num_pages: 350
description: The story of Lugh Mac Romain, harper and reluctant warrior, as he struggles to escape the curse of the Queen Maeve of Connaught for killing her king and is caught up in the famous Cattle Raid of Cooley by his friendship with the great Champion of Ulster, Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
language: English
title: A Shadow of Gulls
titlecomplete: A Shadow of Gulls (Lugh Mac Romain, #1)
characters: Medb, Cú Chulainn, Lugh mac Romain
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Historical, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 111
series: Lugh Mac Romain
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: David Higham Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Putnam