The Secret of Kells
Publisher: The O'Brien Press; O'Brien Press, Limited, The
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9781847173904
Subjects: Fiction; Scriptoria; General; Monks; FICTION
Description: History, myth and legend collide in this thrilling novelisation of the full-length animated feature The Secret of Kells. There is huge excitement at the monastery in Kells when the famous illuminator, Aiden of Iona, arrives with his cat Pangur Ban. The orphaned twelve-year-old monk, Brendan, is drawn to the book and desperately want to help Aiden. He ventures into the forest where he encounters faeries, monsters, Vikings and more! This novel brings to life the fictionalised story of Brendan, a young monk in the monastery of Kells and his part in the completion of one of the world's most famous.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Prologue; 1 The cat and the tower; 2 The Book; 3 Into the Forest; 4 Aisling; 5 The creature in the darkness; 6 The eye of colmcille; 7 The Rescue; 8 Crom Cruach; 9 The eye of crom; 10 The darkness from the sea; 11 The sack of kells; 12 Leaving the forest; 13 The Book of kells; The book of kells; About the Author; Copyright; Advertisement.