Though the Emerald Isle is no stranger to tales of the fantastic, most of the fantasy works dealing with Ireland have limited themselves to either ancient history / Celtic legends and more, sentimental tales of wee folk, or ghostly tales of hauntings in old deserted castles. Needless to say, there is more to the history and culture of Ireland than the sort of entertainment fare popularised each year. Emerald Magic presents the entire cavalcade of Eire from its earliest beginnings right up to the current climate that has produced such popular phenomenon's as the rock band U2 and the novels of Roddy Doyle as the backdrop for a collection of all new stories of the fantastic