The Elvenbane, Paperback/Andre Norton

Two masters of epic fantasy have combined in this brilliant collaboration to create a rousing tale of the sort that becomes an instant favorite. This is the story of Shana, a halfbreed born of the forbidden union of an Elvenlord father and a human mother. Her exiled mother dead, she was rescued and raised by dragons, a proud, ancient race who existed unbeknownst to elven or humankind. From birth, Shana was the embodiment of the Prophecy that the all-powerful Elvenlords feared. Her destiny is the enthralling adventure of a lifetime. About the Author: Mercedes Lackey is the author of the bestselling Valdemar series, the Obsidian Trilogy ( The Outstretched Shadow , To Light a Candle , and When Darkness Falls ), the Enduring Flame trilogy ( The Phoenix Unchained , The Phoenix Engendered , and The Phoenix Transformed ), and The Phoenix Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms . She has written many other books, including Trio of Sorcery , Phoenix and Ashes , Sacred Ground , The Firebird , The Fairy Godmother , and Alta . Lackey is the co-author, with Andre Norton, of the Halfblood Chronicles, including Elvenborn . Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago and graduated from Purdue University. She has worked as an artist's model, a computer programmer, and for American Airlines, and has written lyrics and recorded more than fifty songs. She lives in Oklahoma.