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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Elves usually bore me, regardless... so your request is particularly difficult for me, but I can't resist a few suggestions:
Shawn Oetzel's Dying Moon. An elf in a gritty, LA detective, noir-ish story.
Michael A. Stackpole's Once A Hero. They're elves. They're not really good, they're not really bad, but they're definitely not Peter Pan-ish.
I hear Chris Evan's Iron Elves Trilogy is quite gritty, but I've no first hand experience.
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Originally Posted by 5thWiggle
Terry Pratchett's Lords and Ladies
“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.” |
Thank you! I'll check those out.
