Elves

In many works of modern fantasy, elves are depicted as a race or species of pointy-eared humanoid beings.

Post-Tolkien fantasy elves tend to be immortal or long-lived in comparison to humans, more beautiful and wiser, with sharper senses and perceptions, and abilities or crafts that seem alien or magical. Often elves do not possess facial or body hair, are not portrayed fat or old and are consequently perceived to be androgynous.

As a race, Elves are typically depicted as more ancient than humans or other races, mentioned to have flourished in a sort of Golden Age forgotten by other races. Tha
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New Releases Tagged "Elves"

Dhampira
Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)
Unraveled (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9.5)
The Aspect of Essence (The Aelfyn Archives, #1)
The Mist Thief (The Ever Seas, #3)
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenashire, #1)
Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken, #3)
The Broken Elf King (Kings of Avalier, #2)
Of Darkness and Light (The Bound and the Broken, #2)
Of Empires and Dust (The Bound and The Broken, #4)
The Exile (The Bound and the Broken, #2.5)
Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1
The Ice (The Bound and the Broken, #3.5)
Ultimate Level 1: Shattered Dreams (Ultimate Level 1, #1)
A Soldier's Life (A Soldier's Life #1)
Jake's Magical Market (Jake's Magical Market #1)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
A Deal with the Elf King (Married to Magic, #1)
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4)
Dreams of the Ringed Vale (Luthiel's Song, #1)
Fierce Heart (Elven Alliance, #1)
The Silmarillion
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)
The King's Captive (Gate of Myth and Power, #1)
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
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Books With Elves -- NOT Faeries
240 books — 174 voters
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High Fantasy (Indie Epics)
32 books — 78 voters

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Books about Faery
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Classic Fairytale Books
209 books — 26 voters


J.R.R. Tolkien
The feasting people were Wood-elves, of course. These are not wicked folk. If they have a fault it is distrust of strangers. Though their magic was strong, even in those days they were wary. They differed from the High Elves of the West, and were more dangerous and less wise. For most of them (together with their scattered relations in the hills and mountains) were descended from the ancient tribes that never went to Faerie in the West. There the Light-elves and the Deep-elves and the Sea-elves ...more
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

Markelle Grabo
They were a deep emerald green, the exact same color as mine, and they glowed with an intensity I had never witnessed before. A slash of silver crossed each one, the sun's reflection making them sparkle like dancing crystals. The emerald irises appeared to be swirling in circles, creating the illusion that his eyes were never-ending. Flecks of darker emerald clustered around each pupil made my breath catch in my throat. Suddenly, my disheartened mood vanished, almost as if I had never felt sadne ...more
Markelle Grabo, The Elf Girl

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