Bran Healy has spent most of her life feeling as though she belongs somewhere else. After the sudden death of her parents leaves her buried beneath grief, a childhood promise draws her to Ireland in search of something she thought she had lost for good: hope.
Instead, she finds a doorway.
One moment Bran is standing on the Hill of Uisneach. The next, she is running for her life through the forests of Tír na nÓg, a world of ancient magic, dangerous bargains, impossible creatures—and people who have very good reasons to keep their secrets. A year later, Bran has done the impossible. She has built a life there.
Then a young human girl named Kat is taken by the powerful Fey Ceridwen, and Bran refuses to leave her behind. Getting Kat back will force Bran far beyond the safety of the home she has found. She will have to trust people who have already lied to her, bargain with beings who know far more about her than they should, steal from a god, and carry a sword that once belonged to the most feared warrior in Fey history. Because something about Bran has never been entirely ordinary.
And the deeper she travels into Tír na nÓg, the harder it becomes to ignore the possibility that she was never came there by accident.
Somewhere between the world she lost and the one she has begun to love, Bran will have to decide who she trusts, what she is willing to sacrifice—and what home really means.
And she will have to decide whether the Raven will awaken.
Beyond the veil lies Tír na nÓg, a realm of ancient magic, dangerous bargains, forgotten roads, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Explore the characters, wander its maps and hidden places, discover ancient artifacts, and uncover the myths, magic, and lore that shape the world of The Morrigan Cycle.
Explore the Realm of Tír na nÓg
MEET SANDRA VALE
Sandra Vale has been disappearing into books for as long as she can remember—and eventually decided to start building worlds of her own. A lifelong reader with an incurably curious mind, she draws inspiration from mythology, history, art, and whatever rabbit hole happens to catch her attention next. Come meet the woman behind The Morrigan Cycle and Echoes from the Vale.
What started as writing one novel somehow turned into an ADHD-fueled adventure involving a publishing imprint, website, maps, artwork, branding, and one very persistent squirrel.
The Village of Team Hair
A look at the surprisingly complicated process of naming places in Tír na nÓg—and how one perfectly respectable name became impossible to unsee once it looked like “Team Hair.”
I Know How the Myth Goes
If you came here to argue about accurate mythology, you’ve missed the most important god in Tír na nÓg: me.
COME BACK TO THE VALE
Occasional letters about the books, stories about writing, and other things that wander out of the Vale.
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