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Child Of The Prophecy - Sevenwaters Trilogy 3
CHILD OF THE PROPHECY Tor, Mar 2002, 26.95, 528 pp. ISBN: 031284881 Fainne enjoys her quiet life though the death of her mother hurts. However, her idyllic existence ends when her grandmother Oonagh, whom she has never seen before, visits her. Oonagh expects Fainne to undercut the prophecy of the Irish regaining their isle by destroying Sevenwaters. Fainne is a powerful sorceress in her own right who has already been trained to stop t...
Daughter Of The Forest - Sevenwaters Trilogy 1
Sorch, is the seventh daughter of the seventh son who rules Ireland. Sorcha's father marries a dangerously beautiful woman who is actually an evil sorceress. This sorceress turns Sorcha's six brothers into swans. Their only salvation is Sorcha, who has to sew six shirts made out of a weed that has thorns which burn and destroy Sorcha's hands. This book beautifully recounts Sorcha's inner strength and the adventures she goes through to save her beloved br...
Flame of Sevenwaters
Despite bearing burn scars so extensive that she struggles to use her hands, Maeve rescues her little brother from a malicious fairy prince and in the process befriends two dogs who turn out to be princes. Maeve is an introverted young woman who was severely burnt when she was young and has been living with her Uncle Bran on the island of Inis Eala. She is happy here since she is allowed to breathe in the fresh sea air and do as she wants, without restri...
Foxmask
Tor, Aug 2004, 27.95, 464 pp. ISBN: 0765306743 At the top of the world, Norseman Eyvind met and married local Celtic seer Princess Nessa, but the couple and their loyal followers had to struggle to survive the betrayal of his best friend Somerled (see WOLFSKIN). Several years have passed since Somerled was exiled. Widow Margaret raised her son Thorvald. He learns that his biological father was not his mother's deceased husband, but instead i...

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Heir to Sevenwaters
Clodagh embarks on a quest to retrieve her brother from an evil fairy, in the process falling in love with a broody warrior named Cathal and helping him to discover the truth about his past and fight for freedom against his oppressive father. Clodagh is the daughter of the Chieftain of Sevenwaters Keep, who feels she is not ready to settle down into the normal life of a noblewoman, like her sister Deidre. During the days leading up to Deidre's wedding, C...
Raven Flight
In this sequel to "Shadowfell", Neryn along with her protector, Tali, travel to the West and the North, so neryn can learn from the Guardians how to use her powers. Having reached the rebel group led by Regan in the first novel, Neryn spends time at the rebel camp healing and growing stronger. As a Caller, she has the unique ability to talk to uncanny folk- or fairies. Having this skill will give the rebels an enormous advantage if Neryn can learn to con...
Seer of Sevenwaters
Sibeal rescues and helps a survivor of a shipwreck to remember his identity and helps him to fulfill his mission to rescue the rest of his crew, who are trapped on an island filled with monstrous sea creatures. Sibeal is a seer who is about to become a full-fledged druid and live a life of chastity and dedication to her craft. She is temporarily visiting her Aunt Liadan and Uncle Bran at their warrior fortress of Inis Eala. One day, she has a vision of a...
Shadowfell
Neryn is a Caller and can talk to the Good Folk (fairy people) but her gift is illegal, making her a both a fugitive and reluctant to use her gift to overthrow their King. Neryn is a fugitive, on the run with her father looking for work when her father gambles her away in a game of chance to a stranger. Fleeing the scene with her new owner, Neryn watches her father and others burn to death in the chancy-boat when the king's Enforcers set the boat on fire...
Son Of The Shadows - Sevenwaters Trilogy 2
Liadan was a surprise. Neither her mother nor the fairy folk had counted on the predicted Sean having a twin sister. This lack of expectation gave her the power to change things, to defy what had been declared must be. But that isn't what Liadan wants. She is shy, and stays by the wall when her sister Niamh dances. She is not a leader like Sean, the heir to Sevenwaters. Yet, it is Liadan who is thrust in the midst of the enemy, forced to break away from ...
Wildwood Dancing
To preserve the magical beings and the fairy lands that her and sisters love, Jena fights to keep the goodwill between the fairy folk and the human folk before they destroy each other, a hefty task that involves meeting with dangerous fairy folk, dealing with a bloodthirsty and vengeful cousin and saving another cousin from a long held enchantment. In her family, Jena is the most sensible and responsible among her eleven other sisters as she is indispens...

Juliet Marillier list of books

Wolfskin
Tor, Jul 2003, 25.95, 493 pp. ISBN: 0765306727 Ulf, already a Viking warrior Wolfskin, learns about a magical place across the sea. Believing there must be plenty of treasure and a chance to do honorable deeds in Thor's name, he decides to sail for the Orkney Islands. Young Eyvind sees this as his chance to become a Wolfskin and pleads his way onto the crew. They reach this land, but find friendly people led by a kind-hearted king Angus who ...