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 … 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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I adored this whole series. Loved it. Dag is one of those down-to-earth types that gets the job does and makes sure that everyone is not only okay through the scary parts, but can still smile afterwards. Fawn is his perfect complement, also down to earth but willing to break out of her comfort zone. I just wanted to hug everyone. I hope Bujold …
Love this book and in fact the whole series. Dag is a really likeable hero (had a bit of a crush on him) and Fawn is a great heroine. It’s a rich, entertaining story and it has cackle out loud moments too.
I like sci-fi, but I am not one to pick up the interplanetary tale of a ship and its crew wandering through space–I thought Lois McMaster Bujold wrote that type of story and did not seek her titles out. But I came across Beguilement, the first in the Sharing Knife series. In an unnamed world, we are introduced to Dag, a Lakewalker. Lakewalkers …
I got behind on reviews, but wanted to be sure to tag back to my summer read of the Beguilement/Wide Green World series. And because I’m behind, I’m putting the same review on all four books. They’ve meshed together in my mind now – I glommed all fours books in the course of a couple of weeks – and I can’t review them separately.
I loved the …
Beguilement is the first volume of a superb story set in an alternate world modeled on the Ohio Valley of the early 1800s. The first story is boy (well, rather mature boy) meets girl from a different culture.
This book really drew me in; the world-building is quite unique, and I loved the characters and the story.
I’ve been reading fantasy and Sf for 50+ years, and was a professional (read “paid”) reviewer for ten years for a good-sized newspaper. Of the many hundreds of books I have read, Lois McMaster Bujold is one of my TOP Ten authors, along with Heinlien, Moon, McCaffrey and a few others. While this review is of her Sharing Knife series (4 books) her …
This is the first of a terrific series which is not to be missed, in this anthropological Speculative Fiction masterpiece. Once again, Bujold, goes against the tradition of old SF, by featuring an amazing female protagonist, in a complex world that has an anthropological feel that is combined with some serious fantastic magic.
I recommend that …
Rest of the series is even better
I loved this 4-book series. I loved the writing, the characters, the plots!! I loved that there is one story for 4 books. I love Ms Bujold’s books in general, but these are my favorites! I read these books and then found first editions for my collection.
This is a really interesting premise! It is almost as if early North American settlers had …