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Romantasy

Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1)

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  • 2006 first published
  • 355 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (6 ratings)
  • 15 editions
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Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1) is a 2006 romantasy novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. Much of the action takes place in the city of Glassforge. It features Fawn Bluefield and Dag. Readers will find themes of magic, wizards and imaginary places.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 26 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions.

It runs to roughly 355 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1)

Troubled young Fawn Bluefield seeks a life beyond her family’s farm. But en route to the city, she encounters a patrol of Lakewalkers, nomadic soldier–sorcerers from the northern woodlands. Feared necromancers armed with mysterious knives made of human bone, they wage a secret, ongoing war against the scourge of the "malices," immortal entities that draw the life out of their victims, enslaving human and animal alike.It is Dag—a Lakewalker patroller weighed down by past sorrows and onerous present responsibilities—who must come to Fawn’s aid when she is taken captive by a malice. They prevail at a devastating cost—unexpectedly binding their fates as they embark upon a remarkable journey into danger and delight, prejudice and partnership . . . and perhaps even love.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • the city of Glassforge

Characters

  • Fawn Bluefield
  • Dag

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy romance
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Magic
  • Wizards
  • Imaginary places

Quick answers

Who wrote Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1)?

Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1) was written by Lois McMaster Bujold and first published in 2006.

What genre is Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1)?

It is usually shelved as Romantasy.

How long is Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1)?

The median edition has 355 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1)?

Readers who like it often enjoy Valley of Silence, Once Upon a Broken Heart and Dance of the Gods.

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