The Elf Queen: Clan Elves of the Bitterroot Series [Paperback]

Lyndi Alexander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 21, 2010

When Jelani tries on a real glass slipper left lying on the sidewalk, it splits in half and out pours dozens of two-inch high creatures who scurry away into the shadows. As if that's not bizarre enough, she is soon approached by two men claiming (of all things) to be elves who need her help to rescue their queen. [Fantasy Novel released in 2010 from Dragonfly Publishing, Inc. www.dragonflypubs.com | Available in hardback, paperback, and eBook]

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About the Author

Lyndi Alexander has been a published writer for over thirty years, including seven years as a reporter and editor at a newspaper in Homestead, Florida. Her list of publications is eclectic, from science fiction to romance to horror, from tech reporting to television reviews. Lyndi and her absent-minded computer geek husband have a dozen computers, seven children, and a full house in northwestern Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Dragonfly Publishing, Incorporated (July 21, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193638101X
• ISBN-13: 978-1936381012
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,568,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lyndi Alexander dreamed for many years of being a spaceship captain, but settled instead for inspired excursions into fictional places with fascinating companions from her imagination that she likes to share with others. She has been a published writer for over thirty years, including seven years as a reporter and editor at a newspaper in Homestead, Florida. Her list of publications is eclectic, from science fiction to romance to horror, from tech reporting to television reviews. Lyndi is married to an absent-minded computer geek. Together, they have a dozen computers, seven children and a full house in northwestern Pennsylvania.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Montana Elves Unite!, August 17, 2010

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William P. Henley (Helena, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Elf Queen: Clan Elves of the Bitterroot Series (Paperback)

I enjoyed the first book in the Bitterroot Series and am looking forward to seeing where this series leads.

I was charmed by the setting for this seemingly straight-ahead fantasy. We've seen elements of the plot before in many other fantasy works (elf clans battle amongst each other for supremacy with the involvement of an apparently human protagonist), but Alexander gives it interesting "green" and "native American" twists that make the story fresh. Present day Missoula, Montana is a terrific setting, made even more so because it isn't the first place I would have thought to go searching for elves.

I also liked the hippy vibe of the human characters in the book. The band of latte-drinking, slacker/hacker, eco-warriors already live in a kind of fantasy world of their own construction and the events in the book cause them to rethink their lives in different ways. One of the humans, an agoraphobic with a painful past, hasn't left his apartment in years. He is drawn out of his own world and discovers the "real" world is more inviting than he could have imagined.

This is the first of a series, but it stands alone as a complete story with a satisfying ending.

I had quibbles with a couple of plot points. For example, why did Jelani have to travel all the way to Indiana to pick up a couple of boxes of papers when her stepmother could have just sent them via UPS? The fate and role of the cop ex-boyfriend at the end fell flat (literally). But overall this was a nice piece of escapist fantasy with interesting characters and told with a fresh voice, and I'm looking forward to returning to the Bitterroot Mountains when the next installment comes out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Creative, August 31, 2010

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Shawna Coronado "Shawna" (Warrenville, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Elf Queen: Clan Elves of the Bitterroot Series (Paperback)

Totally enjoyed this fantasy novel, particularly it's mix of modern day human adventure combined with elves and fantasy. It's a unique and creative juxtaposition of computer hacker meets eco-terrorist meets North American deep-woods meets real life elves.

Jelani is a young American woman who discovers there is more to her family history than she realizes when she is unwittingly pulled into an adventure involving strangers in a small town. Readers see her humanity as we explore Jelani's family history and her relationships with a group of odd-ball friends during her adventure into the elven nation.

In future novels in this series I hope to see more about where and how the elves actually live and am excited to learn Jelani's next adventure into the woods.

Good read - and good job Ms. Alexander!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elf Queen, August 22, 2010

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This review is from: The Elf Queen: Clan Elves of the Bitterroot Series (Paperback)

What a fascinating and quirky world Lyndi Alexander has drawn in the Elf Queen. The fantasy of the elven world combines with the exotic (at least for an easterner) Montana locale to take us to a different world. Yet it is all so familiar in so many ways. Relationships are key, and finely detailed. These are people I know, at least in part. And there's plot and action and suspense. What more could you ask. I'm lookingforward to the next installment.