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Fae & Fairy FictionDragon Fiction

The Elvenbane

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  • 1991 first published
  • 414 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 20 editions
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Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey's The Elvenbane (1991) is a fae fiction and dragon fantasy novel. Readers will find themes of elves, racially mixed people, prophecies and shamans.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 59 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions.

At about 414 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About The Elvenbane

When Serina Daeth, favorite concubine of the Elf-Lord Dyran, conceives a half-blood child by him, she flees his wrath into the desert, where she quickly succumbs. But the child, born in Serina's dying moments, is rescued by a friendly dragon and raised with her own draconic brood. As the child Shana grows, she develops prodigious sorcerous powers--so strong that it seems she might be the fabled Elvenbane, powerful enough to free the enslaved humans from their elven oppressors. The dragons come to fear her unplumbed power, though, and cast her out. With a renegade elf-lord and his half-blood servant, and the aid of her remaining dragon friends, Shana prepares to challenge the elfish supremacy.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Elves
  • Racially mixed people
  • Prophecies
  • Collaborative novels
  • Shamans
  • Dragon
  • Wizards
  • Racially mixed people""s
  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Racially mixed peoples
  • Fantastic fiction

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Elvenbane?

The Elvenbane was written by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey and first published in 1991.

What genre is The Elvenbane?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Elvenbane?

The median edition has 414 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Elvenbane?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Dragonet Prophecy, Darkstalker and The Hidden Kingdom.

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