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Son of the Shadows
- Sevenwaters, Book 2
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Series: Sevenwaters, Book 2
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Publisher's Summary
Beautiful Sorcha is the courageous young woman who risked all to save her family from a wicked curse and whose love shattered generations of hate and bridged two cultures. It is from her sacrifice that Sorcha's brothers were brought home to their ancestral fortress Sevenwaters, and her life has known much joy. But not all the brothers were able to fully escape the spell that transformed them into swans, and it is left to Sorcha's daughter, Liadan, to help fulfill the destiny of the Sevenwaters clan. Beloved child and dutiful daughter, Liadan embarks on a journey that shows her just how hard-won was the peace that she has known all her life.
Liadan will need all of her courage to help save her family, for there are dark forces and ancient powers conspiring to destroy this family's peace - and their world. And she will need all of her strength to stand up to those she loves best, for in the finding of her own true love, Liadan's course may doom them all...or be their salvation.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- A Novel Reader
- 02-04-14
Fantastic Narration, Beautiful Story
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Resoundingly, yes. This is a story that is better to listen to than to read (and I typically don't even enjoy audiobooks). While recovering from a concussion, I downloaded a few of my favorite books (under doctor's orders not to read). I couldn't get into others, but this narration was fantastic and I found myself totally captivated for most of the story.
At the same time, there are just a few parts that drag. Hang on through them, because the story is worth it!
What about Rosalyn Landor’s performance did you like?
I loved this narrator. She's fantastic -- I was sometimes amazed at her ability to do different voices and had to check to see whether she was the sole narrator. She was the voice of Liadan.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Oh, quite a few, but I don't want to spoil it.
7 people found this helpful
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- Tori
- 11-19-13
Great book!
Where does Son of the Shadows rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best! Absolutely great to listen to.
Any additional comments?
Rosalyn Landor did an amazing job. She told the story beautifully, I could hardly stop listening.
5 people found this helpful
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- MissSusie66
- 10-01-13
Another great installment in series
About 15 years have passed since the end of Daughter of the Forest Sorcha and Red have 3 children twins Sean & Liadan, and Niamh, Sean is being groomed to take over Sevenwaters, Liadan is a healer much like her mother and Niamh seems to be the spoiled pretty girl who will marry to further the families allies, but she has other ideas when a druid named Ciaran comes to Sevenwaters he and Niamh start a secret affair, but this will not go well and if you paid attention to ending of Daughter of the Forest you will know why this relationship cannot go on. When the family finds out about this she is sent off to marry a chieftain who may not be as good a man as the family thinks he is!
Liadan is kidnapped by the mysterious and dangerous Painted Man to heal one of his brethren as she spends more time with this band of men she sees a different side of this man than she previously thought, since he won’t tell her his name she decides to call him Bran and she falls in love with him they have one night of passion and then he finds out who her father is and sends her home. As you can guess the night of passion has resulted in a child. So now you have the gist of what this installment is about.
There were times I really like Liadan I liked her strength at becoming a single mother when that kind of thing was not done however I questioned her thinking when she took her baby into enemy territory to rescue Bran and his man Gull, I mean really who would do that when you have a whole house full of family and servants, so why in the world would you strap your baby on your back for a dangerous rescue mission.
There are parts of this book that are very sad for lovers of the first Sevenwaters book Daughter of the Forest , including the reveals comes of just who Bran actually is and why he has such a grudge against Liadan’s father Hugh of Harrowfield, I thought this one did a great job of bringing us up to date on the characters from the first book but also moving on from them to the next generation.
Rosalyn Landor narrated this one and if you follow my reviews you know she is a favorite of mine and this was no exception. As always, she does a great job with nice accents and variations between characters.
This was a re-read I read this book years ago and re-read on audio and maybe didn’t like Liadan as much as I remembered.
4 Stars
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- Ashley B.
- 09-11-17
Rosalyn Landor's male characters...
ugh... I couldn't stand her male characters deep intonations and gutteral noises. I really prefer Terry Donelley's voice. But Landor does a good job when she's not portraying a male character. However her speech is much slower than Donnelley's....
Overall, there were some instances where i was rolling my eyes. The fact that both girls committed the same error and were treated so sorely differently was just plain frustrating. The rest of this story wasn't quite as intense as the first book, but since we have come to know the Sevenwaters family, the story is still loveable. I can't wait to listen to the next in the series. If I read this series, I feel I might become bored. so I'm sticking with the audiobooks!
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- Sherri
- 02-04-15
I dislike this narrator compared to the first book
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
The story is no doubt a great one, but after listening the first book and loving the narration of it, this narrator is not as good.
Would you ever listen to anything by Juliet Marillier again?
I most definitely will!
How could the performance have been better?
Better narrator. She wasn't very good at making the voices of each character different.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Suspense
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- Lnsy
- 05-12-14
Mediocre
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Well, I always listen to audiobooks when I'm doing something else, so it was good enough for that. I wouldn't suggest this book for devoting all your time to.
Would you be willing to try another book from Juliet Marillier? Why or why not?
I would because I like the first book a lot. This book was much more mediocre, so it makes me less enthusiastic.
What does Rosalyn Landor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Her accent makes it feel more authentic, like you are hearing this book around a camp fire.
Could you see Son of the Shadows being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
No. Just, no.
Any additional comments?
This book starts out well enough and I enjoyed it. Yet the longer it dragged on, the more boring it became. I feel like this book is longer than the story can truly sustain.
6 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Chelsy Reed
- 01-07-16
Top 10
This book is one of my favorites ever. I love the whole series, and have read them countless times, but this one is by far my favorite. It's quite different hearing it narrated. I do enjoy experiencing them this way because it feels more authentic!
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- Veritas
- 05-15-14
Son of Shadows
Great read all based on a snippet of fairy stories. Really clever. At first I did not like this narrator but she grew on me! Well done!
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- WyZrChk
- 09-25-21
Unable to listen to narrator
I just finished The Daughter of the Forest and looked forward to continuing the wonderful story, however I’ve only listened to the first 35 minutes of this story and I’m unable to tolerate the narrator voice any longer.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Tina Anderson
- 03-21-21
narrator needs help
it drives me crazy when the narrator keeps mispronouncing the gaelic names and words, but otherwise lovey.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Nancy
- 05-30-21
Dark, romantic folk tale
This second installment of the Sevenwaters series is just as captivating and compelling as the first, packed full of adventure, villainy, mystery love and heartache.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Amazeon Customer DHL
- 01-17-22
Great follow up in the series, bring on the next!
The characters are so well developed in each book. It does draw you into the series nicely. There some great page turner periods. A thoroughly good read. But have to say the narrator in this book struggled with the male voices, they all sounded the same. If the book were not so well written you could have become confused in places.
Overall highly recommend!
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- teacup
- 12-18-20
Amazing series so far
I'm absolutely loving this series so far.. Juliet Marrilier is a genius. The Narrator for this book took a little while to get used to, the men all sounded like shaun connery in the beginning but either this improved over time or I got so entranced by the story that I just forgot.
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- more
- 09-19-19
boring average psycho garbage
as far as the first tome was great as deep this one falls into overchartered terrain. some inner child therapy bullshit, where the though guy is just a hurt youth. yrk!
I don't know if I will try the third tome now. this was really a low.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Cliente Amazon
- 07-06-19
Great once past all the tedious domestic stuff!
Exciting and interesting picture of magical old Ireland. The male voices were n't good, they all sounded rather boring and sensible apart from Bran and his crew.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-16-19
Romance and struggle
An audio reread of another great book by Juliet Marillier. I remembered less of the second of the Sevenwaters series although I certainly remembered Bran who is one of her most memorable male characters. Great story. I much preferred the narrator of this book to that of Daughter of the Forest - better voice to listen to, great male voices and better pronunciation of the Irish names. Recommended if you like fantasy and romance with great characters but also like a strong storyline.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 03-12-18
Amazing story
Brilliant continuation of the Sevenwaters stories - took awhile to get used to the new voice after the first book, but still brilliantly done.
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- Denise
- 02-10-16
Juliet Marillier
As usual another great seven water book.if you love Juliet, sadly having American accents reading Irish stories. Surely Juliet should insist on authentic accent.D.Wallace
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- julie
- 08-16-14
Magnificent .
Would you listen to Son of the Shadows again? Why?
Have both read and listened to this story. Both I enjoyed very much. The audio managed to bring this story to life. You are not only listening , but living this story. Would listen to again without a doubt.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Leiden. Her love and loyalty showed no bounds. Fearless and true.
What does Rosalyn Landor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
A magnificent read by Rosalyn Landor. An ability to pull you into this story with a voice that's both soothing and hypnotic.
Any additional comments?
A must for all with a connection to this time and era.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- stacy
- 03-23-17
Spellbinding 💫
Juliete is an amazing author, this book series has me completely hooked. The narrator this time was far easier on the ear and was able to pronounce Irish names properly, the story picked up almost 18 years after the 1st book and it felt as if it flowed seamlessly. A pleasure to listen too. I was completely captivated by Liadan and Brans relationship.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 03-07-21
change in narrator over series disengaging
The stories are well written but the lack of continuity in narrator for the series is disengaging. The difference in pronunciation of names, and the difference in tone was off-putting for me. Roslyn Landor did not suit this series.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Dragonfly
- 11-16-19
A beautifully crated sequel
A wonderful sequel to Daughter of the Forest which I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend. As Juliet Marillier is one of my favourite authors I own print copies of most of her books. I am loving the Audible editions and switching between the two formats as desired.
Whilst I missed the previous book's narrator, Rosalyn Landor performance is also well done.
I particularly enjoyed the tales told by some of the characters.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Jim
- 02-05-19
Top book
A little disappointed it was not narrated by the original story narrator but still a great story
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-05-18
i loved the story. it is my favorite of the series
I loved the story it was my favorite of the series. the third one takes away from the series but this one is perfect. the heroine is strong and likeable.