Knife Children

A Story in the World of the Sharing Knife

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Lakewalker Barr Foxbrush returns from two years of patrolling the bitter wilds of Luthlia against the enigmatic, destructive entities called malices, only to find that the secret daughter he'd left behind in the hinterland of Oleana has disappeared from her home after a terrible accusation. The search for her will call on more of Barr's mind and heart than just his mage powers, as he tries to balance his mistakes of the past and his most personal duties to the future. A stand-alone story set in the world of the Sharing Knife.

©2019 Lois McMaster Bujold (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Already wanting the next one

I liked it just as much the 2nd listen. Bujold gets better and better but this book is masterfully done... the characters so real.

Neat short.

I suspect I might enjoy it more if I had read the other stories in the series. however, this was a enjoyable story all the same.

Knife Children

This series is well written with characters that cause you to invest and interest in their story. I hope there will be more tales in this series.

A Pleasure

Spend a few hours with some really likable characters in an interesting world. The narrator did a great job, too. I’ve read or listened to everything LMB has published. I’m grateful for everything she writes.

Bujold continues the Sharing Knife story ln a very satisfying tale

There is action, great characters who face the the results of past mistakes it is a pleasure to see a character grow to such a person
But the story telling makes the journey both physically and emotionally an adventure

Barr, How You Have Grown

Lois McMaster Bujold brings us a new tale from the World of the Sharing Knife and I love it!

"Knife Children" picks up Barr's story approximately 12 years after the ending of Horizon. It was a wonderful revisit of a fun loving and enthusiastic character who is now a bit older and wiser.

I enjoyed Tim Campbell's narration and his portrayal of Barr's personality and moods was perfect. The story telling timing and rhythm was a lot like that of Grover Gardner, the narrator of The Vorkosigan Saga and may other wonderful books.

The Sharing Knife series was my first exposure to a novel written by LMB and I instantly fell in love with this fascinating world and characters. This of course lead to my discovery of LMB's other series, including The Vorkosigan Saga which has remained as one of my top five series of all time.

I Have Read Every One of Her Books…

…but this one I listened to, and it was wonderful. I can name on two hands the authors that I feel I have underpaid for the enjoyment that I received. Lois is one of them. Thank you!!!

Best book of the series

I so wish it was longer. Lily and Barr are more likeable characters. I never cared much for either Dag or Fawn, would have been unmoved if either or both had died. The 37 year age gap between them made me feel slightly sick, Dag's moroseness and guilt were aturnoff and Fawn was a mouthy know-it-all. But Barr and Lily were real, people I could relate to and care about. I wish their part were longer, I wanted to follow them as Lily grew into herself as a Lakewalker. There is still so much of their stories untold.

A welcome return to the sharing knife world

An interesting story, with a splash of action but mostly character development and interplay.

Spoiler alert:

There is reference to Dag and Fawn, but it actually focuses on Barr and how he’s grown in 16 or so years, along with another strong young female character in his daughter Lilly. While she is prominent, the story is focused on Barr and the rest of the world dealing with the ramifications of his past youthful indiscretion, which he has well matured past.

excellent

I was in love with this series from the first book, hopefully we will have more to come!!!!