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    • Pub. Date: November 2009
    • 416pp
    • Sales Rank: 25,755

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      • Pub. Date: November 2009
      • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
      • Format: Mass Market Paperback, 416pp
      • Sales Rank: 25,755

      Synopsis

      The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest-and a new heir has been born. But the family's joy turns to despair when the baby is taken, 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...

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      Returning to the land of the Sevenwaters trilogy (Daughter of the Forest, etc.), Marillier deftly weaves a fey story of human interaction with the Fair Folk. Clodagh, the third daughter of the lord of Sevenwaters, is the practical one who keeps things running while her aging mother awaits the birth of a male heir. At her sister's wedding, she meets rude, closed-off Cathal, one of her cousin Johnny's personal guards. Shortly after, when the Fair Folk replace the newborn heir with a changeling creature, Clodagh and Cathal put their lives and sanity on the line to rescue the child. Marillier's gripping tale of adventure and enduring love bobbles slightly at the start, mostly due to Clodagh's modern attitude and cadence, but slides quickly and assuredly into a grand tale of ancient Erin. (Nov.)

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      Juliet Marillier lives in a hundred-year-old cottage near the river in Perth, Western Australia, where she writes full-time. She is a member of the druid order OBOD and of the Australian Greens Party.

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      January 24, 2010: I read the first three books in the Sevenwaters Trilogy (or series, now) a month or two ago. It wasn't until afterwards that I heard of this fourth book. While part of me was excited to once again immerse myself in the land of Sevenwaters, I was wary. Whenever there is an unplanned additional book in the series, it is nearly never as good as the previous ones.

      This one starred a character already mentioned in Child of the Prophecy: Clodagh, the third daughter of Sean and Aisling and the great-granddaughter of the original Sevenwaters heroine. Clodagh is described as the boring sister, the one content to stay at home and manage household affairs. Desperate to have a son, Clodagh's mother is pregnant once again, despite her advanced years. But there are also disputes going on between Sean and several other chieftains. Amongst the chaos, Clodagh's baby brother is kidnapped and replaced with something unhuman, but alive just the same. Clodagh, accompanied by a mysterious young man, knows what she must do: return the changeling to the Otherworld in exchange for her brother. The task is dire for if her brother is not returned, the entire Sevenwaters family will be torn apart.

      My assumption that this installment wouldn't be as good as the previous ones was proven correct. It followed the Sevenwaters formula sure enough, but there was a spark missing. I loved the first two, for I found them intriguing and lyrical, but the third one lacked. This one was worse than the third one, but still better than a lot of fantasy books out there. All the books are well researched in their lore, and the descriptions are as being transported to a distant land. This one was much more involved with the fantasy elements, actually partly taking place in the land of faerie. I still don't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. The romance was really sub-par on this one. It wasn't even really romance until half-way through, and the final hundred pages or so was all sap and sexual tension. Seriously, I was cringing in some moments. Other than that, nothing really happened long term. So the faeries are pissed a them, so what?

      I was a little disappointed with this one. I recommend for Sevenwaters fans, but I do caution them. Don't start this one with the intent that it shall be the best one yet. It was actually quite forgettable, but my love for Sevenwaters is in no way diminshed. I will continue the series (if Marillier continues) out of this love.

      On a side note, what is with all these creepy covers? They just keep getting more and more odd. If I just happened upon these books in a bookstore with no previous knowledge of their contents, I would pass them by, judging from their covers that they would be crap.