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Juliet Marillier

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Dunedin, New Zealand

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Juliet Marillier was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and grew up surrounded by Celtic music and stories. Her own Celtic-Gaelic roots inspired her to write her first series, the Sevenwaters Trilogy. Juliet was educated at the University of Otago, where she majored in music and languages, graduating BA and Bachelor of Music (Hons). Her lifelong interest in history, folklore and mythology has had a major influence on her writing.

Juliet is the author of twenty-one historical fantasy novels for adults and young adults, as well as a book of short fiction. Juliet's novels and short stories have won many awards.

Juliet lives in a 110 year old cottage in a riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia. When not writing, she tends to her small pack of re ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 347,744 ratings · 28,645 reviews · 77 distinct works • Similar authors

	Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 70,393 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 33,956 ratings — published 2000 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 32,183 ratings — published 2006 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 24,586 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart's Blood 4.09 avg rating — 17,650 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heir to Sevenwaters (Sevenwaters, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 16,094 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreamer's Pool (Blackthorn & Grim, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 16,259 ratings — published 2014 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadowfell (Shadowfell, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 14,742 ratings — published 2012 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 13,445 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seer of Sevenwaters (Sevenwaters, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 12,205 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'm embarrased to see that I last posted here nearly 6 yeears ago ... Just wanted you to know I am still around and still writing, but I disengaged from Goodreads for a while for various reasons. I have kept on adding books as I read them. I do find the star system for rating books a bit inadequate. You'll notice most of my ratings are a 4 or 5. That's because, if I really don't enjoy a boo Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Juliet Marillier

Sevenwaters (6 books)
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4.25 avg rating — 168,810 ratings

Wildwood (2 books)
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Blackthorn & Grim (3 books)
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4.13 avg rating — 33,068 ratings

Shadowfell (3 books)
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4.02 avg rating — 28,470 ratings

The Bridei Chronicles (3 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 23,186 ratings

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Becoming Crone (The Crone Wars, #1)

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Juliet answered Gen's question: 2025 has been the year of Marillier- I have happily devoured all your novels and can say it's truly been a pleasure to lose myself in the complex worlds of Blackthorn, Sorcha, and Neryn. These tales of hope and struggle are especially important in light of current world events. I adored the rich connection to the natural world and the cycle of life and death- is that lore something you were raised with or found? Hi Gen and thanks for the question. It's something I found gradually, though I did grow up in a particularly beautiful part of New Zealand so I was attuned to the natural world quite early. As an adult, after some difficult times in my personal life, See Full Answer
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If I could give this more than five stars, I would. Absolutely brilliant and captivating, wonderful storytelling. It held me entranced all the way through.
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“If a man has to say trust me, Gogu conveyed, it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you know without words.”
― Juliet Marillier, Wildwood Dancing

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“He would have told her - he would have said, it matters not if you are here or there, for I see you before me every moment. I see you in the light of the water, in the swaying of the young trees in the spring wind. I see you in the shadows of the great oaks, I hear your voice in the cry of the owl at night. You are the blood in my veins, and the beating of my heart. You are my first waking thought, and my last sigh before sleeping. You are - you are bone of my bone, and breath of my breath.”
― Juliet Marillier, Daughter of the Forest

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“So you do believe in... true love? she whispered.
I took a deep breath, I think I have to, I said, blinking back tears. Without it, we're all going nowhere.”
― Juliet Marillier, Wildwood Dancing

tags: fantasy, true-love

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August 2017 - Fantasy

Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier, 405p

8 votes, 30.8%

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, 342p

7 votes, 26.9%

Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs, 270p

6 votes, 23.1%

Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron, 287p

3 votes, 11.5%

Roar by Cora Carmack, 352p

1 vote, 3.8%

Masks and Shadows by Stephanie Burgis, 300p

1 vote, 3.8%

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