Who is the Son of the Shadows?
According to the one reference in the book, it would be Ciarán – he refers to himself as a ‘son of the shadows, condemned to walk in darkness.’ He believes that, as the son of Lady Oonagh, he can never reach the culmination of druid wisdom, which deals with the ways of light. However, I think the description ‘son of the shadows’ fits Bran, who has spent all his young life dealing with the shadows of his cruel childhood. He can only emerge from them through his own courage, and with Liadan’s love and strength. For me, Bran’s story is the primary focus of the book. Eamonn also feels a sense of darkness overshadowing him from the moment he first encounters the Painted Man. He is unable to see beyond his obsessive hatred and jealousy until (possibly) the very end of Child of the Prophecy.
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