This is the third book in a series of which there will obviously be more - which is a good thing! Lois is a local author - at least, she has lived in the Twin Cities for many years - and is tremendously successful in the SF/F field. Her Miles Vorkosigan series is a masterpiece of space opera; I really would recommend it to anyone for just pure entertainment value. Brilliant writing, spot-on characterizations. And the plotting!
It took her a while to break into fantasy, mainly because her science fiction was so successful that her publishers didn't want her to do something different. But at this point she has multiple successes behind her (the amazing "Curse of Chalion" and "Paladin of Souls") and she has done something unique and wonderful with this, the "Sharing Knife" series.
Fantasy, but set in a rural, agrarian society, in which the fantasy element is the threat of life-sapping malice, and the ability to sense "ground" or life-force. This series also has a heavy romantic element, which she pulls off beautifully. The strong relationship between the protagonists Dag and Fawn runs through the books like an anchoring force.
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