Daughter of the Forest
- 560
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Juliet Marillier’s “Daughter of the Forest” retells “The Six Swans” as a long, moving historical fantasy. Sorcha must make six nettle shirts in silence to free her brothers from a witch’s spell. Some readers find the opening slow before the story takes hold, and some of them feel the last part is hurried. For others, the tales told within the tale are a pleasure of their own.
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About the book
Daughter of the Forest is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier first published in 1999. It is loosely based on the legend of the Children of Lir and "The Six Swans". A girl (Sorcha) must sew six shirts from a painful nettle plant in order to save her brothers from a witch's enchantment, remaining completely mute until the task is finished. Falling in love complicates her mission.
Reading order · Sevenwaters
Full order & progress →- Daughter of the ForestThis book
8.38.3 / 10 - Son of the Shadows
8.28.2 / 10 - Child of the Prophecy
8.08.0 / 10 - Heir to Sevenwaters
–Not ranked yet - Seer of Sevenwaters
–Not ranked yet - Flame of Sevenwaters
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 148 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 50% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 148 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Daughter of the Forest?
It has 560 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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