A broad collection of stories drawn chiefly from the surviving mythic traditions of Ireland and Wales, arranged around the major cycles, gods, heroes, saints and supernatural figures of the Celtic world.

The book moves through the invasions cycle, the Ulster stories of Cúchulainn, the Fenian legends, Arthurian material and later Christian survivals, showing how older pagan narratives were repeatedly preserved, revised and absorbed into new cultural forms.

This is a retelling collection rather than a scholarly edition of primary texts: accessible, narrative-led and useful as an introduction to the architecture of Celtic mythology. Its strength is range rather than textual precision, gathering stories of exile, transformation, battle, kinship and the porous boundary between the human and otherworldly. A good starting point for readers who want the myths themselves before moving into individual translations or historical studies.

Flame Tree Publishing, 2014 paperback. Light rubbing and minor marks to covers; clean and firmly bound.