Setanta and the Lady by the Water
A mythic coming-of-age novella rooted in Irish folklore and shadowed grief.

If you loved Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls this ones for you

Setanta knows only this: his mother vanished, his father is a ghost of a man, and something ancient is following them. From haunted towns to forgotten hills, they chase the Lady by the Water, a banshee whose song marks the doomed. But when a cursed hound spares Setanta’s life, everything he thought he knew begins to unravel.

Trained in silence. Forged by loss. Marked by a name older than Ireland.

As his scar deepens and the veil between worlds thins, Setanta discovers a truth stranger than any bedtime tale: he’s not just a boy. He’s a weapon. And the monsters remember his name.

Perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Susan Cooper, or folkloric dark fantasy, this lyrical Irish novella blends myth, memory, and the weight of blood into a powerful modern legend.Setanta and the Lady by the Water
A mythic coming-of-age novella rooted in Irish folklore and shadowed by grief.
Setanta knows his mother has vanished. He knows his father carries secrets he will not explain. And he knows that something old has begun following them.
What he does not know is why.
Their search leads towards the Lady by the Water, a banshee tied to an older Ireland of curses, strange creatures and stories that were never quite stories at all. But when Setanta crosses paths with a hound that should have killed him, the world he thought he understood begins to come apart.
Because Setanta has inherited more than a name.
He is the son of Cú Chulainn, born of human and fae blood, and there are things in Ireland that have been waiting a very long time for him.

Author: JM Lane
Genre: Thriller
Subgenre: YA, Fiction Mythology Mystery
Audience: Young Adult

Content notes based on the synopsis: Bereavement / grief