An Apprentice to Elves (Iskryne Series #3)

by Sarah Monette, Elizabeth Bear

Overview

Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear return with the third book in their Iskryne trilogy, An Apprentice to Elves. The trilogy began with A Companion to Wolves, and continued in The Tempering of Men. This novel picks up the story of Alfgyfa, a young woman who has been raised in the Wolfhall by her father Isolfr, who is the human leader of the queen-wolf Viridechtis' pack, and was the protagonist of the first book.

The warrior culture of Iskryne forbids many things to women--and most especially it forbids them bonding to one of the giant telepathic trelwolves. But as her father was no ordinary boy, Alfgyfa is no ordinary girl. Her father has long planned to send his daughter to Tin, a matriarch among the elves who live nearby, to be both apprentice and ambassador, and now she is of age to go.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429948128
Publisher:	Tom Doherty Associates
Publication date:	10/13/2015
Series:	Iskryne Series , #3
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	201,166
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

SARAH MONETTE is the acclaimed author of Mélusine and The Virtue as well as award-nominated short fiction.

ELIZABETH BEAR was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction, a Sturgeon Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel.

Together, they are the authors of A Companion to Wolves, The Tempering of Men, and An Apprentice to Elves.

Elizabeth Bear shares a birthday with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. This, coupled with a tendency to read the dictionary as a child, doomed her early to penury, intransigence, friendlessness, and the writing of speculative fiction. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in central Connecticut with the exception of two years (which she was too young to remember very well) spent in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, in the last house with electricity before the Canadian border.

She's a second-generation Swede, a third-generation Ukrainian, and a third-generation Transylvanian, with some Irish, English, Scots, Cherokee, and German thrown in for leavening. Elizabeth Bear is her real name, but not all of it. Her dogs outweigh her, and she is much beset by her cats.

Bear was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005. She has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction, a Sturgeon Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of the acclaimed Eternal Sky series, the Edda of Burdens series, and coauthor (with Sarah Monette) of the Iskryne series. Bear lives in Brookfield, Massachusetts.
Sarah Monette is the author of Melusine and The Virtu, and with Elizabeth Bear is co-author of A Companion to Wolves. She was nominated for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2006.

Table of Contents

Over 60 Ask the Expert question and answer sets are included in the book. They are divided into relevant categories, e.g., Medications, Nutrition, Exercise, Vision, Foot Care, Medical Devices, Lifestyle, etc.

The Ask the Experts questions for 2012 are:
January: Question – Why do insulin needs change? Expert – Christy L. Parkin, MSN, RN, CDE

February: Question 1 – Will little issues get bigger? Expert – Janis McWilliams, RN, MSN, CDE, BC-ADM Question 2 – Too much exercise? Expert - Christy L. Parkin, MSN, RN, CDE

March: Question – Injections: Is the bump under the skin normal? Expert – Roger P. Austin, MS, RPH, CDE

April: Question – How can I find an endocrinologist: Expert – R. Mack Harrel, MD, FACP. FACE

May: Question – Do I need insulin? Expert – Janis McWilliams, RN, MSN, CDE, BC-ADM

June: Question – Will weight-loss surgery help? Expert – Alison B. Evert, MS, RD, CDE

July: Question – How can I fight morning highs? Expert – Belinda Childs, MN, ARNP, BC-ADM, CDE

August: Question – Why not compare meters’ accuracy? Experts – M. Sue Kirkman, MD and David A. Simmons, MD

September: Question – Why do injections cause atrophy? Expert – Roger P. Austin, MS, RPH, CDE

October: Question – Would a blood pressure med help? Expert – Roger P. Austin, MS, RPH, CDE

November: Question 1 – Can insulin go back in the fridge? Expert – Roger P. Austin, MS, RPH, CDE Question 2 – Can you put a number on carbs? Expert – Jill Weisenberger, MS, RD, CDE

December: Question – Does my age of diagnosis affect my children’s risk? Expert – Janis McWilliams, RN, MSN, CDE, BC-ADM