Legacy (The Sharing Knife, Book 2) [Kindle Edition]

Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)

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Fawn Bluefield, the clever young farmer girl, and Dag Redwing Hickory, the seasoned Lakewalker soldier-sorcerer, have been married all of two hours when they depart her family's farm for Dag's home at Hickory Lake Camp. Having gained a hesitant acceptance from Fawn's family for their unlikely marriage, the couple hopes to find a similar reception among Dag's Lakewalker kin. But their arrival is met with prejudice and suspicion, setting many in the camp against them, including Dag's own mother and brother. A faction of Hickory Lake Camp, denying the literal bond between Dag and Fawn, woven in blood in the Lakewalker magical way, even goes so far as to threaten permanent exile for Dag.

Before their fate as a couple is decided, however, Dag is called away by an unexpected—and viciously magical—malice attack on a neighboring hinterland threatening Lakewalkers and farmers both. What his patrol discovers there will not only change Dag and his new bride, but will call into question the uneasy relationship between their peoples—and may even offer a glimmer of hope for a less divided future.

Filled with heroic deeds, wondrous magic, and rich, all-too-human characters, The Sharing Knife: Legacy is at once a gripping adventure and a poignant romance from one of the most imaginative and thoughtful writers in fantasy today.

About the Author

One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor, the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including two Nebula Awards for best novel (Falling Free and Paladin of Souls), four Hugo Awards for Best Novel (Paladin of Souls, The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella The Mountains of Mourning. Her work has been translated into twenty-one languages. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 331 KB
• Print Length: 368 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0061139068
• Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (October 13, 2009)
• Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000SCHBV6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,594 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Need for Sharing, September 15, 2008

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Joseph Marchesani "Joe53045" (Pitsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legacy (The Sharing Knife, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

A seamless continuation of the first volume of The Sharing Knife, Book 2 [Legacy] focuses on the rejection of Fawn by her new in-laws. The rejection foregrounds the cultural divisions between the Lakewalkers, with their special abilities, and the Farmers, meaning the rest of humanity. Bridging the chasm between the two cultures develops as the goal for the remaining volumes in the series. Bujold's proficiency with an abundance of characters, settings, and narrative coils in this saga bodes well for its further development.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just sign me up for all her books - it will save time., May 24, 2008

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M. Sloan (Kent, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legacy (The Sharing Knife, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Lois just writes for me apparently - the person who buys every book she writes and multiple copies as well (mass market and audio.) LMB addiction...

As to this particular work - I'm listening to it now (which makes three times I've "read" it.) As to why I like it: the people are people, the internal logic is consistent, the writing leads you along (willing though I am to go) and doesn't kick you out with bad craft.

I guess the only negative thing I can say is: If the story had ended here without the promise of more books in the series, I would have been angry. It raises as many questions as it answers and doesn't resolve them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing View of Magic and Making, March 17, 2009

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S. L. Hill-Tanquist (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacy (The Sharing Knife, Book 2) (Kindle Edition)

As usual, there are many levels to Bujold's writing. It was during my second reading of the Sharing Knife series that I noticed how she uses these books to celebrate the "makings" of ordinary people--sewing, pottery, cooking, harvesting, home-building, making comfortable mattresses, husbandry of animals. Bujold points out over and over that these ordinary makings provide a rewarding, comfortable, satisfying way of being.

The theologian, Paul Tillich, defined magic as an exercise of power that bypasses the conscious mind to work directly on the subconscious. Using magic to hurt or coerce another person is considered evil in fantasy novels from LOTRs to Harry Potter.

In Legacy, Dag struggles with his growing power and the question of whether and when it is right to use that power for others. Dag can heal great hurts and prevent great harm, but who sets the boundaries? Can he exercise power in this way without being irrevocably harmed by it? Is he becoming as evil as a malice?

In contrast Bujold shows that the work we do with our hands is intrinsically valuable and led me to grieve our waning ability to do "good makings"--we live increasingly like sorcerers: depending on others to grow our food, build our homes, and so on. These books can change the way we see ourselves and challenge the value we set on the works of our hands.