The Halfblood Chronicles
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The Halfblood Chronicles by Andre Norton
and Mercedes Lackey
are a series of four fantasy books set in a mystical world of elves, wizards and dragons. At the moment there are only three books out and these include - The Elvenbane, Elvenblood, Elvenborn. The fourth book is titled "Elvenbred". Due to Andre Norton's death, it is unknown when Elvenbred will be released.
Further into the story, Shana is expelled from the dragon's clan and gets into Elven lands.
There she discovers that "two leggers" still exist and that she is not a bizarre kind of dragon nor a mere animal.
However she also discover the misery lived by some of the human slaves and is barely rescued by wild halfbloods.
Halfblood have power of the mind (telekinesis, telepathy...etc) as part of their human heritage and some power over matter as part of their elven heritage. They were known as "wizards".
Shana is brought into a secret hideout of the remaining wizard and taugh a bit about magic.
She discover on her own even more applications of her power.
Once she convince a group of young wizard to steal some full-human kids that are to be "culled", she endangers the secret of the existence of wizards.
Thereafter a war for survival pushes the wizard to fight some of the Elven Lords.
The elven world is now changing with revolt a very close option for some, while this is happening Shana meets the ancient Iron People and discovers a secret which could help free her people or could break it down to nothing. She is helped by a pair running from their father's estate because of one dangerous reason- in their small group there is a halfblood and every one is checking to see if they have halfbloods in their midst. Lady Sheyrena an Treves and her brother Lorryn help the wizards by giving the young Lords iron jewelry, since most of them are treated no better than slaves.
The Young Lords have started rebelling against their fathers and are waging war. Kyrtian however has taken advantage of his new command and power, alongside some unexpected friends to embark on his own quest to find the Great Portal, through which the elvenlords entered this world. By finding this mystic gateway he hopes to find the reason for the disappearance of his own father and also unravel the secrets behind the origin of elvenkind. Once again the Great Portal is reopened only to hint at some strange transformation of the elves of Evelon.
Andre Norton
Andre Alice Norton, née Alice Mary Norton was an American science fiction and fantasy author under the noms de plume Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston...
and Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes "Misty" Lackey is a best-selling American author of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar...
are a series of four fantasy books set in a mystical world of elves, wizards and dragons. At the moment there are only three books out and these include - The Elvenbane, Elvenblood, Elvenborn. The fourth book is titled "Elvenbred". Due to Andre Norton's death, it is unknown when Elvenbred will be released.
The Elvenbane
The world is dominated by elves, who came to the humans' world by a portal from their world, Evelon. The humans are treated as slaves and animals, but the elves have a good life. One thing mars their happiness, however, a prophecy spread by the dragons that a halfblood will come and bring about a revolution. Serina Daeth is the concubine of Elven-lord Dyran and pregnant with his child. Concubines bearing half-blood children to Elven-lords is not allowed, so concubines normally are given drugs in their food to prevent conception. Leyda, another of Dyran's concubines and vying for the top position, tampers with Serina's food, leading her to become pregnant. She escapes into the desert and into an oasis, where her child, Shana, is delivered by Alamarana, a dragon shaman who takes her home, where she is raised with Kemanorel, Alara's son.Further into the story, Shana is expelled from the dragon's clan and gets into Elven lands.
There she discovers that "two leggers" still exist and that she is not a bizarre kind of dragon nor a mere animal.
However she also discover the misery lived by some of the human slaves and is barely rescued by wild halfbloods.
Halfblood have power of the mind (telekinesis, telepathy...etc) as part of their human heritage and some power over matter as part of their elven heritage. They were known as "wizards".
Shana is brought into a secret hideout of the remaining wizard and taugh a bit about magic.
She discover on her own even more applications of her power.
Once she convince a group of young wizard to steal some full-human kids that are to be "culled", she endangers the secret of the existence of wizards.
Thereafter a war for survival pushes the wizard to fight some of the Elven Lords.
Elvenblood
Shana, thought to be the one who could save the world from the elvenlord masters, is helpless against their power. With her group of outcasts, other halfblood wizards, escaped human slaves and dragon shamans they have gained a small victory over the mighty elves however there is a long way to go. There is one band of people however who have escaped the elvenlords and remained hidden for all these years, the Iron People. The mystery of how they have survived for so long is great.The elven world is now changing with revolt a very close option for some, while this is happening Shana meets the ancient Iron People and discovers a secret which could help free her people or could break it down to nothing. She is helped by a pair running from their father's estate because of one dangerous reason- in their small group there is a halfblood and every one is checking to see if they have halfbloods in their midst. Lady Sheyrena an Treves and her brother Lorryn help the wizards by giving the young Lords iron jewelry, since most of them are treated no better than slaves.
Elvenborn
This story moves away slightly from Shana and her band of rebels and focuses on Kyrtian, an elvenlord who becomes a hero in the war scarred world in which they live. When his cousin Aelmarkin, tries to prove Kyrtian is unfit to run the estate, Kyrtian gets more power than he wants. Kyrtian is different from the other lords and keeps the humans as servants than as slaves. Thanks to his father's legacy he stumbles upon an ancient secret. This long forgotten secret elevates him to Commander of the Elven Army.The Young Lords have started rebelling against their fathers and are waging war. Kyrtian however has taken advantage of his new command and power, alongside some unexpected friends to embark on his own quest to find the Great Portal, through which the elvenlords entered this world. By finding this mystic gateway he hopes to find the reason for the disappearance of his own father and also unravel the secrets behind the origin of elvenkind. Once again the Great Portal is reopened only to hint at some strange transformation of the elves of Evelon.