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Title: Forsyth is an excellent writer...
Review: ... however frustrating it may be not to finish the story of Isabeau in the previous books. This is not to say that you shouldn't read the others in the series before this one (I highly recommend that) but you could still slip into the world of Eileanan with ease. But now, who knows how long this series could be? I went into the book a little peeved that I had waited so long to read a book about a side-character (I've followed the Witches of Eileanan series from the begining), but I was taken over by Kate Forsyth's masterful writing-- I completely forgot my frustration and wound myself in the novel. Of all the side-story books I've read, this one is the best. I highly recommend it.[Also recommended for this type of medieval-ish fantasy: Patricia McKillip... she writes like a tapestry! Try her first book, Forgotten Beasts of Eld :]
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