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The Sharing Knife, Volume 1

By: Lois McMaster Bujold
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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Publisher's summary

Young, pregnant Fawn Bluefield has just fled her family's farm to the city of Glassforge, where she encounters a patrol of the enigmatic soldier-sorcerers known as Lakewalkers. Fawn has heard stories about the Lakewalkers, who are wandering necromancers with no permanent homes and no possessions except the clothes they wear and the mysterious knives they carry. What she does not know is that the Lakewalkers are engaged in a perilous campaign against inhuman and immortal magical entities known as "malices".

When Fawn is kidnapped by one of these creatures, it is up to Dag, an older Lakewalker, heavy with sorrows and responsibilities, to rescue her. But in the ensuing struggle, it is not Dag but Fawn who kills the creature, at dire cost. And an uncanny accident befalls Dag's sharing knife, which unexpectedly binds their two fates together.

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

Critic reviews

"Bujold develops the characters and their relationship skillfully enough to please romance as well as fantasy fans." ( Booklist)
"[A] saga of daring deeds and unlikely romance. Bujold quickly develops unforgettable characters as she crafts a world filled with unique monsters and an original approach to magic." ( Library Journal)
"Compelling characters lift this first of a two-book romantic fantasy from Hugo-winner Bujold....Bujold hints at an epic past of mighty kingdoms and ancient sorceries, a past that will hopefully be fully detailed in the sequel." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Love story, not fantasy

A love story set in a very loosely built fantasy world.
Don't look for action or magic here. It does get mentioned, but very little happen.

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Excellent Story, interesting, . . .

Excellent Story, interesting, and well written to engage the reader!!! I found it so interesting and engaging, I didn't want to stop listening.
I loved the way, the characters' culture and lifestyle becomes very intricate, interesting, and very sensical! It's also a great love story and touches on reality at the same time, so the story blends fantasy, and reality so interestingly - that you forget the fantasy!
Another Bujold masterpiece!!

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A Nice Lite Romance

A romance written across a fantasy tale. Bujold hasnt provided as much detail in this world as she did for Paladin of Souls but I think she could flesh it out in a subsequent book. I enjoyed it very much. If you liked Catharine Asaro's Catch the Lightning you will like this one as well.

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Boring

Boring, slow paced. Tried to listen to it several times, but couldn't get through it. The Fawn character is immature and annoying. The age gap on the romance is creepy.

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Fantistic

Ms Bujold has a way with entertaining stories this one has another message on the views of socialistic indifference and how it mis-leads us all down the path of isolationism. Above all that it's a great story fun listen and greatly appreciated addition to the archives of fantasy works.
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Amazing

This is a must read series. I can't wait until the next book comes out. This storyline is well written and the chacter detail is just amazing. This author did an outstanding job.

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GREAT BOOK/SERIES can't wait for the 4th book

What a winner! A great love story with a different fantasy twist. Two cultures colliding and love and understanding triumphing.

First of three books (and many more I hope). Each is self contained with the important info from previous books cleverly inserted into the story line. But read them in order, you don't want to miss any of this series.

Suitable for children/adolescents.

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great

What a wonderful imagination

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I absolutely loved the story line!

Great story line and world building! I absolutely can’t put this book down (ok I did but only to make dinner) and the characters were so very likable and real. The premise of the world building is a fantastic mix of small towns and magic and soldiers and terrifying monsters. What more can you ask? The most important part is it’s so believable that you don’t feel “fantasy world” just a great tale! Must read!

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So good!

Give this a listen!! This story has the romance, the adventure, a fun twist of magic within this fantasy and even had me, “chortling.”

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