THE TUATHA DÉ CHRONICLES: DRAGONS, DEMONS & DEMIGODS
MYTH DOESN’T KNOCK IN THIS TALE; IT LEAVES BODIES ON YOUR DOORSTEP AND CALLS IT AN INVITATION.
A breathtaking fusion of Celtic mythology and urban fantasy, where dragon fire, betrayal, and ancient secrets will leave you spellbound from the first page.
In the first book of the series, readers are taken to two locations: Belfast, Northern Ireland during World War II (WW2) and in the mythical Land of Immensity and the Island of Dragons, the homelands of the Demigods of the Tuatha Dé and the Dragons.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
You are a dragon, my lady… Give in to the ridiculous knowledge. You are a serpent and there is no turning back for you.
Nightmare or bliss? What if you discovered you were a dragon? And then that you were the queen-in-waiting to the Dragon Throne. What would you do if you were challenged by a brother, you had never met to a duel to the death for the throne? What if you found out those you loved and trusted had betrayed you? What if this was only the beginning?
It is Northern Ireland in the 1940s. To her friends at the linen mill, Clío is a beautiful young woman who is an expert in partying. What they do not know is that her age is counted in millennia. What Clío did not know is who or what she was until the morning she woke up wailing, “I’ve got scales!” Dragon puberty had arrived.
Dragons, Demons & Demigods is the first book of The Tuatha Dé Chronicles. The two-world, portal story merges historical and urban fantasy with Celtic mythology. The sequel: Eater of Souls is expected to be released on or before October 2026.
In this gripping first instalment, readers are introduced to the formidable antagonist Sidheag, whose destiny becomes intertwined with the ancient powers of Scotland’s mystical landscape. The narrative explores themes of power, sacrifice, and the fine line between human and divine as the Blood Queen Grainne battles Sidheag and rises to prominence in a world ruled by strength and supernatural favour.
This initial volume establishes the dark and atmospheric tone that characterizes the entire series. It draws readers into the early days of Scotland when druids walked among warriors, and the gods still demanded tribute.
THE CREATURES
DRAGONSA dragon (or serpent) is a single-minded avenger who seeks justice and whose age is measured in millennia.
Five hundred dragon families live on the Island of Dragons. They are powerful creatures, and the only beings feared by the demigods of the Tuatha Dé. Solitary creatures, they prefer to reside in small family-based communities in the high mountains.
Dragon society is matriarchal. The male dragons are violent; female dragons are secretive, promiscuous and can only give birth to two offspring during their lifetime. They do not have wings but can fly and move through the air like a great prehistoric shark navigates the seas. A dragon’s weapons are their horns, tail, talons, and huge sharp carnassial teeth. Their fiery dragon breath is devastating.
DEMONSDemons (Fomorians) have an unquenchable hostility to just about any race or world and a huge chip on each of their armour-plated shoulders. They are vengeful. Banished by the Tuatha Dé to the depths, they live underwater. They enthralled the Nemed and made them plague carriers.
Demon society is patriarchal. The females are exceptionally fertile but are chattel. Initially, the women, in their human form, were seen as exotic by the Tuatha Dé and many intermarried. In their natural form, Fomorians are huge, black-skinned creatures with armoured skin, leathery wings, and malevolent red eyes. The Fomorians’ weapons of choice are their great talons, and teeth.
DEMIGODSThe demigods of the Tuatha Dé are ruled by the nine Womb-Born. All live in the Land of Immensity, mostly in four fabulous cities in grand palaces. All have golden auras and are at least ten-feet tall. They can change their height and appearance with a thought.
At its heart, the race’s passion is art in all its forms. The Tuatha Dé are skilled artists and artisans, unconstrained by finite resources. Exiled to the Mounds (or underground) by the Sons of Mil, they created a fantastical world connected to the Land of Humanity by portals. Tuatha Dé only weaknesses are infertility, iron—and their egos.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Literary Titan Gold Book Award Winner
“Myth doesn’t knock in this book; it leaves bodies on your doorstep and calls it an invitation.
Millar’s Belfast is not a generic “gritty city” stage-set; it’s weather, vinegar, coal smoke, trams, the social physics of working-class streets, and a heroine who is both ancient and impatient in a way I found oddly endearing. Clío’s voice is brash, horny, funny, and occasionally raw enough to sting; she swears the way some characters pray, and the book lets that be characterization rather than decoration. Even when the plot turns cosmic, the story keeps dragging its boots through real human spaces, parlours, doorsteps, police stations, so the magic feels less like glitter and more like a hidden engine finally grinding into view.
Dragons, Demons & Demigods is for readers who like urban and historical fantasy, Celtic mythology, dark fantasy, and mythic adventure with adult edges, sex, profanity, and violence that aren’t coy about being there. If you enjoy the modern-myth collision of American Gods, but you want it less highway-trip dreamy and more Belfast-brick immediate, more “portal in the parlour” than “omen on the open road,” Millar’s approach will likely scratch that itch.
And if you’re the sort of reader who likes a heroine who becomes dangerous not by being chosen but by being cornered, you’re in the right place.”
Editorial Review by Literary Titan, March 2026