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Sister Wake
A Fantasy Novel by Dave Rudden
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Epic Fantasy,
- Dark Fantasy,
- Celtic Mythology,
- Gods & Deities,
- Rebellion
This book is for you if you're into...
- Feral gods crashing into rebellion and empire
- Celtic mythology woven with horror and political intrigue
- Ruthless priestesses and unwilling saints shaping fate
From Little Stack
If you’re craving a fantasy that crackles with Irish attitude, heart, and bite, Sister Wake by Dave Rudden deserves a spot on your shelf.
Set in a vividly imagined island of Croi, where magic hums beneath the city streets, it blends sharp humour, fierce loyalty, and that unmistakable Irish knack for mixing the ordinary with the uncanny. Rudden writes with a rhythm that feels like overhearing brilliant gossip in a packed pub. Quick, witty, and impossible to step away from.
At its core, Sister Wake is about found family, grief, the English colonization of Ireland, and standing your ground when the world turns strange and dangerous. The characters feel gloriously real: flawed, brave, sarcastic, and stubborn in that distinctly Irish way. Rudden also weaves in folklore and myth with a fresh, modern twist, making ancient magic feel right at home beside buses, backstreets, and late-night conversations.
If you love fantasy with emotional punch, razor-sharp dialogue, and a strong Irish soul, Sister Wake will hook you fast and linger long after the final page.
Be drawn into an action-packed epic fantasy filled with rebellion, intrigue, horror, dangerous gods, and Celtic mythology, perfect for fans of James Islington, John Gwynne, and Joe Abercrombie.
The gods were here. And they were angry.
For three hundred years the wild island of Croí has been subject to the Empire of the Answering. Clans have been subjugated, their language outlawed, their religion reduced to the whisper of fugitive priests.
Until Croí's prayers are answered. The gods return. Feral and majestic, they stride the land as colossi, throwing the Empire into chaos.
The dispossessed and the vengeful struggle for power. A ruthless priestess rallies the faithful, offering a simple choice - believe, or die - even as the empire's Queen makes the first moves in a long and dangerous game.
But for all their machinations, one woman will decide the fate of them all . . . Sister Wake, unwilling saint of the Goddess of Death.
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