Book excerpt: The Faerie Bard The character, born of two different people (man and faerie), is brought up in a mystic realm where he learns and becomes skilled in music and history. As he grows, he tours the world, and gains a name and reputation and riches, while he entertains great Kings and the courts of Ireland. As time passes, he entices the world with a creation of his, which entrances the masses. As he grows old, the loss of his child sours his heart and that of his wife, and they seek to explore the far lands of their mystic realm. On this, he befriends new people, kings and queens, and comes to new battles with new beasts and foes, and even unites people to become a powerful kingship. Any fan of Tolkien's popular books - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, etc. will love The Faerie Bard, and also Cash Bond's other book, The Hound of Erin.