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Heir To Sevenwaters. Juliet Marillier (2009)

by Juliet Marillier(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0330451111 (ISBN13: 9780330451116)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Tor Books

series

Sevenwaters

review 1: This story takes place 4 years after Child of the Prophecy. Because the first three books of the Sevenwaters series was wrapped and neatly tied together in Child of the Prophecy, in the Heir to Sevenwaters, the author forms a second story arc with new villains and a new adventure.The protagonist of this book is Clodagh, Fainne’s cousin and was first introduced as a 12 year-old girl in Child of the Prophecy. She is a girl that likes to keep herself busy by running the household. However, her perfect routine is turned upside down when her newborn baby Finbar is kidnapped by the Prince of the Otherworld and in its place is a changeling baby that only she herself sees. She is forced to leave her home and journeys to the Otherworld with a warrior with a questionable past to ... morerescue her brother. This was a light and fun read. The author finally lets the reader explore the Otherworld, that has always been mentioned but never explored. The Otherworld is the world of the fairies, who have aided the people of Sevenwaters in their need. However, the fairies that had helped Sorcha, Liadan, and Fainne are long gone, and the ruler of the Otherworld is ruthless. In this book, we get to explore a different world. The author depicts an excellent setting of the Otherworld. It seems like a magical world, but soon we realize that it is not as it seems. The Otherworld is losing its magic and influence because the Christian religion is rapidly takings it place as Ireland’s main religion. Clodagh is a loveable character that wants things to be in order. With her mother giving birth, and her twin sister newly married to a powerful warlord, she is the de-facto mistress of Sevenwaters. Although she has an unusual power that she uses frequently, which is that she and her twin sister can talk to each other in the minds no matter how far the distance, in her quest it is useless. Clodagh may seem like she is an ordinary girl, she is courageous, selfless, and loving. She is determined to save her brother, whom she loves, and to help restore her family’s happiness. Overall, this book is about love, family, and sacrifice. The message of this novel is that love conquers all and to never give up, even if you feel you are at your weakest moment. Readers will be delighted with this fresh fantasy adventure with Clodagh as its new heroine. Heir of Sevenwaters is lighter in tone compared to the first three books in the series. It is also the shortest novel in her series. I recommend this book to lovers of Marion Zimmer Bradley, J.R. R. Tolkien, fantasy, history, and romance. I believe that anyone should pick up one of her novels in the series, because the books I have read in her series are good books with encouraging messages that pertain to all of us.
review 2: I honestly loved this book as much as Daughter of the Forrest. And, that's probably because Clodaugh was sooo "ordinary", but, extraordinarily so. Love, they say, is the oldest magic. And, I enjoyed how that theme was brilliantly woven into this book. It was nice to have much of the story to take place in the world of the fey. I loved that this book was less about magic, and more about accepting that greatness is about who you are, rather than the talents you may possess. I'm growing increasingly attached to the family of Sevenwaters. less

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