The Elvenbane

Halfblood Chronicles, Book 1

By: Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey

Narrated by: Aasne Vigesaa

Length: 18 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

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

©1991 Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"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)

Nicely done

Very well developed characters, love the
i interaction between all. Very smartly done. I’m looking forward to the next book.

the elvenbanes are so cool

What did you love best about The Elvenbane?

the closeness of the characters they became partof my family

What other book might you compare The Elvenbane to and why?

mistborne they were a family and worked together

Did Aasne Vigesaa do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

totally awesome there was no doubt who was who

Any additional comments?

i was in the hospital when i listened to this and it made my journey so much easier

exceptionally read. written. love love love. adore

loved this book twenty years ago. love it now. will forever be in my thoughts and heart.

Slow start recovered in great ending!

Wonderful narrator. Such a slow and depressing start. Took a while to pick up but when it did- it had a great ending!

Enjoyed

Enjoyed book, good if you like elves, dragons and magic.ten words remaining before they let me close this screen Ugh!

Good Story

Would you listen to The Elvenbane again? Why?

Maybe, it's not like the Wheel of Time or the David Eddings books, but it's enjoyable.

What did you like best about this story?

The story was very different from other magical stories. The relationship/differences between the 3 races and the multiple struggles for direction were extremely interesting.
I always like watching characters evolve, and I was surprised in this book - pleasantly.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The reader brought each character to life quite well. The way the book is written, changes in chapters, context or story are very quick - for example the story might shift from Shana in the desert to Alara calming the weather but there will be no chapter break, pause, nothing to indicate such a shift has occurred and if you aren't listening carefully you can easily miss the context change. This happens constantly thru the book and it's quite annoying, I don't understand why the author has so few chapters or breaks when they change subjects. Maybe for reading this is ok, but for a narrator - they need to somehow pause.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Some parts were funny, nothing extreme.

A Great Escape Bood

I love both Norton and Lackey and their combined efforts take you to a land of fantesy and magic. Of course there is good and evil. A relationship between a half blood and a dragon, a relationship between a pure blood and a half blood and of course the evil pure blood. The story helped me escape my day to day stresses. These was the mystery of the unknow dragons and the wizards. A great story. I highly recommend it.

Very enjoyable

Have always enjoyed this book. Having it in audible format just makes it that much easier when I have other things that must be done too.

Interesting Take!

What did you love best about The Elvenbane?

I loved that the book well thought out, the hierarchy of the Elves, Humans, and Dragons grabbed my attention from the first chapter and kept me listening all the way through. Great story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Elvenbane?

I'd rather not say. Its a major plot point.

Which character – as performed by Aasne Vigesaa – was your favorite?

Shana; a halfelven girl raised by dragons.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The Battle Begins.

Not nice elves

These are not nice elves
These are not mean dragons
I loved the role reversals in this story and that the hero is a heroine.
Very well read by Aasne Vigesaa.