The Pool of Two Moons
core novel 1998 The Witches of Eileanan
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (4,817 ratings, collected 2026-10-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451456908 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
It has been sixteen years since the Day of Reckoning, when magic and witchcraft were outlawed throughout Eileanan, the witches killed and their towers of learning destroyed, and the Lodestar, the Inheritance of the line of Aedan that the rulers of Eileanan wield, lost. Not all the witches died, however, and Meghan of the Beasts, Key-Bearer of the Coven, knows that the time is near: it will be by the Pool of Two Moons in the ancient city of Lucescere, among the ruins of the witches' Tower of Two Moons, that their future is decided. As Eileanan nears its darkest hour, Meghan must gather rebel forces to move upon the city, while new allies and new dangers emerge, and the questions of the second book are what secrets lie in the pool's depths and whether the Lodestar can be freed and Eileanan live in peace again.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Witches of Eileanan
- Series: The Witches of Eileanan core; position 2 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kate Forsyth
Notes
- From the series record (The Witches of Eileanan): Kate Forsyth's six-book Celtic epic fantasy (Pan Macmillan Australia, 1997-2002; Roc in the United States, where the first volume is titled The Witches of Eileanan): a land where witchcraft has been outlawed since the Day of Reckoning, the apprentice witch Isabeau and her ancient mentor Meghan of the Beasts, and the struggle to restore the Coven and the lost Lodestar.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Witches of Eileanan: position 2 of 6: previous Dragonclaw (1997) · next The Cursed Towers (1999)
- Internal chronology, within The Witches of Eileanan: position 3 of 9: previous The Tower of Ravens (2004) · next The Shining City (2005)
Sources
- FantasticFiction
- Publisher description (Roc)
- Publisher description (Voyager)
- Westchester Library System catalogue (Roc edition)
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