Aidan Harte studied sculpture at the Florence Academy of Art; it was while he was in Italy that he was inspired to write The Wave Trilogy: Irenicon, shortlisted for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, and its sequels The Warring States and Spira Mirabilis. His interest in folklore and mythology also informs his sculpture; he recently won a commission from County Clare in Ireland for his 'Puca of Ennistymon', based on the character from Gaelic folklore, which has won him a lot of fans, including actor Chris O'Dowd and comedian Dara O'Briain.Aidan can be found on Instagram at aidanhartesculptor and Twitter @HarteAidan; his website is www.aidanharte.com
Harte manages to combine a series of intricate plot lines,
intriguing characters and the creation of his version of
renaissance Europe without ever becoming confusing ... Harte proves
the genre can be as thought-provoking and intelligent as any other
work of fiction ... he has created a world that could have easily
stepped out of any history book, but which is infinitely more
interesting.
*Blogcritics on Irenicon*
. . . exciting and original amid the current fantasy landscape . .
.
*Fantasy Book Critic*
Harte is a brilliant new voice in historical fantasy, and this is
quite simply the best piece of fantasy that I have read so far this
year
*Inter Zone on Irenicon*
I definitely recommend this one, a real unexpected find for me that
I really enjoyed
*Tenacious Reader on Irenicon*
If there were stars for world-building Irenicon would be a five
plus, no question.
*SFX on Irenicon*
Seriously impressed both by the quality of the ideas and the
ingenuity with which they are explored in the text . . . Irenicon
is completely fascinating
*Thinking About Books on Irenicon*
The book is a fountain of gorgeous detail, festooned with enriching
codices and enlightening, subtly subsumed exposition
*Sci-Fi Now on Irenicon*
. . . twice as impressive as Irenicon . . . [It] will leave you
gaping, it really is that rich and worked out in the details
*The Book Plank*
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