Daughter of the Forest: Book 1 (The Sevenwaters Trilogy) - Softcover

Marillier, Juliet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008150400 ISBN 13: 9780008150402

Publisher: HarperVoyager, 2015

Synopsis

‘A wonderful, riveting story’ Barbara Erskine

A magnificent saga set in the Celtic twilight of 10th century Ireland, when myth was law and magic was a power of nature, brilliantly brought to life: the legendary story of an evil stepmother opposed by a seventh child.

The keep at Sevenwaters is a strange, remote place, guarded by silent men who slip through the woodlands clothed in grey, and keep their weapons sharp. Invaders roam outside: raiders from across the sea bent on destruction. But now there is also an invader inside the keep: the Lady Oonagh, a sorceress as fair as day, with a heart as black as night.

Oonagh captivates Lord Colum and his six sons, but she cannot enchant his daughter, Sorcha. Frustrated in her attempts to destroy the family, Oonagh binds the brothers with a spell only Sorcha can lift. If she fails, they will die.

When the raiders break through, Sorcha is taken captive. Soon she will find herself torn between her duty to break the curse and a growing, forbidden love for her captor.

About this title

Review:

‘Juliet Marillier is a fine fantasy writer’ Anne McCaffrey

‘The Sevenwaters trilogy deserves to become a fantasy classic’ Sara Douglass

I enjoyed it enormously. It is a fantasy, full of the magic of the Celtic night, but it has that wonderful all-important feel of reality ... a wonderful, riveting story’ BARBARA ERSKINE on Son of the Shadows

About the Author:

Juliet Marillier was born in New Zealand and brought up in Dunedin, the ‘Edinburgh of the South’. She has a passionate interest in Celtic music and Irish folklore. A mother of two daughters and two sons, she lives in a rural area outside Perth in Western Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperVoyager
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0008150400
• ISBN 13: 9780008150402
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672