The Elf Queen of Shannara
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The Elf Queen of Shannara is the third book of the tetralogy The Heritage of Shannara
written by Terry Brooks
. It was first published in 1992.
, a descendant of the legendary Jerle Shannara
, was charged by the shade of the Druid Allanon
to travel to the distant island of Morrowindl and find the Elves to return them to the Four Lands. The catch was that not one Elf had been seen in the Four Lands for more than a hundred years. No one in the Westlands knew of them---except, finally, the Addershag, who told Wren how to locate one.
, the Wing Rider, carried Wren Ohmsford
and her friend Garth
to the only clear landing site on the island of Morrowindl, where the Elves might still exist. A Splinterscat, Stresa, and a Tree Squeak, Faun, help her reach the city of Arborlon.
The island has become a prison since demons began appearing. Only the magic of the Loden keeps Arborlon safe, but its power is failing, and if the Elves are not returned to the Westland soon, they will not survive. When Wren reached the Elves, she learns of her past and discovers that she is of true Elven blood, because the current Elf Queen, Ellenroh Elessedil, is her maternal grandmother.
they created an army of replica elves, but that they became addicted to the magic and transformed into the demons. Wren leads the company with the Loden, but loses all her companions to the demons, Drakuls, and the Wisteron. Only Wren and Triss, Stresa, and Faun remain when the volcano on the island of Morrowindl erupts, destroying the island. Tiger Ty
gathers the small company and flees Morrowindl, where Wren restores Arborlon to its original location in the Westland.
Heritage of Shannara
The Heritage of Shannara is a series of four fantasy novels by Terry Brooks, set hundreds of years after the original Shannara trilogy. Unlike the original trilogy, however, this series is all one, cohesive story, in contrast to the three isolated stories of the originals...
written by Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
. It was first published in 1992.
Plot summary
Wren ElessedilWren Elessedil
Wren Elessedil is a fictional character from The Heritage of Shannara by Terry Brooks....
, a descendant of the legendary Jerle Shannara
Jerle Shannara
Jerle Shannara is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Shannara series of epic fantasy novels. Only mentioned as a long-deceased person in the Original Shannara Trilogy, he is one of the main characters of the prequel novel First King of Shannara.- Biography :Jerle begins the story as captain...
, was charged by the shade of the Druid Allanon
Allanon
Allanon is a fictional character from the epic fantasy Original Shannara Trilogy and the trilogy's prequel, First King of Shannara; all four are by Terry Brooks. Described as Brooks' "most enigmatic character", Allanon is very secretive and appears only when needed...
to travel to the distant island of Morrowindl and find the Elves to return them to the Four Lands. The catch was that not one Elf had been seen in the Four Lands for more than a hundred years. No one in the Westlands knew of them---except, finally, the Addershag, who told Wren how to locate one.
To Morrowindl
Tiger TyTiger Ty
Tiger Ty is a character from the epic fantasy novel The Elf Queen of Shannara, by Terry Brooks.He is a wingrider who helps a rover girl, Wren Elessedil, and her friend Garth, reach the island of Morrowindl where the Elves have not been for over hundred years...
, the Wing Rider, carried Wren Ohmsford
Wren Elessedil
Wren Elessedil is a fictional character from The Heritage of Shannara by Terry Brooks....
and her friend Garth
Garth
A garth is an enclosed quadrangle or yard, especially one surrounded by a cloister .-Garth is a given name::*Garth Brooks, top-selling American country music artist...
to the only clear landing site on the island of Morrowindl, where the Elves might still exist. A Splinterscat, Stresa, and a Tree Squeak, Faun, help her reach the city of Arborlon.
The island has become a prison since demons began appearing. Only the magic of the Loden keeps Arborlon safe, but its power is failing, and if the Elves are not returned to the Westland soon, they will not survive. When Wren reached the Elves, she learns of her past and discovers that she is of true Elven blood, because the current Elf Queen, Ellenroh Elessedil, is her maternal grandmother.
Back to Westlands
Nine companions, Aurin Striate, an acquaintance Wren and Garth befriend on their way into the city; Triss, Captain of Home Guard; Cort and Dal, Elven Hunters; Ellenroh Elessedil, current queen of the Elves; Eowen, the queen's closest friend; Gavilan Elessedil, the queen's nephew and Wren's cousin; Wren; and Garth set out on a journey to the Westland. Ellenroh becomes fatally ill, and before she dies, she informs Wren that she is to inherit the Loden and become the Queen of the Elves after Ellenroh, though she was orphaned at birth and raised as a Rover. Upon Ellenroh's death, Eowen reveals that the demons they are trying to avoid were created as an accident by Elves. She reveals that the elves succeeded in regaining their lost magic and to protect their nation from the FederationThe Federation (Shannara)
The Federation is a fictional organization from the Shannara series by Terry Brooks.-Original Shannara Trilogy:In the aftermath of the Third War of the Races and Shea Ohmsford's defeat of the Warlock Lord, the cities of the deep Southland realized how close they had come to annihilation...
they created an army of replica elves, but that they became addicted to the magic and transformed into the demons. Wren leads the company with the Loden, but loses all her companions to the demons, Drakuls, and the Wisteron. Only Wren and Triss, Stresa, and Faun remain when the volcano on the island of Morrowindl erupts, destroying the island. Tiger Ty
Tiger Ty
Tiger Ty is a character from the epic fantasy novel The Elf Queen of Shannara, by Terry Brooks.He is a wingrider who helps a rover girl, Wren Elessedil, and her friend Garth, reach the island of Morrowindl where the Elves have not been for over hundred years...
gathers the small company and flees Morrowindl, where Wren restores Arborlon to its original location in the Westland.
Characters
- Wren ElessedilWren ElessedilWren Elessedil is a fictional character from The Heritage of Shannara by Terry Brooks....
- Garth
- Faun
- Stresa
- Triss
- Ellenroh Elessedil
- Aurin Striate
- Cort
- Dal
- Tiger TyTiger TyTiger Ty is a character from the epic fantasy novel The Elf Queen of Shannara, by Terry Brooks.He is a wingrider who helps a rover girl, Wren Elessedil, and her friend Garth, reach the island of Morrowindl where the Elves have not been for over hundred years...
- Gavilan Elessedil
- Eowen