“PERFECT FOR READERS OF BOTH FANTASY AND HISTORICAL FICTION”
“Blending together Celtic mythology, biblical lore, and 14th-century history, The Last Days of Magic, it’s a richly imagined world that’s perfect for readers of both fantasy and historical fiction.” -Readaholic Zone
“COULD IT BE CALLED SHAKESPEAREAN”
“…The more acclaim for the accomplishment of this novel, the better. Could it be called Shakespearean, although it pre-dates him and has Chaucer as a character?” -J.A.’s Reviews
“PERFECT BLEND OF HISTORY AND FANTASY”
“What makes this book great is the perfect blend of history and fantasy…. I also really enjoyed the way Tompkins displayed all characters on the various sides of the conflict in shades of grey. It created a neutral historical narrative that painted Ireland as the protagonists and victims, but didn’t make England, France, and the Catholic church seem like baby eating monsters (with one or two exceptions).” -The Quill to Live
“THIS IS BRILLIANT”
“This is an extraordinary complex novel blending the mythology of the Ancient Faerie Faith, Jewish Mysticism, Witches and Jinn and ordinary humans in the guise of pirates, priests Queens & slaves; all set in the historical events of the Reformation. Herein lies the story of the survival of magic – despite all of the factions of “Humans” fighting for existence. This is brilliant!” -Northshire Bookstore, Staff Pick
“A MUST READ”
“Once I started reading it, I could not stop. Considering all the various characters, locations, and plots it was easy to follow (sometimes, in Game of Thrones I would be lost). All the different stories wove together to create a rich tapestry of Ireland and a time gone by. Recommendation: For fans of magical, royal, epic stories, this will be a MUST READ!!!” -Pondering The Prose
“A wild grab bag of myth, history, folklore and the fantastical, Last Days of Magic is the perfect read for a frozen evening by the fire, or a summer night in firefly country. It fills Ireland with blood, monsters, and witchcraft, and fans of Deborah Harkness and Erin Morgenstern will delight in it.” –Maria Dahvana Headley, author of Magoni and editor of Unnatural Creatures
“Plundering the treasure chest of human myths, from mysterious biblical giants to ferocious Celtic faeries, Tompkins has created a fantasy adventure with the shifting perspectives of dreamscape. A novel rich and strange.” –Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Secret Chord
“Simultaneously sweeping and intricate, reaching all the way back to the Dead Sea Scrolls and all the way forward to now, Tompkins’ amazing debut novel conjures an epic battle for the soul of Ireland. Filled with papal machination and royal intrigue, magic and mayhem, faeries, Vikings, legates, kings and queens, angels and goddesses, this is one wild and breathless ride.” –Karen Joy Fowler, author of the Man Booker Prize shortlisted We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
