Elvenborn - Halfblood Chronicles Author:Andre Norton The sequel to the bestsellers The Elvenbane and ElvenbloodIn this third book of the Elvenbane series, the reclusive elvenlord Kyrtian emerges into a world torn by politics and war. His cousin tries to prove that Kyrtian is unfit to run his estate, but the plan backfires, and soon Kyrtian has more power than he ever wanted.His fathers legacy has ... more »led Kyrtian to learn the ancient military skills lost to current elvenlords. This knowledge piques the interest of the most powerful elvenlords, and soon Kyrtian is the new commander of the army. The sons of the elvenlords, the Young Lords, have rebelled against their fathers and are waging war. With Kyrtians superior skills, he could help turn the tide of the war in the elvenlords favor, but he soon discovers that hes fighting for the wrong side. Caught between helping his new allies while appearing to support the elvenlords, Kyrtian finally embarks on his own questresuming his fathers search for the Great Portal, the magical doorway through which the original elvenlords entered this world.As sons wage war against their fathers, one son, Kyrtian, searches desperately for his own lost father, hoping to uncover not only the mystery behind his disappearance, but also the secret behind the origin of elvenkind.« less