about Christy's latest projects and musings, please visit her blog
Christy writes fiction for both adults and teens.
For more information about Christy's latest projects and musings, please visit her blog
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August 5, 2015
Sidehe's Call is a breath of fresh air when it comes to another addition to the coming of age/supernatural young adult genre. I'm fed up with the vampire/werewolf/zomie stuff; it's all so repetitive. Sidehe's Call managed to open up a whole new realm of supernatural beings that are developed, entertaining, and exciting.
Even though she is a Ban-side, Morgan could be "every girl" in the fact that she has to convince those around her that she is a strong, independent young woman, capable of fulfilling prophecies. The fact that she faces her journey with a colorful array of monsters, transformations, and magic only adds to the adventure and anticipation in the novel.
I highly recommend Sidhe's Calling . . . my one hangup with the series is the fact that the second and third books still aren't published yet, and I'm not a patient person. However, I'm willing to wait for the Keening Trilogy!
Even though she is a Ban-side, Morgan could be "every girl" in the fact that she has to convince those around her that she is a strong, independent young woman, capable of fulfilling prophecies. The fact that she faces her journey with a colorful array of monsters, transformations, and magic only adds to the adventure and anticipation in the novel.
I highly recommend Sidhe's Calling . . . my one hangup with the series is the fact that the second and third books still aren't published yet, and I'm not a patient person. However, I'm willing to wait for the Keening Trilogy!
June 12, 2013
Wow I never thought that I'm going to like a BANSHEE (BAN SIDHE). Great great idea.... somehow Christy G. Thomas succeed to take one of the most frightening and own a bad reputation of bad omen myth creatures and turn all upside down. The same thing she did also with the Kelpies - another evil myth creatures. Give to an horrid creature a voice and see what will happen....oh suddenly it turn to be very human isn't it? and if it is he or she then they are going to get a total different point of view.
And in total contradiction to Julie Kagawa books where I liked the Leanan sidhe here things where quite the opposite.
The story builds well, but the pace is fast and there are plenty of mysteries to keep you fidgeting. The author really holds off answering to your questions until the end, making it really gripping and hard to put down.
All the characters are interesting and play their part very well but what is important was that each of the main characters - Morgan and Aidan was surrounded nicely with their own family and society. Each one had s personal and moral issues that he/she has to face add to this a real treat on the safe of their world/s.
Highly recommended!
And in total contradiction to Julie Kagawa books where I liked the Leanan sidhe here things where quite the opposite.
The story builds well, but the pace is fast and there are plenty of mysteries to keep you fidgeting. The author really holds off answering to your questions until the end, making it really gripping and hard to put down.
All the characters are interesting and play their part very well but what is important was that each of the main characters - Morgan and Aidan was surrounded nicely with their own family and society. Each one had s personal and moral issues that he/she has to face add to this a real treat on the safe of their world/s.
Highly recommended!
November 18, 2013
A different twist on the Sidhe (Ban shee). Was a wonderful book that took place just minutes from my home and was written by someone that is a friend of a friend and lives in Idaho!!
September 5, 2011
I think one of my favourite aspects of Sidhe's Call is that it is written from two points of view but where Morgan's view is first person, Aidan's view is third person. The voices are already written very distinctly but this just adds an extra dimension to the reading. You feel like you are in Morgan's head, struggling with her through her internal conflicts but then you feel like a fly on the wall with Aidan as everything that happens to him is out of his control. Where Morgan's conflicts are moral and therefore very much internal, Aidan's problems are others trying to control him and an inability to decide who to trust so the external voice is much better suited. It is so easy to empathise with all the characters who have very strong personalities and complex relationships with each other: the raging jealousy of Morgan's sisters, Hector's difficulty in suppressing the desire to drown and eat his friends, the caring wisdom of old Onora, Aidan's family secrets... There's a real representation of life in the characters and woven through the story making the book really believable and engaging.
The story builds really well, at a great pace and there are plenty of mysteries to keep you fidgeting in your seat. The author really holds off asnwering your questions until the end, making it really gripping and hard to put down. Don't bother trying to figure things out yourself because nothing is as it seems and the main antagonist will jump out at you from nowhere you expected them to. It's always a sign of a good book when you can't figure out what's going to happen before it does!
In all, Sidhe's Call is an excellent read, especially for fans of mythological or paranormal fiction. It is a book with a wonderfully subtle exploration of mortality; an immortal creature wondering why mortal creatures bother to form relationships when all it leads to is pain. I think Morgan answers this herself, however, when she feels her own grief - it can't be helped, it is just human (and indeed ban sidhe) nature to become attached to other people. It is a risk we take without even knowing we are taking it or even being able to prevent it when in the end we know we will have to sacrifice everything. Such a good book, you should definitely read it, and I can't wait to read the next one to find out what happens next!
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The story builds really well, at a great pace and there are plenty of mysteries to keep you fidgeting in your seat. The author really holds off asnwering your questions until the end, making it really gripping and hard to put down. Don't bother trying to figure things out yourself because nothing is as it seems and the main antagonist will jump out at you from nowhere you expected them to. It's always a sign of a good book when you can't figure out what's going to happen before it does!
In all, Sidhe's Call is an excellent read, especially for fans of mythological or paranormal fiction. It is a book with a wonderfully subtle exploration of mortality; an immortal creature wondering why mortal creatures bother to form relationships when all it leads to is pain. I think Morgan answers this herself, however, when she feels her own grief - it can't be helped, it is just human (and indeed ban sidhe) nature to become attached to other people. It is a risk we take without even knowing we are taking it or even being able to prevent it when in the end we know we will have to sacrifice everything. Such a good book, you should definitely read it, and I can't wait to read the next one to find out what happens next!
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Goodreads Group: No Dark Romance Allowed
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August 18, 2011okay so I bought it, now i need to read it in something called the kindle cloud.
June 14, 2012
Great book. Wished it was longer. It was great to read something new in the fantasy realm.
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