The Elenium
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| David Eddings |
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The Elenium is a series of fantasy novels by David Eddings. The series consists of three volumes:
- The Diamond Throne
- The Ruby Knight
- The Sapphire Rose
The follow-up series to the Elenium is The Tamuli.
Contents |
The Diamond Throne
Image:Diamond Throne.jpg Sparhawk, a Pandion Knight, has returned to his homeland Cimmuria after ten years of exile in Rendor.
He finds his Queen and former pupil, Ehlana, has fallen ill having been poisoned by Annias, the Primate (an ecclesiastical rank) of Cimmuria. Queen Ehlana has been encased in diamond by magic performed by Sephrenia, the Styric tutor of magic to the Pandion Knights.
The diamond will keep Queen Ehlana alive for up to 12 months while a cure is found. In order to aid Sparhawk on his quest he takes his childhood friend and fellow Panidion Knight Kalten, his squire Kurik and Sephrenia. In a show of unity the other three Church Knight Orders also send their champions to be his companions. They are, Genidian Knight Ulath of Thalasia, Alcione Knight Tynian of Deiria and Cyrinic Knight Bevier of Arcium.
The Ruby Knight
Image:Ruby Knight.jpg Sir Sparhawk and his companions seek the Bhelliom, a powerfull magical artefact in the form of a rose carved sapphire, the only object with enough power to cure the rare poison administered to Queen Ehlana. The Bhelliom was last known to have been mounted on the Crown of the Thalasian King Sarak.
The characters travel to the house of Count Ghasek whose sister is ill, as her soul was stolen by Azash, an Elder God of Styricum, whos spirit was confined in a clay idol. Sephrenia and the others manage to cure Lady Belina, though she has been rendered hopelessly mad by destroying the idol which was controlling her power. The Count then tells them about the giant's mound where King Sarak was buried.
After finding King Sarak's grave they learn that the crown had not been buried with him, however they encounter a serf who tells them about the great battle which killed the King and how the Earl of Heid retrieved the fallen King's crown and cast it into the dark murky waters of Lake Randera. The search for Bhelliom suffers a set back when Ghwerig, the deformed dwarf troll who originally carved the gem into the shape of a rose, retrieves the Bhelliom first after his own centuries long search to reclaim his beloved gem.
So Sparhawk and his companions follow Ghwerig to his secret cave hidden in the mountains of Thalasia and the book ends with Sparhawk and his squire Kurik killing Ghwerig by throwing him into a bottomless chasm but unfortunatly with Bhelliom still clutched in his hand.
Thus the girl Flute, dives into the chasm only to rise out again with the Bhelliom and depositing it into Sparhawk's hands, thereby revealing her true identity as Aphrael, Child-Goddess of Styricum.
The Sapphire Rose
Image:Sapphire Rose.jpg Sparhawk finally confronts and defeats Azash with the help of Bhelliom.
