The Water of Life

The Wanderers #3

by Caiseal Mór

Mawn and Sianan are now consecrated as Druids. They drink the holy Water of Life - and thus they embrace eternal life. They will be Wanderers through the endless years, sent as messengers to countless generations to preserve ancient customs and magic.

Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical

543 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Caroline Levander · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wasn't keen on the first book but wanted to finish the series, in spite of that. The third book was the worst of them, with both a plot and an ending that just seemed to be there so that the author could put the main characters in a different country than the other two books (in spite of using regional kingdom names that were actually in Ireland, not in Scotland, at the time), to be able to include legends of the area in his story. Perhaps he had promised a trilogy and didn't have enough Irish material to use for the third? Or just wanted to have a way to finish the series. At least I was happy when I was done reading it, that I was done with this series.

[Anthony Zappia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! What an ending to this series. There were moments when I was gritting my teeth but I just couldn't stop reading.
Mawn and Sianan begin their journey through eternity as the "Wanderers". This time the story takes us to Southern Scotland, what was once known as Dal Araidhe. We encounter the Danaans or the good folks. And once again the Saxons rear their ugly head led by old enemies.
Such great story-telling, very much in the bardic-druidic tradition.

[Nova Super · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

[Murray Gunn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slow fantasy that focuses on particular events of a larger story. Interesting use of Celtic mythology and, I assume, history to create an atmospheric lazy read.