This is the last in the series. I probably should have learnt after the first two that the things that annoyed me weren't going to get better. But I was seeking closure, something I only partially received. On the positive side, the world that Forsyth has thought out is very detailed, and the Sco...
Rhiannon, a wild and fierce half-human girl, tamed a winged horse to escape the vicious satyricorn tribe who raised her. In the human world, the handsome apprentice-witch Lewen has convinced her to stay with him and learn to use her strong magical talents. But before her training can commence, Rh...
Bestselling author Kate Forsyth's mesmerizing return to the magical land of Eileanan. Condemned for lacking the horns so prized by her people, One-Horn's daughter must escape by riding one of the legendary flying horses to freedom-if she can stay on its back long enough. But to save a land whe...
It was nice that this book was much shorter than the last one which nearly killed me in length. (Not that I mind reading long books, but since I'm reading all 6 of these in a row, it's been a lot of pages) However, I wouldn't really call this a continuation novel, it was more of a solo character ...
In the land of Eileanan, the Pact of Peace has not meant the end of unrest. And, though Isabeau would like to return home to help her family in these uncertain times, she must first venture to the Skull of the World where she will discover her true talents as a witch. And when she does return hom...
I felt Isabeau (which is way to weird of a name. Isa-boo? Just call her Elizabeth jeez) lost all of her spark. Her spirit was weak, her hand chopped up, her magic non-existance... Granted the magic rituals performed by Meghan and the celestines were nice inserts, I disliked the lack of magic and ...
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...
As we come upon the sixth book and conclusion of the witches of Eileanan series, Maya the Ensorceler is at large and the Fairgean are bent on destruction of the human race. A final war that will decide the fate of Eileanan looms ahead, and the Fairgean call upon dangerous forces that can not be ...
Originally posted on Under The Rafters on the 25th August 2012.The first installment to one of my all time favourite series, The Witches Of Eileanan, is Dragonclaw.With witchcraft and witch cunning being outlawed for sixteen years now and the Banrigh (the Eileanan version of the Queen) decreeing ...
I'm the kind of person who doesn't knock it till I've tried it and honestly I didn't think I would like this book at all. Even though it was by one of my best friends favorite authors (when we met her my friend went all fan girl on us and the author recommended I read this book if I was intereste...
‘Oh, Dortchen,’ Wilhelm said. ‘I think of you night and day. This is torture. If only we could marry.’‘My father would never permit it.’‘If I had a job? If I could support you?’‘Surely then …’ She spoke doubtfully.‘If our book of old tales was a success …’‘It is to be published? You’ve heard?’‘No...
At once he sat up, fumbling for his knife, his heart pounding. The stable was filled with a thin, grey light, enough for him to see dimly. His eyes flew to the door. Sebastien was just slipping in. Luka groaned aloud in relief and dropped his knife. ‘I thought you were the...
In the Sithiche Mountains, the Red Guards had all been marching towards Dragonclaw, so once Jorge started travelling away from the dragons’ peak he had left most of them behind. The Whitelock Mountains were notorious for troublemakers, however, and so the Banrìgh’s soldiers were thick on the grou...
‘LIKE ME? WHATEVER CAN YOU MEAN?’ ‘That’s why you’re going to court,’ she said. ‘To ask for Princess Rozalina’s hand.’ ‘Me? You must be joking. I don’t want to marry anyone,’ Zed said. ‘We think that is why you have been summoned to court,’ Pedrin said. ‘So the king can in...
boom! boom! had been shaking the castle, rattling all the plates and spoons on the table. ‘They’re ramming the gate,’ the knight said wretchedly. ‘What shall we do, what shall we do?’ The priest wrung his hands. ‘We’re doomed...
‘It comes off?’ Tim said. ‘Of course. We take our tails off whenever we want to walk on the shore and gather seaweed, or collect oysters. We have to be really careful not to lose our skin if we do come out on the shore, though, because then we could never go back into the ...
‘It goes down into the chalk on which the hill is built,’ Father Plummer said. ‘They carved a passage through under the castle, heading north. Nat, have you any more rope? We need rope.’ Nat flung down the heavy bag he carried over his shoulder and swiftly rummaged through, withdrawing a thick co...
It was a broad road, lined by a ditch and low walls of stone. There was nothing to hide a boy, a girl, a mare, a dog, a monkey and a huge brown bear from sight. They could see a man working in one of the fields, and a woman out in the garden of her cottage, gathering herbs. As soon as Emilia and ...
Sparks shot past them. Everyone’s hair blew back, and the pink eiderdown fluttered madly. Ben took a deep breath and pulled out his magic wand. ‘Leave us alone, else I’ll . . . I’ll turn you into a cane toad!’ The dragon laughed and waved one claw. The wand in Ben’s hand burst into flame. Ben shr...
‘Now you’ve got to admit that’s weird,’ Emilia whispered, ‘us landing right outside Ham House.’ Luka pressed his finger against his lips. He jerked his head and quietly they began to move around the perimeter of the forecourt, keeping close to the wall. Zizi was frightened, and clung to Luka’s ea...
She stumbled forward, almost tripping on her skirts and falling.Quinn whispered to Tom. ‘Are you all right?’‘I’m fine,’ he answered, dashing his arm across his eyes. ‘I just … I just hope they don’t hurt Mam.’‘She’s so brave,’ Quinn whispered back.‘She may be small but she’s fierce.’ Tom’s voice ...
I went to the Piazza San Marco only when I had to. The clanging of that bell made me feel dizzy and sick. My heartbeat accelerated, as if I had run up all the stairs to the top of the clock tower, when I was only standing in its shadow. I wanted to get away, but my legs trembled so much I could s...
She had given Hannah an antique topaz ring, which glowed golden on her finger like captured sunlight. ‘It comes from the Cairngorm Mountains, not far from here,’ Lady Wintersloe said. ‘Cairngorms drive away darkness and evil,’ Linnet said. ‘It’ll he...
Leading ponies laden with mysterious bundles, the Owlers crept down narrow tracks, through sunken lanes, up steep bridlepaths and along forgotten byways. Their ponies were black or bay, and any blaze or sock was darkened with soot. With their tack and hooves muffled, they moved as silently as gho...
It was the second day after the ambush in the forest. They had ridden as long as they could the previous day, only stopping when it was too dark to see. Lord Murray had made them a tent out of his cloak, and he and the two boys had taken turns in standing guard all through the endless hours of th...
With each heartbeat, with each pulse of blood through an artery, with each breath taken and released, one counts the passing of time. As the sun rolls over the sky, the shadow of the pointer moves around the sundial, and flowers turn their faces to its warmth. Sand falls through an hourglass. A m...
It drove into Luka’s and Emilia’s eyes and ran down the back of their necks, drenching their clothes. They hunched their shoulders and trudged on, both resting one of their hands on Rollo’s thick ruff. They could see nothing through the darkness and the rain. Luka felt a new understanding of how ...