Ilfayne's Bane
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Ilfayne's Bane
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4.26 of 5 stars
He destroyed a continent. Dethroned a god. Now her love will destroy him... Oathcursed - Book One Hilde is shunned for her strange looks and abilit... read full description

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Oct 28, 2010
jD rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I have rarely come across heroes like Ilfayne and Hilde. The series that comes to mind is "Nobel Dead" by Barb and JC Hendee. I also am reminded of Marie Brennan's "Warrior" and "Witch" books. Each of these books are clearly dark fantasy and not romance or romance wannabe. I am always pleasantly surprised when story material is so well refined and is done by a woman. Way to go ladies!

Was it perfect? No. But it did not need to be. The story delive More...
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Nov 23, 2009
GUD rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Ilfayne's Bane by Julia Knight is a Fantasy novel wrapped in a love story. It's rather well-written and though it is not explicitly labeled YA (Young Adult) I do suspect that, but for one or two scenes, it skirts the border between YA and adult Fantasy fiction.

The story centers around Hilde, a half-breed human with strange eyes who is treated like the town witch. She does have dreams and sees portents, but tries to keep such things to herself. She works in a tavern that her grandmoth More...
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Nov 22, 2009
Xysea rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Review forwarded to GUD Magazine for publishing on their site.
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Dec 12, 2009
Julia added it
I done wroted it :D

And it's been nominated for an EPIC award
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Mar 30, 2010
Jess rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Well, Goodreads just ate my review. I'll be doing an in-depth one on my blog.

Either way -- strongly recommended for readers of high fantasy, particularly if you like the grand sweeping epic feel of the DragonLance series.
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