1: The Plain of Pillars: A Celtic Story Retold, A Novel

"The Plain of Pillars retells Celtic myths and revitalizes ancient folkloric traditions, weav[ing] a powerful critique ... of colonization, apathy, and individualism. Griffith demonstrates a mastery of genre fiction and mythology, employing narrative techniques that are both lyrically impressive and philosophically engaging.”
– INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW

“A captivating retelling of Celtic mythology that will resonate with modern readers…with compelling characters, intriguing dialogue, and evocative descriptions, Griffith keeps this folkloric tale alive and vibrant…the novel itself feels like a form of resistance against colonization and cultural extinction.”
– KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Griffith’s wonderful work, The Plain of Pillars, transports the reader into ancient Ireland, a misty dream like world through the genesis story of a people who come from the stars. Set in an ancient land after the last ice age, the story introduces the epic battle between the People of the Síraide and the Oceaners, where life must struggle as a tribe to survive on the island known as Ériu-land (Ireland). The god-king Balor brings the world of the Rim to a seeming unavoidable apocalypse, except for the hero’s journey of Long Arm, the son of Pryderi and the reincarnation of the leader Luchta. It is his love of Mother Earth matched with the nurturing and teaching of Bacharigu, the youngest of The Mothers, who can together save the world, if only heeded. Griffith has retold an ancient, Irish story that is strikingly like other ancient narratives that proves to me that we are all indeed related.”
– TAYLOR KEEN, author of Rediscovering Turtle Island: A First People’s Account of the Sacred Geography of America.

"Griffith’s unique use of the crow as a narrator of war and destruction, as well as community and unity, aligns with the diverse belief across many cultures that the crow is a symbol of destiny and power as well as associated with darkness, evil, death and war. Written in stunningly beautiful, descriptive prose, The Plains of Pillars uses ancient myth to illuminate modern day issues."
– JANET ROBERTS, author of What Lies We Keep

"An extraordinary book, The Plain of Pillars enchanted me into silence. A great many people should read this book and become just as enchanted. It is potent and activating, a stirring, a remembering of ancient bones and so much more and I feel this is a part of it all, it’s timing is without a doubt divine."
– CHELITA Kahutianui o-te-Rangi ZAINEY, indigenous Māori storyteller and healer, mokopuna of the Waitaha nation.

“As the old system crumbles, the new will be built out of the stories we tell ourselves and each other about ourselves, each other and our place on this animate earth as conscious nodes in the web of life.  If we’re going to build new systems, we need old myths told in new ways and Griffith’s outstanding book, The Plain of Pillars, offers us a grand, beautiful, enchanting story, winding back and forth through plains of ideas and being: new-being and old-being, being as a part of becoming, being something greater than we imagine until it’s upon us. This is a beautiful book in all ways, and an essential step in our exploration of who we could be if we really cared about transformation.”
– MANDA SCOTT, author of Any Human Power and host of the Accidental Gods podcast.

“Shivers across the body, palpitations of emotion, struck by thoughts of awe, captivated by words—this book is felt! Weaving from a space before time, The Plain of Pillars is a poetic blueprint for reverence and morality. A great gift for a world in need.”
– DANE SCOTT, indigenous Māori storyteller, Taonga Pūoro musician, and filmmaker.

“Griffith weaves an epic, dreamlike mythopoesis - a powerful, deeply inspired, animist folktale for our imperiled times.”
– MAREN MORGAN, Death in The Garden.