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| Original Title: | Dragonclaw |
| ISBN: | 0451456890 (ISBN13: 9780451456892) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Witches of Eileanan #1 |
| Characters: | Isabeau, Meghan |
Kate Forsyth
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 411 pages Rating: 4.02 | 5761 Users | 244 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Witches of Eileanan (The Witches of Eileanan #1) |
| Author | : | Kate Forsyth |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 411 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 1998 by Roc (first published January 1st 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Paranormal. Witches. Dragons. Magic. Fiction |
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In the Celtic land of Eileanan, witches and magic have been outlawed, and those caught for practicing witchcraft are put to death! It is a land ruled by an evil Queen, where sea-dwelling Fairgean stir, and children vanish in the night. But in a valley deep in the mountains, young Isabeau grows to womanhood under the guidance of an elderly witch, and must set out on a quest, carrying the last hopes of the persecuted witches.Rating Out Of Books The Witches of Eileanan (The Witches of Eileanan #1)
Ratings: 4.02 From 5761 Users | 244 ReviewsPiece Out Of Books The Witches of Eileanan (The Witches of Eileanan #1)
An excellent start to a six part series, this first episode had me enthralled all the way through as apprentice witch Isabeau and her ancient mentor Meghan start on their quest to restore magic to the land of Eileanan and depose the wicked queen who has enthralled their ruler.Kate Forsyth has created a wonderful, fully realised fantasy world of magic creatures, fabulous dragons and evil enemies. With such a solid basis, the rest of the series promises to be excellent.I loved this book so much. It had magic and dragons and adventure. It was everything that I wanted in a book so I had a really great time reading it. I'm definitely keen on picking up the next book in the series sometime soon.
i loved this book XD i love the idea of witchcraft and sorcery and evil sea dwelling peoples XD tho i feel sorry for isabeau and her hand :(
First book of a series of 6 it's been left dangling and many 'threads are being woven' not to mention many protagonists still being introduced which I feel is the nature of fantasy books. Looking forward to the second part of my journey in Eileanan when my copy of the book arrives but for now I will get on with another book. 3 and 1/2 stars.
this was an interesting world set up. i HATED reading the dialect. WHY??? there was no point to the dialect aside from me trying to figure out what "fairn" meant. and why drop the "t" at the end of "not"? it drove me nuts. i thought the plot was intriguing, but a bit slow moving. i also hate it when books don't end. even if it's a series, there should be some kind of resolution. this was a total cliffhanger. so while i enjoyed it, it had some hitches.
I had read Kate Forsyth's novels a while ago. I discovered Rhiannon's Ride years ago. I wanted to read fantasy and thought longingly of those books... and remembered that she had written a series that I should have technically read before Rhiannon's Ride. The Witches of Eileanan is an amazing coming of age story. I could not get enough of all the magical elements this book contained, and Kate Forsyth's story-telling is unreal. I loved the Celtic language that was infused within this book. I'm
Not too bad a read. I did find myself irritated by being told everything instead of shown, but that is a common problem in fantasy books and I'm rather used to it. My enjoyment otherwise was sadly overshadowed by the fact that every single facet of the Scottish accent which every single character has was written out in EVERY SINGLE THING THEY SAID. We get it! They're Scottish! If everyone has the same accent, the accent is no longer a point of differentiation. I don't mind the odd Scottish word
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