The Halfblood Cronicles
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The Halfblood Cronicles
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The Elvenbane
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Andre Norton
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Mercedes Lackey
Shana, a half-breed born of the forbidden union of an Elvenlord father and a human mother, is rescued from her enemies and raised by dragons. The thing I love about this book is the way it destroys stereotypes. In this book, elves are evil beings, humans are stupid, and dragons are either lazy or terified of being discovered. There are no people fighting all that is bad in the world because they want to, instead they tend to run away as fast as possible. When you have been reading this book for sometime, and then put it down, prepare to take 10 to 15 minutes in order to readjust to reality. A few people I have lent this to have also experienced this, so It's not just MY overactive imagination. By about half-way through the book, the alliances of all the main characters are clear, so it's fairly obvious what will happen in the end (although the details are surprising). The book also leaves someting of a cliff-hanger, remedied by the sequel, Elvenblood. In all, if you like realistic, gritty, and above all well-written ficton, this is the book for you. |
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Elvenblood
by
Andre Norton
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Mercedes Lackey
Chaos sweeps through the magical realm after Shana, an upstart halfblood known as the Elvenbane, and her ragtag band of outcasts, half-bloods, human slaves, and dragons challenges the power of the cruel Elvenlords. I loved The Elvenbane. I really liked the stereotype-defying, "evil, nasty elves" concept. The characters (that mattered) were fairly well developed, and the plot, while a bit cliche, still kept me entertained. This book was good also. Not *as* good as the first one, but still good. I thought the story moved a bit too quickly-I finished the book in about a day. I've been waiting for the third book ever since since. |
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Elvenborn
by
Andre Norton
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Mercedes Lackey
An attempt by his rivals to discredit the young Elvenlord Kyrtian fails, instead propelling him into a position of power as commander of the army sent against the Young Lords who have risen in revolt against their Elvenlord fathers. When a series of encounters with a group of fugitive half-elven Wizards convinces Kyrtian that he is fighting on the wrong side, he opts out of the war and undertakes a journey in search of his missing father and the lost Portal to the elven homeland. The third installment in this best-selling series (Elvenbane; Elvenblood) by veteran sf and fantasy authors Norton and Lackey depicts a world in which decadent elven nobles hold the power of life or death over their human slaves. A good choice for most fantasy collections. |
