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A new age dawns in the kingdom of Eileanan, but not without resistance. Now the Righ, Lachlan the Winged, overturns his dead brother's decrees against witchcraft. But sixteen years of hatred and superstition have cloaked Eileanan in darkness. And though he has won the power of the Lodestar, Lachlan's rule is challenged by a mere babe—and a civil war erupts.The flame-haired twins—Iseult the Scarred Warrior and Isabeau the apprentice-witch—must go their separate ways. Iseult to fight show more side by side with her husband, Lachlan. Isabeau to the Cursed Towers, to master her powers and to find the family she has never known.
One woman battling for a new reign, one woman learning the old ways, their separate threads will twist and turn into a tale of mayhem, mystery, and magic.
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Lachlan the Winged now holds the Lodestar. He and Iseult have been crowned Rìgh and Banrìgh of all Eileanan and the Far Islands, but dark times still lie ahead. The Bright Soldiers pursue their holy war, the Awl seeks to raise Maya’s daughter, Bronwen, as Banrìgh, and Margrit of Arran plots behind the scenes.
With deception and betrayal at every turn, magical spells are spun, and evil curses are cast, striking Lachlan down. As Isabeau seeks her destiny under the glittering eyes of the dragons, Iseult finds she alone can save the country from a terrible and bloody war.
With deception and betrayal at every turn, magical spells are spun, and evil curses are cast, striking Lachlan down. As Isabeau seeks her destiny under the glittering eyes of the dragons, Iseult finds she alone can save the country from a terrible and bloody war.
This is a VERY busy book. The focus splits often between characters, there are some very tragic events and more then a few surprises. The main focus is on the war and even that is not a straightforward focus since there are four forces to contend with. Lachlan must decide how to defeat the Bright Soldiers, punish Margrit of Arran for her betrayals, and locate the Grand-Seeker who is gathering an army to restore Maya's child to the throne. Attacks from the Fairgean are a factor too but as you will soon see, not in a way that you might expect. Meanwhile, Isabeau is on an adventure of her own, separate from most of the main storyline, and it too contains a lot of twists, turns, and surprises.
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9/10
This series (Witches of Eileanan) has gotten better with each book.
This series (Witches of Eileanan) has gotten better with each book.
WITCHES OF EILEAMAN
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She is an Australian author who is well known for her historical novel Bitter Greens, which won the Historical Fiction category on the American Literary Association 2015 Reading List. She is the author of several children's books including The Gypsy Crown, The Puzzle Ring, The Starthorn Tree, The Wildkin's Curse, The Starkin Crown, and Dragon show more Gold. She has also published two heroic fantasy series, The Witches of Eileanan and Rhiannon's Ride, the poetry collection Radiance, and the novel Full Fathom Five under her maiden name, Kate Humphrey. Her more recent books include Vasilisa the Wise and Tales of Other Brave Young Women, and The Silver Well, which won the 2017 Aurealis Award for the best Australian collection. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Cursed Towers
- Original publication date
- 1999
- Important places
- Eileanan (Imaginary place)
- Epigraph
- "Thou shall not suffer a sorceress to live."
Exodus 22:18
"If any person or persons shall . . . consult, covenant with, entertain, employ, feed or reward any evil or wicked spirit for any intent or purpose, or take up any dead man, woman or child out of their grave or any other plac... (show all)e where the dead body resteth, to be employed or used in any manner of witchcraft, sorcery, charm or encantment whereby any person shall be killed, destroyed, wasted, consumed, pined or lamed in his or her body, every such offender . . . shall suffer death."
"An Act Against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Dealing with Evil and Wicked Spirits"
A Statute Made in the First Year of the Reign of King James the First (1603) - Dedication
- for my Nonnie,
Joy MacKenzie-Wood - First words
- Snow drifted down frm the darkening sky, mantling the horses' manes.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Mesmerdean never forget.
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