Elvenblood (Halfblood Chronicles)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441814329 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It's ok This is a pretty good book. I did like it though not as much as the first. It starts off extremely drab and you have to stick to it in order to get into the story. Other then that I didn't have any issues other then the sudden pairing off/obsession with the other gender in one of the later chapters. Made me gag a little and it had no context or importance to the story. They just kinda paired off with no warning. Still wo. "Four Stars" according to Kindle Customer. The second of the series that starts with Elvenbane and ends with Elvenborn. Kindle Customer said This was a good series. I liked this book. I read it as a page turner. It kept it's focus on the story and characters
From Publishers Weekly The prolific Norton again collaborates with Lackey to create another thinly disguised romance/miscegenation parable serving as a fantasy/adventure novel. When circumstances allow them to escape, they are propelled into the paths of Shauna (who was featured in The Elvenbane, the first book of the series), a half-breed leader who has control over human and elven magic, and of her friends, wizards and shape-changing dragons who want equality for all. Though the final battle here is rushed and depressingly anticlimactic, both authors have a sweet way with characters and there is enough magic, mystery and romantic bonding of fantastic species in genetically improbable
She and her ragtag band of outcasts, half-blood wizards, escaped human slaves, and free-thinking dragons have gained only a token victory against the mighty lords.Only the long-forgotten Iron People, a band of human nomads, have escaped the tyranny of the reigning wizards. The powerful magic of ruthless Elvenlord masters has for centuries ruled the world. How have they survived through the centuries?As the winds of change sweep the world, and as tensions seething beneath the surface of Elven society threaten to break into open revolt, Shana meets the ancient tribe. Could an age-old secret free Shana and her people…or will its discovery call down their doom?“The talents of collaborators Norton and Lackey blend seamlessly as they expand the background to their epic fantasy.” Library Journal. Even Shana, the legendary Elvenbane prophesied to deliver the oppressed into freedom, is helpless before such power