This book layers urban fantasy elements into the Irish Troubles in the 1970s. Liam doesn't know who his father is, and always assumed it was a Protestant who wouldn't stay with his Catholic mother. Liam is faced with trying to stay safe and find work during the bloody conflicts between rival Irish religious factions that make it extremely unsafe to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The war between the Fallen and Fey pulls Liam into another centuries old conflict that will force Liam to discover his true heritage. There are definite adult themes in this book involving violence, abuse and religion. Leicht is very effective in injecting fantasy elements involving the Fallen, the Fey and even assassins for the Catholic church into the vivid descriptions of life in Ireland during the Troubles.
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