Foxmask: Children of the Light Isles, Book Two | Juliet Marillier

Foxmask: Children of the Light Isles, Book Two | Juliet Marillier | Great winter fantasy read

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	Foxmask: Children of the Light Isles, Book Two Juliet Marillier Tor Fantasy, 2005 - 576 pages average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Norseman Eyvind, a fierce and loyal Wolfskin, came to a new land on top of the world to find his destiny. With his priestess bride Nessa he saved the land and weathered the treachery that was caused by Eyvind's blood-sworn friend Somerled. After much pain and sorrow the two lovers have managed to create a society where the Norse warriors and the gentle folks of the Orkney Isles live and thrive in contentment at last. A decade and more has passed since the devastating events of the creation of the settlement and Eyvind and Nessa have watched their children grow and thrive in peace.

But not all on the islands are content or at peace. Thorvald, the young son of Margaret, widow of the slain king and Eyvind's war leader, has always felt apart and at odds with all he knows. He learns upon his coming to manhood that he is not his father's son but that of the love that Margaret bore for the hated Somerled and that Somerled was not killed for his treachery but sent on a boat, adrift with little more than a knife and skein of water, doomed to the god's will. Thorvald is determined to find a boat and cast off to the West in a desperate bid to find a father he never knew...and to find out if he is made of the same stuff as the henious traitor.

The tragedy of this scheme would be horrific enough...if it were not for the fact that Creidhe, the winsome daughter of Eyvind and Nessa has loved Thorvald since birth and unbeknownst to him conspires to go along on this most perilous of quests.

What happens to them on their journey of discovery will ultimately change the lives of all they know and love...and will doom (or redeem) an entire people.

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Breathless.

Unlike the first book, I really like this book. Marrillier goes back to the perpective of a female. Magic and love are mixed together again. I absolutely loved this one.

Great winter fantasy read

Like many people, I enjoy curling up next to the fire with a good book in the winter time. The weather has been more than cooperative this year with colder than usual temps. My chosen reading material was very engaging as well.
This is a great continuation of Wolfskin, the story of Eyvind and the lovely Nessa focusing on the adventure and life lesson of their daughter, Creidhe. Feeling compelled, Creidhe stows away on a boat with her childhood friends, Thorvald and Sam, who set off to find Thorvald's long lost (and maybe lost for the best) father, the banished Somerled.
What they find when they reach the Lost Isles is that nothing and no one is as they seem. The characters are drawn in a way that makes you care about them. They each have good qualities and bad, like real people. Watching the three young people grow and reach a better understanding of the world is a great way to pass the winter weather. There is just the right touch of mysterious magic combined with a good amount of real humans struggling to use the same skills we all have.
I look forward to the next installment in this series.

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a pretty good read

The second in Juliet Marillier's series, this book was actually better than the first. It begins slowly but half way through its almost impossible to put down. However, if you were hoping to hear more about your favorite characters from the first book, you will be disappointed. It contains almost no information about them, focusing primarily on their children. Even Somerland, who is the reason behind the plot of this book, is introduced only for a short time. I feel that this series, while enjoyable, is definitely not Marillier's best work. If you havent read it yet, I suggest sticking to Marillier's first series, the Sevenwaters Trilogy. That is a fantastic set of books!

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Seemed to dark and brooding.

I LOVE Juliet Marillier's writing. This was a very well written story with well established and full bodied characters. I was overall very impressed with the story, but I did think it seemed even darker that her other books. Maybe just a little too dark for me.

Foxmask - Wolfskin - loved them both

I think both Foxmask and Wolfskin are great books - yes there are parts that are slow in each book and parts that are predictable in each book - however, that happens a lot with any book. They are both fine pieces of writing and I enjoy this author's work and research to make these books so enjoyable.
Foxmask's characters are strong - you either love them or hate them. Creidhe is a strong heroine. I enjoyed reading about her immensely. She did compare somewhat to the Sevenwaters women, in her own way. However, I really think she made a name for herself.
I enjoyed the book and I'm sure anyone who likes this author or historical fiction will, too.

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