History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

Flame of Sevenwaters (Book #6 of the Sevenwaters Series) Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Roc Release Date: 2012 Pages: 448 Source: My State Public Library Synopsis: Bestselling author Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwaters series has been praised as a “magnificent saga” (Alernative Worlds) that is a “gripping tale of enduring love” (Publishers Weekly). Now, Marillier returns to Sevenwaters with the story of a young woman destined to unlock the secrets of the Otherworld…       Maeve, daughter of Lord Sean of Sevenwaters, was badly burned as a child and carries the legacy of that fire in her crippled hands. After ten years, she’s returning home, having grown into a courageous, forthright woman with a special gift for gentling difficult animals. But while her body’s scars have healed, her spirit remains fragile, fearing the shadows of her past.      Sevenwaters is in turmoil. The fey prince Mac Dara has become des...

Seer of Sevenwaters (Book #5 of the Sevenwaters Series) Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Roc Release Date: 2011 Pages: 448 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Get swept away in the romantic fantasy of this national bestselling author's world of Sevenwaters.      The young seer Sibeal is visiting an island of elite warriors, prior to making her final pledge as a druid. It's there she finds Felix, a survivor of a Viking shipwreck, who's lost his memory. The scholarly Felix and Sibeal form a natural bond. He could even be her soul mate, but Sibeal's vocation is her true calling, and her heart must answer.       As Felix fully regains his memory, Sibeal has a runic divination showing her that Felix must go on a perilous mission-and that she will join him. The rough waters and the sea creatures they will face are no match for Sibeal's own inner turmoil. She must choose between the two things that tug at her...

Heir to Sevenwaters (Book #4  of the Sevenwaters Series) Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: 2008 Pages: 416 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: " A   brand new novel in the beloved world of Sevenwaters—a fantasy series that “should appeal to Lord of the Rings fans” (VOYA)."      The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest. Human and Otherworld dwellers have existed there side by side, sharing a wary trust. Until the spring when Lady Aisling of Sevenwaters finds herself expecting another child—a new heir to Sevenwaters.      Then the family’s joy turns to despair when the baby is taken from his room and something...unnatural is left in his place. To reclaim her newborn brother, Clodagh must enter the shadowy Otherworld and confront the powerful prince who rules there.      My Review: This story takes place 4 years a...

Child of the Prophecy (Book #3 of the Sevenwaters Series) Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: 2003 Pages: 528 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Magic is fading... and the ways of Man are driving the Old Ones to the West, beyond the ken of humankind. The ancient groves are being destroyed, and if nothing is done, Ireland will lose its essential mystic core.       The prophecies of long ago have foretold a way to prevent this horror, and it is the Sevenwaters clan that the spirits of Eire look to for salvation. They are a family bound into the lifeblood of the land, and their promise to preserve the magic has been the cause of great joy to them... as well as great sorrow.      It is up to Fainne, daughter of Niamh, the lost sister of Sevenwaters, to solve the riddles of power. A shy child of a reclusive sorcerer, she finds that her way is hard: She is the granddaughter of the wicke...

Son of Shadows (Book #2 of the Sevenwaters Series) Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: 2002 Pages: 608 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Beautiful Sorcha is the courageous young woman who risked all to save her family from a wicked curse and whose love shattered generations of hate and bridged two cultures.       It is from her sacrifice that Sorcha's brothers were brought home to their ancestral fortress Sevenwaters, and her life has known much joy.       But not all the brothers were able to fully escape the spell that transformed them into swans, and it is left to Sorcha's daughter Liadan to help fulfill the destiny of the Sevenwaters clan. Beloved child and dutiful daughter, Liadan embarks on a journey that shows her just how hard-won was the peace that she has known all her life.      Liadan will need all of her courage to help save her family, for ther...

Daughter of Forest (Book #1 of the Sevenwaters Series) Author: Juliet Mariller Genre: Historical fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: 2002 Pages: 560 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. Bereft of a mother, she is comforted by her six brothers who love and protect her. Sorcha is the light in their lives, they are determined that she know only contentment.      But Sorcha's joy is shattered when her father is bewitched by his new wife, an evil enchantress who binds her brothers with a terrible spell, a spell which only Sorcha can lift-by staying silent. If she speaks before she completes the quest set to her by the Fair Folk and their queen, the Lady of the Forest, she will lose her brothers forever.       When Sorcha is kidnapped by the enemies of Sevenwaters and taken to a foreign land, she is torn between the desire to save her beloved brothe...