Elven Star is a fantasy novel by American writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman , the second book in The Death Gate Cycle series. It was released in 1990.
35-559: The book covers the reconnaissance of Pryan, by Haplo at the behest of the Lord of the Nexus. Pryan is one of the four elemental worlds in the universe of the series, created by the sundering of the Earth. In the prologue, a human Patryn named Haplo, is instructed to travel through the 'Death Gate' to Pryan, a mysterious "Realm of Fire", a planet that is incredibly large. He is directed to attempt to determine
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140-402: A Sartan, initiates a brief confrontation where he attacks the old wizard to draw out his true identity. In a confusing turn of events, Zifnab seems to be completely immune to Haplo's powerful attacks and instead convinces Haplo that they must fly the ship immediately to rescue Paithan, but in classic fashion states he has no idea where they must go. Paithan, Roland, Rega and Drugar manage to stay
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245-524: A few weeks after the start of World War II , Booklist published an article entitled "Books for the 'Long and Calm View': On the Crisis, Its Background and Implications to the United States", intended to address "the demand for impartial books without the emotionalism of propaganda." Amidst a world crisis, the editor helped library patrons to have their questions answered while presenting various viewpoints. From
280-416: A group of tytans. The mythical creatures are finally understood to be very real and horrifying, moving in absolute silence through the jungle despite their massive size and complete lack of eyes. After failing to answer the tytans telepathic question as to the whereabouts of the citadel a member of their party is killed in brutal fashion. As Paithan, Roland and Rega come to terms with their impending deaths at
315-437: A huge wingless dragon who serves him but also mothers him. After an alarming encounter with Zifnab's dragon, Paithan prepares to travel to human lands to complete a normal - but less than legal - arms deal. Troubling rumors swirl of a far off kingdom being attacked by mythical creatures, but as Paithan prepares to leave he brushes the absurd concerns aside, dismissing them as propaganda. Just prior to leaving, an alarming prediction
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385-439: A series of misunderstandings delay them in acknowledging their love for one another. They travel through the enormous forest, drawing nearer to dwarven lands, months behind schedule. Rumors have continued to circulate regarding massive giants, tytans, wiping out entire human kingdoms beyond the dwarven lands, further to the north. While arguing about which path to take through the dense vegetation, they are surprised and captured by
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#1733085777532420-411: A step ahead of the tytans as they flee through the forests, and at last come upon the same human city that they had originally set out from. Thinking they've outrun the tytans, the group rests for a moment, the final moments before the tytans attack. The group watches in horror as the human city and thousands of refugees are torn asunder by the tytans. Haplo and Zifnab, flying to scout the cause of smoke on
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490-444: Is made by a suddenly bright-eyed and lucid Zifnab, that Paithan will bring doom, death and destruction back with him upon his return. Paithan heads to the nearest human city to conclude the arms deal with two humans, half-siblings Roland and Rega. The two humans, posing as husband and wife, persuade Paithan to travel with their caravan to deliver the arms to the dwarf who ordered them. Paithan agrees, thinking to set up direct trade with
525-891: The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction , and the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The Printz Award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association. The Carnegie Medals are administered by an annually appointed selection committee, including a chair, three Booklist editors or contributors, and three former members of
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665-455: The dwarves for the location of the citadel and the violent results when the dwarves fail to answer. Describing a grisly scene, he tells of a crushing defeat that has left few if any of his kind alive. Drugar states that he plans to escort the three back to their home lands, but covertly plans to deliver them into the oncoming path of the tytans, exacting revenge on them for failing to deliver the elven weapons on time, thus dooming his people. In
700-442: The first to be composed on in-office computers. The June 2005 issue of Booklist marked the magazine's 100th anniversary. To celebrate the centennial, the acting editors published a feature article entitled "The Booklist Century", wherein they chose a book from each year of the preceding hundred to highlight its social impact — ranging from Edith Wharton 's The House of Mirth (1905) to the 9/11 Commission Report . Currently,
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#1733085777532770-417: The ground. From the treetops the aristocratic elves sell weapons to the other races, whose incessant warfare sends a steady stream of profits and essential resources skyward. Now, generations of dissent and race hatred will not heal—not even under threat of annihilation at the hands of the legendary tytans. Armed with little more than their wits and a prophecy, elves, humans, and a dwarf must unite to try to save
805-403: The hands of their captors, Drugar, the same dwarf who was to receive the shipment of elven weapons, rescues them. After a panicked and chaotic escape Drugar explains to them that the people of the dwarven lands have been annihilated by the tytans; that without the promised elven weapons his people didn't stand a chance against them. He tells of the encounter, describing the tytans telepathic plea to
840-486: The horizon, arrive just in time to witness the group being cornered by yet more tytans. As they land to attempt a rescue, a self-assured Haplo tries to fight the tytans to keep them from destroying his ship and - underestimating their powers - is nearly killed. Caliandra sacrifices herself to save her siblings, and Haplo, Paithan, Aleatha, Roland, Rega and Drugar, Zifnab and the dragon flee in Haplo's ship. They fly upwards towards
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910-514: The meantime, Haplo has arrived on Pryan; guided to the Quindiniar homestead by Lenthan's rockets exploding. He retraces his confusing journey and with important contextual clues from the Quindiniars, realizes that he has passed through a Death Gate into the centre of a massive shell world or Dyson Sphere, a fact that he does not share with his hosts. Haplo, not trusting Zifnab, convinced that he must be
945-478: The mensch, to drive them towards the citadel, and the dwarf Drugar finally realises that the amulet he wears, which is a single Sartan rune, can be used to open the doors and let them into the citadel, where they can live, safe from the tytans. Elven Star was reviewed by Booklist , Library Journal , Publishers Weekly , and Voice of Youth Advocates . The book hit the bestseller lists for Locus , Waldenbooks , and B. Dalton . [1] Booklist Booklist
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1015-493: The purpose the planet was created for during the Sartan sundering, as well as to attempt to make contact with the peoples of Pryan, to observe them, their cultures and beliefs in a bid to understand them, so that his Lord may conquer Pryan more easily. On steamy Pryan, never-ending sunlight and plentiful rain have created a planetary jungle so deep and vast that humans and elves dwell high in the trees and only dwarves live anywhere near
1050-444: The remote dwarven settlements, bypassing the current middleman arrangement. Roland and Rega secretly plan for Rega to seduce Paithan so that Roland can then accuse him of impropriety in order to blackmail him, ostensibly receiving the weapons and future shipments at a reduced price, securing more profit for themselves. Instead, in the intervening months traveling together, Rega actually falls in love with Paithan, and he with her, although
1085-452: The stars" (the rockets he's developed thus far are little better than fireworks) he invites a brain-addled, seemingly confused old human wizard named Zifnab to his home, to help in his research. Zifnab often talks very strangely, sometimes making references to fictional works of historic Earth including Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, and references to now ancient popular songs. He is accompanied by
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1120-408: The stars, and keep flying towards one star until they get close enough to see that it is a citadel, in a forest. Haplo has realised that all the "stars" are citadels scattered around the inner surface of Pryan. The city is surrounded by Sartan warding runes, but they are able to camp nearby. Haplo leaves the mensch and flies away, back to Death's Gate. Zifnab's dragon pretends to kill Zifnab and attack
1155-476: The world from destruction. Paithan, Calandra and Aleatha Quindiniar are the three adult children of one of the richest elves, Lenthan Quindiniar, who has made his fortune as an arms manufacturer. Now retired, he has since turned his interests to more fantastical - some might say insane - pursuits, leaving the Quindiniar children to take over the successful arms business. In the course of Lenthan's activities attempting to create rockets that will allow for travel "to
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