Heir to Sevenwaters

Sevenwaters, Book 4

By: Juliet Marillier

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest and a new heir has been born. But the family's joy turns to despair when the baby is taken, and something unnatural is left in his place. To reclaim her newborn brother, Clodagh must enter the shadowy Otherworld and confront the powerful prince who rules there.

©2008 Juliet Marillier (P)2013 Audible Inc.

Good series

I found the book to be inspiring well written and very well narrated. I normally don't stick with long series of books but I'm stuck with this one. I found it intriguing the characters well written with good depth and the stories intertwined very well. she gets a little bit wordy a little bit verbose and some of the parts but it's OK because there is a lot of detail that has to be explained but I have really enjoyed the entire series thus far

The Narration isn't Fully Edited?!

I love this series, I read it when I was much younger and it was still just a trilogy and I have been listening to it again for the first time in probably almost a decade and a half. I have had my issues with the first three books all being narrated by someone different since there are pronunciation changes in every subsequent novel, but I was able to see past that because the writing is so good... however I downloaded the fourth book in the series and it isn't fully edited. I thought that there was an issue with my download and so I rewound several parts of the playback but it has nothing to do with the download... there are parts were the narrator messes up or stumbles over her words and backs up in her reading that they never chose to edit out before compiling everything. I honestly can't believe I'm expected to spend one credit or almost $30 on a book that a company couldn't bother going through and fully editing. Super unprofessional and disappointing. I am still very much enjoying the story. Mistakes and narration are distracting, but don't ruin the experience entirely.

Good, but not my favorite of the series.

This book was good, but wasn't quiet as good as the books prior to it. It felt like the beginning of the book drug on, and the second half was done in the last 2 hours. I would have like to have known more about her adventure back into the other world, but we got the abbreviated version.

I don't like that each narrator pronounces things differently. That's frustrating. I do love the series though and would recommend it to others.

Great narration but story isn't as impressive

I enjoyed Book 4 of the Sevenwaters, though not quite as much as the first 3. I do think Rosalyn Landor has done the best narration in both the books she has done in the series so far when compared to the other's performance. This book's story isn't quite as strong as the others in the series, but I still enjoyed it. I did notice several production editing issues with the narration that were a bit jolting but fortunately didn't do anything to inhibit the flow for long. (Chapter 3 was especially messy.) I do intend on continuing with the next book as well as the last. I still recommend listening as it will continue some aspects of the previous story lines.

multiple errors in the recording

the narrator recording has multiple errors where she messed up a line and restarted it, but the edits weren't completed to remove them. so far, there is one in chapter two and one in chapter three.

Possibly my favorite in the series (thus far)

Choosing a favorite book in a series is like trying to pick a favorite child, but since reading/listening to this installment in the Sevenwaters series, I've been called to re-read it over and over. Absolutely masterful storytelling that you'd expect from the incomparable Juliet Mariller, and the wonderful narration of Rosalyn Landor makes this a joy to hear. (I've noticed that of the narrators ascribed to this series, I prefer Rosalyn!) Can't praise this one highly enough!

Enchanting story telling & skilled narrator!

True to the earlier Seven Water books, this story is brimming with nature, ancient magic, and is enchantingly told. I do feel that this particular story does not have the same depth of detail and feeling as books one through three, though there are still plenty of both qualities. The chosen narrator is excellent, with consistent voices and enthralling enthusiasm. Excited to listen to the next!

Heir to Sevenwaters

This series just keeps getting better and better. I hope Juliet Marillier keeps writing!

A Revisit that didn't live up

Would you listen to Heir to Sevenwaters again? Why?

Possibly. I loved the first 3 books, but felt that the Heir to SevenWaters was forced and didn't live up to the original 3 books in the series.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Heir to Sevenwaters?

When Clodagh rescues the changling from the fire.

Which character – as performed by Rosalyn Landor – was your favorite?

I didn't have a favorite, although honestly the book is from Clodagh's point of view so you don't really get more than a voice through Clodagh for other characters.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not particularly.

Any additional comments?

6 years (our time not book time) later, we revisit the SevenWaters family. The trilogy with a short novella that is referenced in the final book, but otherwise not really discussed. The final trilogy follows Sean’s children as they mature, marry, and make their way in the world of SevenWaters. We revisit first starting about 4 years after the end of the first trilogy. The Tuatha de Danann (Fair folk) that we knew from the first trilogy are gone west, and a more malevolent group has now moved in, lead by none other than the trickster MacDara himself. This second set of books seems to be more forced than the first. The situations not as real and the love stories somewhat lacking. I know that Miss Marillier was battling cancer while writing some of them, but the stories don’t really fit into the same series in the first books. The characters don’t seem as well rounded, and the love stories seem a bit forced in some cases. I loved Sibeal’s love story, it was the most well rounded, and feasible. Clodagh’s story had me feeling a little disappointed because it seems that her feelings shift from Aiden to Cathal with really no reason, and she doesn’t seem to mourn Aiden after he’s killed by MacDara. The one I had the most trouble with is Maeve. The interest in Luachan is so much more real than Artagan/Bear connection. Maeve looks at Bear & Badger as dogs. Pets. Not a love interest. When all of a sudden the dogs turn human, without any explanation, or knowing who she’s talking to, Maeve accepts a proposal of marriage. It all seemed like the fairy godmother waved her magic wand and poof the ending is exactly how she wanted it, and the rest of the book be magically forgotten.

Twixt Firelight and Water was my favorite of the last set of books as it does answer the question of what/who is Fiacha?

good, but not her best

this one is not as fleshed out as the first three, therefore not as satisfying. as usual, i wanted more connection to the book before. as usual, there is too much left out from one book to the next. i wanted more depth of the main characters. i wanted more depth from the bringing home of Finbar, the baby. i wanted to know why the fairy folk left Sevenwaters Forest. i just wanted more...
i guess that's because of the author's ability to write an engaging story, and the narrator's ability to bring you into the story as if it's unfolding around you. i listen with my eyes closed and i see the story as if it's real.