{"product_id":"the-first-fire-of-halloween-9781068754517","title":"The First Fire of Halloween","description":"\u003cp\u003eThief. Trickster. Murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumans have forgotten why they once feared the púca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he will make them remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the small Irish town of Athboy, there is a hill where the first fire was once lit each year to mark the beginning of Samhain. Bonfires would then be lit across the country, launching a festival to celebrate the last harvest before the harsh months of winter. On the night when the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead was at its thinnest, it was believed that the spirits of the dead wandered the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, that fire has been lit once more every Halloween night, and thousands of people come to celebrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamie Sheldon is an American girl visiting the town with her parents for an archaeological dig. Rone O'Callaghan lives on a farm near Tlachtga, the ancient site on the Hill of Ward. Both teenagers are close by when a local man is murdered. The circumstances suggest the killer may be acting out some ancient ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth is even more macabre. This Halloween, as humans wander the streets wearing monster masks, there is a monster among them wearing a human mask. The most treacherous of all the ancient faerie folk . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shape-changing púca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oisin McGann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068754517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.56d","brand":"Ois\u0026#195;\u0026#173;n McGann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197227462837,"sku":"9781068754517","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_89adce84-94b9-413a-bab3-70fb58ef5bcf.jpg?v=1769622642","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-first-fire-of-halloween-9781068754517","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}