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The Sharing Knife, Volume 2

By: Lois McMaster Bujold
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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Filled with magic, heroism, and all-too-human characters, Bujold's Sharing Knife saga is both a gripping adventure and a poignant romance. In this second volume, Fawn Bluefield, the clever farm girl, and Dag Redwing Hickory, the seasoned Lakewalker soldier-sorcerer, are newly married. Their arrival at Dag's home on Hickory Lake Camp is met with prejudice and suspicion, as many in the camp deny the literal bond between Dag and Fawn, woven in blood in the Lakewalker magical way.

Then Dag is called away by an unexpected and vicious malice attack on a neighboring hinterland, threatening Lakewalkers and farmers both. What his patrol discovers there will not only change Dag and his new bride but will call into question the uneasy relationship between their peoples—and may even offer hope of a less divided future.

Don't miss the first volume, Beguilement.
©2007 Lois McMaster Bujold (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

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Loved it!

Great narrator and a great story! I didn’t want to stop listening! Very creative book with real relationships. It isn’t your typical fantasy.

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Magnificent!

Every book that I have ever read by this author was wonderful and this was no exception. The performance was equally adroit.

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I enjoyed the explanation of the magic that is used by the people in this volume.

I read book one and absolutely loved it! The world building and the characters were amazing. The second book in the series is this volume and it greatly expands the work of the different peoples and how there is a strong dislike for each other and the mistrust between them. Fascinating to see the couple working together to create change between their people. I do recommend reading the series, it’s really great and the narrator is absolutely perfect. Her voice is so smooth and compelling, you just can’t get enough.

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A bit slow, but excellent

Slower than most fantasy novels, especially at the start, but gathering strength and momentum as it goes. You will probably want to hear or read the first novel first . . . even more so than one needs to read the _Curse of Chalion_ before tackling _Paladin of Souls_.

The magical background of this world and the terrible threats to it from the malices come more into the fore, with some exciting scenes and even more interesting revelations.
The romance and family relationships that sometimes seemed a little stereotyped (or at least schematic)in the first novel also become richer and more complex.

All in all, this sequel is better than the first book, and leaves me hoping for a third, which would possible but not necessary. This book leaves some issues resolved, but further adventures possible.

I am very sensitive to language, both written and spoken, and here were my small problems.
First, Bujold opts for a sort of folksy Amercian frontier lingo in a land very different from the American frontier, though there are a few similarities. To have mages and patrollers say things like "I reckon" was jarring to me, and thoguh I finally got used to it, it didn't add anything. I don't know whether that would bother most people or not.

Secondly, I found the reader only fair-to-good. Her expression was decent, but her intonation was only so-so.

But if you find the reading OK in the sample, and you are content with a slower-than-average paced book, you will find great rewards in the listening.

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Great installment

Dag and Fawn travel to Hickory Camp so he can check in, and she can check the status of the Sharing Knife.
They have serious issues with his mother and brother; and Dag faces the most evolved Malice he’s ever seen.
They leave Camp when they tire of the prejudice against Farmers, and they decide to travel.
Dunne does a great job of character differentiation and expressing emotion in her narration.

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fun

a fun story. The author has set the laws of nature and "magic" in such a way that it is complete yet understandable. each character has its own personality in a way that isn't interchangable. I care about the characters. I'm not into romance scenes, but the few that you come across are tasteful and not drawn out for the sake of literary arousal. I am pleasantly surprised by this series.

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Great story great characters

I am loving this series . The performance is excellent. While the Palladin of Souls is my great love this story is a close second. A different universe with interesting characters.

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great!

The first one was so good that I couldn't turn it off. The second one was amazing too! I can't wait to start the third. The story is amazing and I'm in love with the characters. It's very well written and I enjoy the sort of folksy way of speaking that they have. And while the narrator is a little on the slower side she reminds me of being read fairy tales by my grandmother and I love it I didn't think I would but I do! I can't say enough great things about this book series!

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Wonderful book

I love this series. I like the way the author empowers the main female character, Fawn. I love the combination of romance and fantasy.

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Sharing Knife..Not to be missed

This series is an odyssey if ever there was one; the author's characterizations are consistent, rich, and deep. You'll love the relationship between Dag and Faun, her hero worship of her husband is nicely balanced by his deep respect for his wife and her surprising insights. I'm not quite finished with the last volume of the last book, but it has met my litmus test of an audio book listened to in the car...I hope for traffic jams.
The complexity of the concepts are well developed; the different aspects of "ground" subtly connected and evolving as Dag discovers the depth of his talents. The reader is left searching his/her own life for evidence of "ground sense" and how it can enhance one's life!

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