Elvenblood

Halfblood Chronicles, Book 2

By: Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey

Narrated by: Aasne Vigesaa

The powerful magic of ruthless Elvenlord masters has for centuries ruled the world. Even Shana, the legendary Elvenbane prophesied to deliver the oppressed into freedom, is helpless before such power. 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. 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?

©1995 Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“The talents of collaborators Norton and Lackey blend seamlessly as they expand the background to their epic fantasy.” ( Library Journal)

There be Dragons here!

Andre Norton is one of my favorite authors, and here she has teamed up with Mercedes Lackey, and created such a rich world of Elves, Wizards, and Dragons as to be totally amazing. I found this book hard to get into at first, because of the detail, but once I got into it, I was hooked. It tells of Dragons in their home lairs, and gives insight into the lives of Dragons as few novels do. It shows High Elves as the haughty overlords they can be, and tells of the Humans caught in their web. It also shows what can happen when Elves and Humans cross blood!!!

I truly LOVED this book

What is not to like? Evil elves good dragons. I WISH WISH WISH that they would record the 3rd book so I could hear the end of the story!

thoroughly entertaining

I love it as a second book it was definitely refreshing. What's next, I'm ready.

Engaging

Would you consider the audio edition of Elvenblood to be better than the print version?

Enjoyed hearing how the Elven and other names were pronounced. Great voice inflections!

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

The mother

Any additional comments?

Great job

good story for a cross-country drive.

narrator was great. I think the end petered off as we were left out of the two major conflicts and instead followed a side vein, but overall it was great.

Great book

I wish Mercedes would finish the last book it's such a great series, it's sad that Andre died

Complaining and Blaming

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

If it did not start off with so much complaining, perhaps it would have worked.

What could Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Remove the set-up scenes where people complain about the Elvenbane.

Would you be willing to try another one of Aasne Vigesaa’s performances?

Sure.

What character would you cut from Elvenblood?

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Any additional comments?

The first book was fantastic. I dont know what happened here.

Again...Anti climatic

Again same as book 1... same review....
Decent storyline but this story ends WAY too quickly. The book spends tons of time describing outfits hair eyes and walking of characters ect while evading the prime storyline, especially the ending I was expecting a great battle for an end with time spent within it. While I appreciate some description of the character and environmental aspects...in many ways I found it overdone and the ending I felt was VERY rushed. It left me very disappointed! Book one of this storyline I found just as bad...and as of the third quarter of 2018, book 3 is not available on audio book. I will be requesting a refund of these books since they did not give me a feeling of adventure and satisfaction that I get with most books.