It is the latter part of the 21st century, and dramatic climate change has made life in Ireland almost impossible. Meanwhile, Tir na n'Og is faced with a refugee problem, and the king of the fairies is not happy about it and when it is revealed that the warlord who is behind the problem is a member of the Liddy family, JJ is sent to sort him out...

Following on from The New Policeman and The Last of the High Kings, The White Horse Trick travels from the now to far distant futures: from world's end to world's beginning..

Audio Book Version

The White Horse Trick is now also available as an audio book release. The unabridged audio book, produced by Whole Story Audio Books, is available directly from their website:
The White Horse Trick Audio Book

Reviews

"Kate Thompson is at her scintillating best with The White Horse Trick. This, the concluding part of the New Policeman trilogy, fast-forwards to the end of this century, when global warming and squandered resources (sound familiar?) have turned Ireland into a gloomy, soggy desert. Tír na nÓg is endangered because mutinous immigrant Irish hordes pour in, laden with the shards of their dead culture: sheet music and the like. This is a familiar Thompson world of fickle, foolish gods, shape-changing and easy passage across the timeskin. Much wit and banter animate this all-too-realistic fantasy that ends with a beginning - no, not of a sequel, but of an age-old story of origins."
- Mary Shine Thompson, The Irish Times
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