![]() Both modern and mythic, The Elven is one of those rare books that simply cannot easily be qualified because its sum is, if you’ll forgive the cliche, so much greater than its individual parts. I found little success: The Elven somehow tells a story both both familiar and refreshing. I spent days wracking my brain for several days searching for the right words–the best way to articulate my thoughts on The Elven. ![]() There’s something to it, some difficult-to-define quality that resonates with me in a way few fantasy books do. Even the more enjoyable fantasy stories tend to be rather disposable–to be consumed quickly, and just as quickly forgotten.īut Hennen’s novel lingers. It’s very unusual, I’ve found, for a fantasy novel to have much staying power in my mind. ![]() When I finished reading Bernhard’ Hennen’s The Elven, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. ![]()
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