Witches of Eileanan, The by Kate Forsyth

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Submitted by DarkRamoth
(Oct 16, 2000)

Kate Forsyth has created quite an interested and new world. From the begining, you find yourself caught up in the politics and struggles that embody the realm of the main characters. With a detailed look at magic, wonderfully researched and beautifully described, it's power flows through the book.

With the first book Ms. Forsyth introduces us to the bare begining of the story and the characters involved. A major triumph occurs at the end of heartaching tragedy. Until the next book and you see how pitiful that triumph really was compared to the next hurdle awaiting them. The stage only grows and the situations become more complex. Lines between good and evil, and the difference between black and white becomes more and more obscure. I found myself wondering whether to laugh or cry at the end of every major encounter, because what seemed a good ending really turned out to be a sad begining, or simply led to more misery, while a death or a tragic loss brings with it hope for the future and a new innocence.

This series, quickly growing beyond a trilogy (book 3 has already been released in Australia, and more are on the way, says the author, due to the very nature of the story as it grows), is definitely worth a read if you love magic, tragedy, and maybe have a fondness for Celtic mythology or the lore and history of the Ireland/Scotland/Britain islands.