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5.0 out of 5 stars Child of the prophecy, 3 May 2004

By	Clare "Bookaholic" (England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters Trilogy) (Paperback)

Generally with trilogies I find the 3rd book to be the weakest. This was most definitely the exception to the rule. This was brilliant and seemed to me to involve more magic & sorcery.
Juliet has a beautiful way of really feeling as though you are there and writes so beautifully, I did not want this book to end and miss the characters. I hope Juliet writes more like this.

Outstanding!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!, 24 Nov 2004

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Just like the rest of the Sevenwaters Trilogy, The Child of the Prophecy was a wonderfully written, engrossing book that dragged me into a whole different place where magic seemed to touch every corner of the world encompassed within it's pages. Juliet Marillier's books are the kind you can re-read on a rainy afternoon when you just want to unwind. Though they are certainly filled with fantasy, they have a touch of human feeling that makes me feel warm inside. Fantasy is too often cold and lacking in the the emotional department, but Marillier's work has certainly not fallen into that trap!

The Child of the Prophecy is probably the best of this trilogy. Marillier's writing has grown and improved over the span of the three books, and her characters have grown more real over time. For example, the main character Fainne is hardly perfect. She's flawed, troubled, arrogant and vulnerable and undeniably human in a way that I cannot help but empathise with.

The romance, too, is warm and bittersweet and both tragic and funny at turns. It came across as an almost realistic relationship - the kind that is not eternal and does not defy all boundaries and yet... Well, you'll have to read it to find out, won't you?

In conclusion: I loved this book. It has darkness. It has sorocery. It has far more fantasy elements than the first two novels. And yet, it is perhaps the most human of them all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Why do trilogies have to stop at three!!, 13 April 2003

By	Lorna (Coventry, England) - See all my reviews

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This is the final book in the Sevenwaters Trilogy, and how sad I was to get to the end - I just didn't want the stories to stop! In this book we follow the tale of Fainne, the illicit child of Ciaran and his niece Niamh, sister to Liadan, who is our heroine of book 2. We also see the return of the evil sorceress Oonagh, who is our nemesis from book one, here again to work evil aganist the Sevenwaters family through Fainne. Once again we have a very stong, but very different character, presented in a unique way. This child is no angel, but neither is she evil, and the author presents the characters' torn emotions in a heart wrenching manor, so that you sympathise with her even when she is doing her worst. As with the other two titles in this trilogy, I couldn't put it down, and read the whole trilogy in a matter of days! I loved the way each of the three heroines in each of the books were all very strong, but very different characters, from good to rebellious to bad. Each subsequent book wasn't a rehash of the first story as so often happens in trilogies, but a true continuation of a saga, so much so that you could almost believe them to be true. Magic and mayhem, hate and deceptions, love and romance, you have it all here. Come on Juliet, turn this trilogy into a series and give us more!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great ending to a wonderful series
The concluding novel of the Sevenwaters trilogy spanning England and Ireland. The main character this time is Fainne, the daughter of the illicit union between Niamh and Ciaran... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Trilogy
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5.0 out of 5 stars Part 3 of the Sevenwaters Trilogy
I have just finished reading the third book of the Sevenwaters Trilogy and I am really sad that this is now the end. Read more

Published on 25 May 2007 by Organic Gardener

5.0 out of 5 stars another excellent sequel
in this the third book in Juliet Marilliers super trilogy set around the celtic irish myths she flawlessly brings together all the strands that she has been building in the first... Read more

Published on 25 Oct 2006 by friendlyfreak

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Published on 28 May 2005 by F. Quinn

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I have just finished this last book of the Trilogy. Fantastic . Recommend it to readers of Barbara Erskine, Helen Hollick, Sharon Penman, Elizabeth Chadwick etc. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great!!!!
The whole seven waters trilogy is so amazing, it is a heart stopper in some places because you get so attached to the characters! Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Irish tale
This story captures the mystery of Ancient Ireland perfectly. It was the fastest paced book in the trilogy. I couldn't put the book down. Read more

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