Elves: Once Walked with Gods
core novel 2010 Chronicles of the Raven
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.77 (588 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575085015 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The elves have fled to Calaius to escape the demonic Garonin. Their last stand in their own dimension saved the race but roughly 100,000 elves were abandoned to their fate. Takaar, who led that fight, is blamed for the losses and has gone into hiding, haunted by shame. The weakened elves are now splitting into civil war, while human mercenaries tear the continent apart. Auum, a young TaiGethen warrior, sets out to find Takaar and bring him back, believing the elves can only survive if they reunite against a shared enemy.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of the Raven
- Series: Elves core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: James Barclay
Notes
- Hardcover 2010; the paperback followed in 2011.
- From the series record (Elves): On the continent of Calaius the elven warriors Auum and Takaar try to unite their divided people against human invaders.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Elves: position 1 of 3: next Elves: Rise of the TaiGethen (2012)
- Internal chronology, within Chronicles of the Raven: position 3 of 10: previous Elfsorrow (2002) · next Noonshade (2000)
Sources
- Rising Shadow: James Barclay
- Fantastic Fiction: James Barclay
- AbeBooks: Once Walked With Gods edition list
- Gollancz / Hachette UK: Elves: Once Walked With Gods
- Rising Shadow: Elves: Once Walked with Gods
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