Cathy Hird has 6 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 6 narrators. The most-rated is Before the New Moon Rises.
Riven: When Storms Collide
Summary
For Dara, the price does not feel steep: To rescue her father, the precious cup of the goddess Ceridwen, which he had stolen years before, is sent back to her. What she cannot know is how the goddess brooded over its theft. The return unleashes a storm of revenge against the two gods who aided the thief. What she has learned is that her father lied when he claimed her mother died: She fled the day he stole the cup; for as an elf of the clan bound to Ceridwen, she could not remain with the daughter she loved. With friends William and Korina, Dara decides to travel to Scotland. She needs to understand what it means to be half-elven and longs to meet her mother again. The three land in Scotland amidst unexplained explosions and vicious storms. Dara's mother tells her these are kindled by the goddess' fury. The two gods retaliate with their own storms, and by cracking open the Earth, summon molten rock and threaten the birth of a volcano. Because Dara and her friends know what unleashed Ceridwen's revenge, the queen of her mother's clan assigns them a quest: Locate the shards of Excalibur. They learn that before being carried to Avalon, King Arthur commissioned Gawain, Morgan, and his son Mordred to lead a Triad to protect the land. In the current day, the three groups have drifted apart, but if called together they might have the power to stop the destruction. Can the young Canadians reunite those who carry Arthur's legacy and find a way to hold back the storms?
©2018 Waldorf Publishing (P)2019 Waldorf Publishing
Shattered: When Winds Blast
Summary
Revenge is a destructive fire. Revenge among the gods and goddesses can engulf the world. Such is the threat that Dara and her friends confront. Sparked first by Dara's father's theft of the cauldron of Ceridwen, unleashed by that cup's return, storms of anger collided in Scotland, unwittingly destroying the ancient home of the goddess of winter, Cailleach. Only an elven queen saw this destruction. Only she imagined a way to placate that goddess' anger. Cailleach had given the Grail, a seeing-stone, to a trusted druid leader before the days of King Arthur. That stone was passed on to Merlin. Just before King Arthur's tragic last battle, Merlin passed it on to the harper Taliesen who accompanied Lancelot to France to defend Brittany against the invading Goths. Taliesen and Lancelot's story, and the story of the Grail's hiding, is told alongside the modern quest. The goddess of winter will forgo her revenge if the Grail is returned. Dara and her friends take on this seemingly impossible task with the aid of an elf and the guidance of the Triad who carry on the responsibilities of King Arthur. But landing in France places them in the middle of ancient conflicts that threaten their quest at every step. As winter draws closer Britain, as snow traps hikers and threatens the natural cycle, the four friends race to retrace Taliesen's steps and find the Grail.
©2019 Waldorf Publishing (P)2019 Waldorf Publishing
Moon in the Sign of Aries
Summary
Just after dawn, a slave ship from Athens takes over in a remote village, rounding up the women and children and loading them on their ship. What fate doomed this village whose men were taken as slaves just six years earlier? From the hidden birthing hut, Panacea, daughter of the god of healing, watches, raging, helpless to intervene. Studying the raiders, she recognizes the leader, the rogue prince Aphoron, whose service to Poseidon has already wreaked havoc across the land (as told in Moon of the Goddess and Before the New Moon Rises). Cursing the Athenians, Panacea takes a small sail boat, and, with one companion, follows the slave ship, determined to free the villagers. Thanks to a message from Panacea's father, Melanion, prince of Tiryns, arrives the same day and learns of the tragic raid. A race begins to catch the slave ship and find a way to release the villagers. Can the rescuers enlist the aid of other Olympians or will Poseidon win this time, with the villagers doomed to slavery?
©2020 Waldorf Publishing (P)2020 Waldorf Publishing
Fractured: When Shadows Arise
Summary
As her father withdraws into his work and her best friend is injured by one of the shadows, Dara struggles to uncover the cause of the troubles. On the night of the solstice, watching for the first star with an Aboriginal boy new to the area, a giant shadow-snake comes after them. Together, the three seek to unravel the mystery of the creatures and their connection to Dara's father's work. Hallaer, queen of the elves, is furious but helpless. She cannot challenge the alchemist or slow his destruction of her land. Through a dream, she urges Dara to stop her father. Dara's cousin, who is actually an elf the alchemist enslaved years before, presses her to step in. When her father is trapped in the conduit he opens, Dara, her friends, and this elf must find a way to undo the damage and to rescue him.
©2017 Waldorf Publishing (P)2020 Waldorf Publishing
Between Our Steps: Reflections on a Spiritual Journey
Summary
Drawing on everyday experiences from preparing meals to harvesting hay, Cathy Hird delves into the patterns of our spiritual journey. In this collection of her columns, originally written for an online news magazine, Hird explores things we see every day to uncover the interconnectedness of life and how we find meaning and purpose in our days. As a farmer, she is embedded in creation. As a minister, she cares for the vulnerable. And all her work is driven by a desire for balance in life and wholeness for the world we live in. These reflections begin with her daily journey and reach for a sense of the divine. They invite the listener to step into the world she sees and, at the same time, re-imagine their own spiritual journey.
©2018 Waldorf Publishing (P)2018 Waldorf Publishing
Before the New Moon Rises
Summary
When Poseidon's ambition is thwarted (as told in Moon of the Goddess), Princess Thalassai expects to enjoy the luxury of peace. Instead, the Earthshaker's revenge strikes like forked lightning. He recruits Aphoron, disgraced prince of Ephyra, to set off an attack on her home city. The god releases a monster shark to shut down trade and lays a sleeping spell on the four kings who hold sway in the lands claimed by the ancient goddess Eurynome. With the king under Poseidon's spell, Thalassai struggles to maintain order in the city. Her fiancé Prince Brizo has sailed to fight the monster shark, but in the first encounter, the shark destroys the ship's rudder and oars. Her brother Melanion chases after Aphoron and uncovers the prince's plan to attack their home. As other Olympian gods are drawn into the fray, conflict threatens to engulf the lands of Greece. Will it spread to the mountain of the gods? Will the young leaders find a way to defeat the Earthshaker's plans and restore peace?
©2019 Waldorf Publishing (P)2020 Waldorf Publishing