![]() Liadan discovers their secret during a walk in the forest. During the festival of Imbolc, a young druid named Ciarán tells the tale of Aengus Óg and Caer Ibormeith and catches the fancy of Niamh, they are soon having a secret love affair. Upon this attack, all his men were killed, and his life was spared by a man called the Painted Man. While staying at Sevenwaters, Eamonn tells a tale of a recent attack by a band of mercenaries. Eamonn actually asks for the hand of Liadan, she says that she will give him an answer in one year. Niamh has great beauty and is 'expected' to wed Eamonn, a neighbouring chieftain. ![]() Liadan follows in her mothers tradition in learning the healing arts. They are the offspring of Sorcha and Iubdan (formerly Hugh of Harrowfield). In this novel, Liadan grows up in Sevenwaters with her twin brother Sean and her older sister Niamh. Son of the Shadows won the 2001 Aurealis Awards for Fantasy Novel. It follows the path of Sorcha and Red's third child, Liadan, a girl who lives outside the pattern of the 'Fair Folk', also known as Túatha Dé Danann. Son of the Shadows is a historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier and the second book in the Sevenwaters Trilogy first published in 2000. ![]() ![]() 1 September 2000, Paperback Edition, Australiaĩ78-0-7329-1029-7 (Paperback Edition, Australia) ![]()
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