Books like The Elvenbane by Andre Norton
When Serina Daeth, favored concubine of Elf‑Lord Dyran, conceives a half‑blood child and is pursued, the child—born amid her death—escapes into the desert. Rescued by a friendly dragon, she is raised alongside a draconic brood. Growing into the powerful sorceress Shana, her prodigious abilities hint at the fabled Elvenbane, a figure who could liberate humans from elven domination. Threatened by both dragons and elves alike, Shana forms an unlikely alliance with a renegade elf‑lord and his half‑blood servant, gathering the support of her remaining dragon allies to confront the elfish supremacy.
keyThemes: half‑Elven heritage, dragon nurturing, sorcery, rebellion against elven oppression
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Andre Norton
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