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The Barnes & Noble Review
The Tower of Ravens is the first book in a trilogy by Australian writer Kate Forsyth, author of the popular Witches of Eileanan saga (The Pool of Two Moons, The Cursed Towers, et al.).

Set in Forsyth's signature world of Eileanan, a realm practically supersaturated with magic and myth, the novel chronicles the adventures of Rhiannon, a faerie half-breed who escapes her brutally abusive clan by means of a winged horse -- and goes in search of her place in the world of humans. Rhiannon was born and raised in a herd of satyricorns, a race of ferocious horned faeries. Although her mother is a full-blooded satyricorn, her father was human, and as a half-breed -- lacking hooves, a tail, and horns -- she is looked upon as an outcast and frequently mistreated. The ill-tempered satyricorns are consummate hunters, and seeing no way to escape them on land, Rhiannon vows to do the to catch and ride a winged horse to freedom. But once free, where will the wild faerie go -- and how will she survive?

Steeped in Celtic folklore and mythology, Forsyth's The Tower of Ravens is reminiscent of bestselling fantasy works by other Australian writers, namely Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters novels and Cecilia Dart-Thornton's Bitterbynde trilogy (The Ill-Made Mute, The Lady of the Sorrows, and The Battle of Evernight). Featuring a compelling female protagonist, this richly imagined escapade -- which has a heavy romantic undercurrent -- should appeal to fantasy and romance fans alike. Paul Goat Allen