The Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles)

The Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles)

by Mercedes Lackey (Author), Andre Norton (Author)

Synopsis

Possessed of great magical abilities, the Elvenlords can change the very world around them to suit their will. They rule their human slaves with an iron hand but they also fear them. According to an ancient prophecy, one day the Elvenbane - a person half-elf and half-human will be born, and the elvenlords will be overthrown. Neither the elves nor the desperate humans know that the prophecy was created by a third, hidden race: the dragons. The dragonkin love to secretly manipulate the elven society and they get a fresh chance when a human woman, pregnant by an Elvenlord, flees into their desert domain. Her child, raised by the dragons, is the fabled Elvenbane, a false prophecy come true. When Shana comes into her power and steps foward to claim her destiny, the world trembles.

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More Information

Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 30 Jun 1993

ISBN 10: 0812511751
ISBN 13: 9780812511758
Book Overview: The Elvenbane is an exciting tale of magic and politics, involving humans, elves, and dragons written by two masters of fantasy!

Media Reviews
A brisk, glittering yarn that packs as much action, suspense, and twisting of conventions into one novel as many writers invest in whole trilogies. -- Amazing Stories

A splendid blend of the talents of two excellent storytellers! --Anne McCaffrey

One of the season's liveliest and, most appealing fantasy epics. -- Publishers Weekly

A brisk, glittering yarn that packs as much action, suspense, and twisting of conventions into one novel as many writers invest in whole trilogies. Amazing Stories

A splendid blend of the talents of two excellent storytellers! Anne McCaffrey

One of the season's liveliest and, most appealing fantasy epics. Publishers Weekly


A brisk, glittering yarn that packs as much action, suspense, and twisting of conventions into one novel as many writers invest in whole trilogies. Amazing Stories

A splendid blend of the talents of two excellent storytellers! Anne McCaffrey

One of the season's liveliest and, most appealing fantasy epics. Publishers Weekly


A brisk, glittering yarn that packs as much action, suspense, and twisting of conventions into one novel as many writers invest in whole trilogies. --Amazing Stories

A splendid blend of the talents of two excellent storytellers! --Anne McCaffrey

One of the season's liveliest and, most appealing fantasy epics. --Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Andre Norton (1912-2005) was one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy authors in the world. From SF series such as Solar Queen and Beast Master, to fantasy series such as Witch World, Norton's work has enthralled readers for decades. She was lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. An Ohio native, Ms. Norton lived for a number of years in Winter Park, Florida, and then moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she lived until her death in 2005.

Mercedes Lackey is the author of the bestselling Valdemar series, the Obsidian Trilogy with James Mallory (The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, and When Darkness Falls), the Enduring Flame trilogy with James Mallory (The Phoenix Unchained, The Phoenix Endangered, and The Phoenix Transformed), and the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. She has written many other books, including Trio of Sorcery, Phoenyx and Ashes, Sacred Ground, The Firebird, The Fairy Godmother, and Alta. Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago and graduated from Purdue University. She has worked as an artist's model, a computer programmer, and for American Airlines, and has written lyrics and recorded more than fifty songs. She lives in Oklahoma.