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Origins (Sweep, No. 11) Paperback – January 1, 2008

by Cate Tiernan (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 259 ratings
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Morgan learns about her roots as a witch and the origins of a particularly evil spell when she reads the manuscript her boyfriend found in Canada, a book by her ancestor, Rose MacEwan, a seventeenth-century Scottish witch. Reissue.
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  1. Book 11 of 15
    Sweep
  2. Print length
    188 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Speak
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2008
  6. Grade level
    7 - 9
  7. Reading age
    Baby - 15 years
  8. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  9. ISBN-10
    0142410268
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0142410264
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Cate Tiernan lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Speak; Reissue edition (January 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 188 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0142410268
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142410264
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ Baby - 15 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 259 ratings

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NS
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023
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Ginery
5.0 out of 5 stars The origin story of the dark wave
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021
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So good. I found myself annoyed because I wanted to get back to the main characters but once I realized the connection of the characters in this book I was hooked. Just as good as the rest of the series.
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The Old Philosopher
4.0 out of 5 stars Creating Black Magic -- Witch War Between Clans
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Sweep 11 begins as Hunter returns home to Morgan after his trip to Canada. He brings Rose Stone's diary from 1682. Rose Stone turns out to be another of Morgan's ancestors, so they sit down to read the diary together. The rest of Origins is about Rose Stone and how she created the black wave magic. The life of Rose Stone is much like most of the other females in this series, raised by a single mother after her father disappeared for some negative or unexplained reasons. Rose's mother has never told Rose the details of why her father is absent, but we eventually gather that its partly due to rivalries between witch clans. As Rose grows up and becomes a woman she falls in love with a young man from a neighboring village and witch clan. Her love is enhanced by a love spell she wasn't supposed to do but did anyway. She dreams of uniting the clans by marrying the young man witch and joining the clans in the blood of her children. She does not wait for his official marriage agreement but engages in a getting pregnant rite on Beltane. Of course he is already betrothed to a woman in his own clan and cannot marry her. She then engages in a magical attack on the other woman, and soon finds herself accused of witchcraft and sentenced to hang by the christians after the other woman turns her in. In her desperation, grief, and anger she creates the black wave spell which exterminates the whole neighboring village and causes such fear among christians that they run off rather than hanging her. Her pacifist mother kicks her out, but she is taken in by others of her clan and becomes the High Priestess of a new coven that defends their clan using the black wave. Our 21st century heroine, Morgan, inherits the family power, but is still worried about the dark side of magic.

I found it disturbing that the author continues to be so misandrist about fathers and men in general. In the 17th century many or perhaps most covens were being run by men. I also was bumped several times when the author made a repeated point about seeing the full moon high and white in the daytime. If she knew anything about moons or moon magic she would know that a full moon is never seen by day. That only happens with a half or quarter moon. Perhaps its a small point, but I suspect that any real witch reading this series will hiccup over her ignorance of moon.
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Lythkan
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019
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Younger characters, but for the year it was created I would have been the same age. So this provides me with a nostalgic remembrance of how life was as a teenager. The drama, action and the bravado keep me wanting more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome series!
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2018
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My favorite witchy book series. I re read it every year. This one goes into the BOS of Morgans ancestor and its a break in our main story but a very interesting one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2019
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I loved how Cate really made Rose's story come alive, by adding a book with her book of shadows in it
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Tammy F. Mashtare
3.0 out of 5 stars sweep series
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2010
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Although I love this series this was my least favorite in the set I think. It doesn't involve the main characters much though it does explain a lot about how the evil witches come to be and where the dark wave comes from exactly!
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Jodi Stafford
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2015
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This is a very good book as soon as I read one book in the series I became addicted it traps you in the story and you don't want to let go very entertaining and captivating
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Miss_Clare
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2019
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Great condition and meant I could finally read this series in order
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thalyra
5.0 out of 5 stars Gleicht den vorherigen Band wieder aus
Reviewed in Germany on June 23, 2013
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Der elfte Band ist mal fern von Morgans Problemen oder Hunters Fremdgeh - und Familienvereinigungsproblemen. Dieser Bandf beschäftigt sich mit DER Urahnin Morgans. Rose und Morgan sind sich unglaublich ähnlich - beiden wird in der Geschichte Wiccas ein großes Schicksal vorausgesagt. Doch wird sich Morgan genauso entscheiden, wie es Rose getan hat?

Man könnte es auch als Rückblende betrachten. Als Reise in die Vergangenheit der MacEwans. Die MItglieder dieser Familie waren nach Rose alle für eines bekannt (doch das zählt zum Spoilern, deswegen lass ich's weg :P). Man erfährt mehr von Rose, die im selben Alter wie Morgan ist. Man erlebt die Gefahren, denen die Hexen ausgesetzt sind, seit die Katholiken die Oberhand haben und man fühlt und leidet mit der Protagonisin dieses Bandes, als sie die große Liebe findet. Auch hier sind eindeutig Ähnlichkeiten zwischen Rose und Morgan - nur hat sich Morgan nicht schwängern lassen :P

Der so herausragende Witz Morgans fehlt hier gänzlich. Dafür hat Tiernan es geschafft, Rose einen eigenen Charme, Flair zu verleihen (und nein, ich meine nicht Flavour Flav!). Dieser Teil war definitiv anders, aber anders packend! Nach dem enttäuschenden 10. Band haut mich dieser wirklich um! Authentisch beschreibt Tiernan die Welt damals. Den extremen Katholismus und die Hexenjagd und dennoch rutscht sie niemals in den Sumpf des Klischeehaften ab. Ich war von Anfang an wieder mittendrin! So wie bisher bei den Teilen um Morgan!

Fazit:

Cate Tiernan hat mit Band 11 den sehr schlechten und enttäuschenden Band 10 wieder gut gemacht. Hoffen wir, dass es auf diesem Niveau weitergeht.
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Daniel P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2016
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Great read!
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Victoria
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2014
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Brilliant book, thouroly enjoy them
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A G
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2015
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ok book
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