The Watchers Trilogy series - author   novel   historical fiction   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 2000-2001... 2000-2001 The Watchers Trilogy
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y separately published work icon The Meeting of the Waters Caiseal Mor , East Roseville : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2000 Z764720 2000 single work novel historical fiction fantasy 'Brave, copper-haired Aoife was the daughter of a king, a bold young woman full of life and mischief. But on one winter's night she and her brothers took part in an act of careless mischief with consequences they could never have imagined -- and a deadly blood price must be paid. In the forests to the west, a deadly force is stirring. Off the shores of Innisfail, a new enemy is fast approaching. The druid Dalan has been sent to unite two squabbling kings in the face of this overwhelming force, but chaos and confusion confront him at every turn. As dangerous bargains are made and broken, and truces struck and disregarded, Dalan begins to suspect that an even greater enemy is moving against Innisfail. The last of the Watchers are growing bored. But mortals are an interesting game'. Source: Google books website.
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y separately published work icon The King of Sleep Caiseal Mor , East Roseville : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2001 Z932074 2001 single work novel historical fiction fantasy

'Two kings and two peoples once lived on the island of Innisfail, in harmony with the land and the earth—though not so peaceably with one another. The arrival of the Gaedhals, from the land of Iber across the sea, shifted this balance and threw the Fir-Bolg and the Tuatha De Danaan into confusion and disarray.

'In the face of seemingly unstoppable invasion—and in the aftermath of a great and dangerous gift—the ultimate fate of their two peoples still remains to be decided. The Druid Sorcha, with the newly appointed queen of the Ravens, must work against those who disrespect and defile their holy land.

'But Saran, younger son of Brocan, King of the Fir-Bolg, has a quest of his own. He has seen his father's forces struggle and fail, and his brother's birthright diminish as the Gaedhals increase. Saran will do whatever is necessary to see his brother Lom declared king of their people—no matter what, or who, remains for Lom to inherit'.

Source: back cover.

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y separately published work icon The Raven Game Caiseal Mor , New York (City) : Pocket Books , 2001 Z1092691 2001 single work novel historical fiction fantasy 'The Raven's tale is not a pretty one. After years of feuding and bloodshed, Innisfail is divided by war once more. The Watchers, an ancient and malevolent pair of troublemakers, are impatient to be released from their bonds of immortality. They have promised to visit their bloody vengeance on Innisfail for many generations to come should Eremon of the North gain the victory over his brother Eber of the South. But Eber has no hope of matching his brother in numbers or arms. And when a poet-king and his red-capped warriors arrive from across the sea, it seems Eber has yet another enemy preparing to move against him. Amidst this chaos and confusion, the Druids Dalan and Sorcha seek to track down the mystical Draoi song, possibly Innisfail's only hope of undoing the Watchers' evil influence, and a way to bring peace to the land at last. But the Raven is a carrion creature and his tale is one of blood and death. Listen carefully, for only the immortals can afford to disregard history'. Source: bookseller's website.

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First known date: 2000-2001
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