The Elvenbane: Book 1 of the Halfblood Chronicles

by Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey

Overview

Two masters of epic fantasy have combined in this brilliant collaboration to create a rousing tale of the sort that becomes an instant favorite. This is the story of Shana, a halfbreed born of the forbidden union of an Elvenlord father and a human mother. Her exiled mother dead, she was rescued and raised by dragons, a proud, ancient race who existed unbeknownst to elven or humankind. From birth, Shana was the embodiment of the Prophecy that the all-powerful Elvenlords feared. Her destiny is the enthralling adventure of a lifetime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765380517
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/15/1993
Series:	Halfblood Chronicles , #1
Pages:	576
Sales rank:	694,450
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Mercedes Lackey is the author of the bestselling Valdemar series, the Obsidian Trilogy (The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, and When Darkness Falls), the Enduring Flame trilogy (The Phoenix Unchained, The Phoenix Engendered, and The Phoenix Transformed), and The Phoenix Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. She has written many other books, including Trio of Sorcery, Phoenix and Ashes, Sacred Ground, The Firebird, The Fairy Godmother, and Alta. Lackey is the co-author, with Andre Norton, of the Halfblood Chronicles, including Elvenborn. 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.

Editorial 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

From the Publisher

A splendid blend of the talents of two excellent storytellers!

Anne McCaffrey