Elvenborn
by Andre Norton
Synopsis
An outcast among humans and distrusted by the few remaining elves, young Elara carries a hidden heritage that pulses with both ancient magic and strange, unearthly power. When a mysterious cataclysm threatens to unravel the delicate balance between their ancestral realms and the encroaching machinations of a vast, interstellar empire, Elara is thruโฆ An outcast among humans and distrusted by the few remaining elves, young Elara carries a hidden heritage that pulses with both ancient magic and strange, unearthly power. When a mysterious cataclysm threatens to unravel the delicate balance between their ancestral realms and the encroaching machinations of a vast, interstellar empire, Elara is thrust into a perilous quest. She must journey into forgotten ruins and dangerous alien landscapes to uncover the true nature of her elven birthright, a secret that could either doom or redeem her fractured people. The fate of an entire civilization, and the very definition of what it means to be Elvenborn, rests on her desperate race against time.
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