num_pages: 544
description: A new age dawns in the kingdom of Eileanan, but not without resistance. Now the Righ, Lachlan the Winged, overturns his dead brother's decrees against witchcraft. But sixteen years of hatred and superstition have cloaked Eileanan in darkness. And though he has won the power of the Lodestar, Lachlan's rule is challenged by a mere babe--and a civil war erupts.The flame-haired twins--Iseult the Scarred Warrior and Isabeau the apprentice-witch--must go their separate ways. Iseult to fight side by side with her husband, Lachlan. Isabeau to the Cursed Towers, to master her powers and to find the family she has never known.One woman battling for a new reign, one woman learning the old ways, their separate threads will twist and turn into a tale of mayhem, mystery, and magic.
language: English
title: The Cursed Towers
titlecomplete: The Cursed Towers (The Witches of Eileanan, #3)
characters: Lachlan the Winged, Isabeau, Iseult, the Awl, Margrit of Arran, Maya
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Witches, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Dragons
ratings_count: 3893
series: The Witches of Eileanan
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Aurealis Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel
publisher: Ace