The novel “The Gaelic Wolfess”—the first book of the “Sign of Moira” trilogy—takes place in ancient times on the island of Gaelias, where druids oppose Christians, where terrifying forces of darkness strive to establish their dominion, and underground lives a tribe of outcast Tautanns. The small beggar-girl Alea, guided by Fate-Moira, sets off on a dangerous journey: on her finger is a mysterious ring of Samildanakh, and on her shoulders rests the fate of the whole world.