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''[[The Halfblood Chronicles]]'', sometimes called the ''Elvenbane Trilogy'', is a series of [[Fantasy]] novels by [[Mercedes Lackey]] and [[Andre Norton]]. They take place on a world in which humans are slaves to the cruel and sadistic elven race, and a race of shapeshifting dragons watch warily from the remote deserts.
The heroine of the first and second books is Shana, a girl born from a human concubine and an elven lord, a combination that is considered extremely dangerous since such a cross can access both human and elven magics in equal measure. Her mother escaped the death sentence such a pregnancy carries by escaping into the desert, but ultimately died there giving birth to her. Shana was adopted by Alara, a dragon shaman.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Shana.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Lord Dyran is a borderline case; see [[Pragmatic Villainy]].
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* [[Dragon Rider]]: The dragons allow themselves to be used this way by the resistance.
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: The state of the war ''before'' Shana got involved. The elder wizards were just as bad as the Elvenlords, even if they couldn't be as blatant about it. Once Shana took the lead, however, [[La Résistance]] underwent a [[Conspiracy Redemption]].
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* [[Genocide Backfire]]: The elves kill every halfblood they get their hands on, especially children and the unborn. Unfortunately for them, this directly led to Shana being raised by dragons, stirring up the remaining halfbloods to action, and bringing the dragons into the war.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: Conflicts between elvenlords are dealt with by having their human gladiators fight each other.
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* [[No Woman's Land]]: Most of the Elven Lords treat their wives and daughters better than their human slaves... somewhat... usually....
* [[Oblivious Adoption]]: It takes Shana a while to understand that she really isn't a dragon (which, since they can shapeshift into anything is not as silly as it sounds - especially since at the time she didn't even know elves or humans still existed).
* [[Offing the Offspring]]: {{spoiler|When elflord Dyran's heir Valyn joins the half-bloods, Dyran decides that heirs can be replaced. Valyn has just enough warning to [[Taking You
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* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: They are shapeshifting dragons who use weather magic.
* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: Extremely long-lived, but not immortal, the elves have powerful magic and are actually from another world where they were nearly wiped out in a long war with another faction.
* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: Lord Dyran doesn't stop along the road to [[Kick the Dog|kick dogs]]. This is entirely for ruthless reasons, however; he gives slaves and lower-class elves opportunities for advancement and rewards, because it makes them more loyal and useful (and incidentally makes them compete against each other for his favor, strengthening his organization). Similarly, he refuses to engage in [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|unproductive misogyny]] and uses whatever tools are available to him. Do not mistake him for a [[Noble Demon]], though, {{spoiler|as his son found out firsthand}}.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: The "magic" of the humans, which is typically telepathy and telekinesis.
* [[Raised
* [[Rewarded
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Pretty much any elf that doesn't look younger than 18. Lord Dyran alone is many centuries old despite appearing to be in the prime of his life.
* [[Reverse Mole]]: {{spoiler|''General'' Kyrtian V'dyll Lord Prastaran by the end of ''Elvenborn''.}}
* [[Screw You, Elves]]: Pretty much the basis of the entire trilogy.
* [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]: The dragons made up the Elvenbane prophecy whole cloth. The elves' paranoia leads them to hunt down and slaughter all halfbloods on sight (or before sight, if they can get them ''en utero''), which in turns causes the halfbloods to hate and eventually go to war with them.
* [[Shapeshifter Baggage]]: [[Averted]], the dragon shift their excess mass to another dimension they call the Out. They cannot assume a form larger than themselves and they can only shift so much mass depending on individual ability.
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Keman, who speaks this way when first introduced because that's what's expected from a dragon.
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* [[The Unfavorite]]: Sheyrena an Treves gets this from both parents to a degree. Her father Lord Tylar is openly [[Abusive Parents|emotionally abusive]] towards her and considers her brother Lorryn his prized possession because she is female. Her mother Viridina fusses over Lorryn and is borderline neglectful towards her {{spoiler|because Rena is a full blooded elf, and most of her attention is focused on making sure nobody finds out the girl's (half)brother is ''not''.}}
** Shana's foster sister Myrenateli ''claims'' to be this; but it was hard for the shaman Alamarana not to be disappointed in a daughter that was blatantly selfish, lazy, malicious, and somewhat ''stupid''.
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