Then into his shattered life comes an enchanting presence -- a hero from another time, another world -- Finn MacCumhail. Gyr is drawn into the exciting and challenging world of the Fianna.

On the night of the summer solstice the Fianna must stand before the Spirits of the Ancestors. Will Gyr be allowed to be there too? And will he have found for himself answers to the questions the Spirits pose: Who are your people? What is your future? For what do you stand?

This book was recognised in the Book of the Year - Eilis Dillon Memorial Award category by the Bisto Book Award.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

Grace Wells is a writer and poet. Born in 1968, she grew up in central London. On leaving school, she began working in the film and television industry, ultimately becoming a freelance producer. Fuelled by her lifelong desire to write, and through a roundabout path, she came to Ireland in 1991. She now lives in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary with her two children. Grace began working with people with special needs facilitating biography and poetry workshops. She has since become Literature Officer with South Tipperary Art Centre based in Clonmel. Gyrfalcon is her first novel.