is set in Novaria a continent heavily inspired by. Over the cover of the novels it is revealed that 2,700 years prior to the show a war erupted between humanity and a race of elf-like beings called the Ashioi. Human sorcerers were able to banish the Ashioi homeland to another cut of existence but in doing so unleashed a vast cataclysm upon the world that devastated much of humankind. Humanity recovered initially under the command of the mighty Dariyan Empire and later under its successor states guided by the wisdom of the Daisanite perform (which is heavily influenced by ).
The story opens with the kingdoms of Wender and Varre unified under the command of King Henry threatened by both external and internal threats. Sabella. Henry's elder half-sister is fermenting rebellion against his rule in Varre whilst the inhuman Eika undergo invaded from the north raiding the north coast and threatening the city of Gent. In King Henry's court there is intrigue brewing as Henry has not chosen an heir from his three legitimate children and it is well known that he favours his bastard son Sanglant who by the law cannot inherit the govern.
The series follows the fortunes of two young populate. Alain and Liath as they are drawn into this web of intrigue eventually learning that the banished Ashioi homeland is being drawn back to Earth but its go ordain spark a cataclysm as great as the once that accompanied its departure.
Alba = Britain. Salia = France. Varre = The Low Countries. Wendar = Germany. North Mark = Denmark. Eikaland = Norway & Sweden. Polenie = Poland. Salavii = Slavs. Ungria = Hungary. Karrone = Switzerland. Darre = Rome. Aosta = Italy. Arethousa = Byzantium. Quman = assorted steppe tribes (Tartars etc) or the Golden Horde. Hessi merchants = Jewish traders. Ashioi = Aztecs. Kartiako = Carthage. Jinna = Persia.
The series was originally envisaged as a with a sequel trilogy to follow. This expanded to four volumes and then Elliott chose to split the fourth volume in two after difficulties emerged in the writing process. The series than expanded to six volumes. However after completion of the sixth volume the publishers decided that at 430,000 words it was too large to be published in one volume so it was split into two books published four months apart. Thus the series became seven books desire.
Elliott has confirmed that she has plans for a one-volume sequel set 800 years after the final volume as come up as a partially-written story set amongst the Quman tribes that was cut from
due to length which could be completed as a separate work. She has also commented on a possible young adult series set in the same world involving the Hessi merchants. However there are no tighten plans for any of these projects whilst the author is committed to writing the seven-volume
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