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In Eileanan, Lachlan agrees to release his beloved Iseult from the oath that binds them so that Iseult can choose her own fate. Iseult's twin, Isabeau, must find a way to heal her wounded spirit.Tags
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The entire cast comes together in this stunning conclusion. Some of our old friends play bigger parts then others but all of the loose ends are tied up. Love is tested, loyalty challenged, and sacrifices are made. This book provides us with a very satisfying, and in some ways, bittersweet ending to a vibrant and engrossing series. I was sad to close the book; I enjoyed every minute of this story and adored the characters.
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Dragons, Heroes and Wizards
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Dragons, Heroes and Wizards
To help bring peace to Eileanan, Iseult's flame-haired twin, Isabeau, must also face her most difficult challenge yet. But before she can prove herself worthy of the scar of the Soul-Sage and the ring of the sorceress, she must first find a way to heal her own wounded spirit.
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Exciting conclusion to the Witches of Eilanean series. Forsyth tied up the losse ends and managed a mostly happy ending.
Exciting conclusion to the Witches of Eilanean series. Forsyth tied up the losse ends and managed a mostly happy ending.
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 Fathomless Caves
- Original title
- The Fathomless Caves
- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters
- Iseult; Isabeau the Foundling; Lachlan the Winged
- Important places
- Eileanan (Imaginary place)
- Epigraph
- 1. Magic is the mother of eternity, and of the essence of all essences, for it makes itself by itself and is understood in the desire.
2. It is nothing in itself but a will. . . .
5. Magic is sp... (show all)irit and being is its body. . . .
6. Magic is the most secret thing.
– Jakob Böhme, Base des six point thésophiques, 1620 - Dedication
- For all those who died -- stripped naked, shaved, shorn,
For all those who screamed in vain to the Great Goddess,
only to have their tongues ripped out by the root,
For all those who were pricked, racked,... (show all) broken on the
wheel for the sins of their Inquisitors.
For all those whose beauty stirred their tormentors to fury;
And for those whose ugliness did the same.
And for all those who were either ugly nor beautiful, but
only women who would not submit.
For all those quick fingers, broken in the vise.
For all those soft arms, pulled from their sockets.
For all those budding breasts, ripped with hot pincers,
For all those midwives, killed merely for the sin of
delivering man to an imperfect world.
For all those witch-women, my sister who breathed freer
as the flames took them,
knwng as they shed their female bodies,
the seared flesh falling like fruit in the flames,
that death alone would cleanse them of the sin for which
they died --
the sin of being born a woman who is more than the sum of
her parts
-- Anonymous, sixteenth century
(Published in Erica Jong, Witches, 1981) - First words
- The soaring towers of Rhyssmadill were bright with the light of a thousand lanterns.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She knew when next she opened it, to write down all that she had learnt and achieved, a fresh white page would be there, waiting for her to write upon.
- Original language*
- Englisch
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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