The Meeting of the Waters

by Caiseal Mór

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.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Fantasy

624 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 26, 2002

Reviews

[Angela]

Overall an enjoyable book. It's well-written, but I'm not sure if I'm really sold on the characters. None of the protagonists really jumped out at me. There wasn't really someone I gravitated towards and was cheering for throughout th story. I'm a still debating whether I'd be interested in reading book 2 of this trilogy.

[Anthony Zappia]

This series (The Watchers) is a prequel to the Circle and the Cross / The Wanderers trilogy. The story takes us back to events around the arrival of Gaels in Ireland, to the Fir-Bolg and the Tuatha De Danaan and their enemies - the Fomorian Watchers. Fabulous story-telling from Caiseal Mor.

[Milena Siermińska]

Slow action, but there are moments which truly interested me. Good fantasy book.

[Kiri Alvarado]

DNF.

Nope. You don't get to write an abrupt perspective shift on page 3 and expect me to be okay with it. I have too many books to get rid of to try and get through this.

[Carly]

Very interesting plot, but underdeveloped characters and I think it could've been a lot shorter

[Nicholas Whyte]

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[Judith]

Liked well enough to get the next book in the series. Gets a little slow occasionally.

[T J]

This was a very slow moving book. It had potential to be very exciting. It did get better toward the end. I will not be reading book two.