Seer of Sevenwaters
Chapters (19)
Also by Juliet Marillier
THE SEVENWATERS NOVELS
Daughter of the Forest
Son of the Shadows
Child of the Prophecy
Heir to Sevenwaters
Wolfskin
Foxmask
THE BRIDEI CHRONICLES
The Dark Mirror
Blade of Fortriu
The Well of Shades
Heart’s Blood
For young adults
Wildwood Dancing
Cybele’s Secret
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eISBN : 978-1-101-47513-3
1. Prophets—Fiction. 2. Mythology, Celtic—Fiction. I. Title.
PR9619.3.M26755S44 2010
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Dedication
To my granddaughter Isobel
Acknowledgements
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
My thanks to Gaye Godfrey-Nicholls for lending me her reference books on runes and divination; to Glyn Marillier for answering my sailing queries; and to Elly Marillier for advice on medical matters, including how early medieval healers might have dealt with a serious kidney problem. The members of my writers’ group provided their usual excellent advice and encouragement. My agent, Russ Galen, is a source of ongoing support.