The Elenium is Eddings' second fantasy series, and has proven to be quite popular.
The Diamond Throne
Infobox book|| name = The Diamond Throne | title_orig = | translator = | image_caption = Cover of The Diamond Throne | author = David Eddings | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = USA | language = English | series = The Elenium | genre = Fantasy | publisher = Del Rey Books | release_date = 1989 | media_type = Print ( ) | pages = 448 (paperback) | isbn = 0-345-36769-3 | oclc= 22165781 | preceded_by = none | followed_by = #The Ruby Knight|The Ruby Knight
Sparhawk , a Knight Orders (David Eddings)#Pandion Knights|Pandion Knight , has returned to his hometown Cimmura after ten years of exile in Rendor.
He finds his Queen and former pupil, List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Queen Ehlana|Ehlana , has fallen ill, having been poisoned by List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Annias|Annias , the Primate (an ecclesiastical rank) of Cimmura. Queen Ehlana has been encased in diamond by magic (fantasy)|magic performed by List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Sephrenia|Sephrenia , the Styric tutor of magic to the Knight Orders (David Eddings)#Pandion Knights|Pandion Knight s. The diamond will keep Queen Ehlana alive for up to 12 months while a cure is found.
To aid him on his quest, Sparhawk takes his childhood friend and fellow Pandion Knight List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Kalten|Kalten , his squire List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Kurik|Kurik , and Sephrenia. In a show of unity, the other three Knight Orders (David Eddings)|Church Knight Orders also send their champions to be his companions: Knight Orders (David Eddings)|Genidian Knight List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Ulath|Ulath of Thalesia, Knight Orders (David Eddings)|Alcione Knight List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Tynian|Tynian of Deira, and Knight Orders (David Eddings)|Cyrinic Knight List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Bevier|Bevier of Arcium.
Infobox book || name = The Ruby Knight | title_orig = | translator = | image_caption = Cover of The Ruby Knight | author = David Eddings | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = USA | language = English | series = The Elenium | genre = Fantasy | publisher = Del Rey Books | release_date = 1991 | media_type = Print ( ) | pages = 384 (paperback) | isbn = ISBN 0-345-37352-9 | preceded_by = #The Diamond Throne|The Diamond Throne | followed_by = #The Sapphire Rose|The Sapphire Rose
Sir Sparhawk and his companions seek the List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Bhelliom|Bhelliom , a powerful magical Artifact (fantasy)|artifact in the form of a sapphire carved in the shape of a rose , 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 List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Azash|Azash , an Elder God of Styricum, whose 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. 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 setback when List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Ghwerig|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.
Sparhawk and his companions follow Ghwerig to his secret cave hidden in the mountains of Thalasia. The book ends with Sparhawk and his squire Kurik giving Ghwerig fatal injuries. Ghwerig then intentionally rolls off a cliff into a chasm, Bhelliom still clutched in his hand. 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 List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Aphrael|Aphrael , Child-Goddess of Styricum.
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The Sapphire Rose
Infobox book|| name = The Sapphire Rose | title_orig = | translator = | image_caption = Cover of The Sapphire Rose | author = David Eddings | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = USA | language = English | series = The Elenium | genre = Fantasy | publisher = Del Rey Books | release_date = 1992 | media_type = Print ( ) | pages = 512 (paperback) | isbn = ISBN 0-345-37472-X | preceded_by = #The Ruby Knight|The Ruby Knight | followed_by = none
Sparhawk now has possession of the List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Bhelliom|Bhelliom , so he returns to Cimmura and uses it to cure List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Queen Ehlana|Queen Ehlana . Unfortunately, when returning the symbolic ring of the monarchy to her, she, perhaps deliberately, mistakes his action for a marriage proposal. The engagement has been publicly announced before he has had time to clarify this - although it seems unlikely that Ehlana would have been willing to break the engagement anyway.
Meanwhile, the evil God List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Azash|Azash and his servant, List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Otha|Otha , have been massing their forces along the eastern border of Eosia in preparation for an invasion of the west. Sparhawk decides, after consultation with his superiors in the Church, to take Bhelliom and travel to Zemoch with several others, with the intention of destroying Azash.
They reach the city of Zemoch, and find the temple which contains the mud idol to which Azash is confined. By a slightly odd mixture of subtlety and brute force, they gain access to the inner room - but not without the loss of Kurik, Sparhawk's squire and friend. Sparhawk duels with Martel, another of Azash's accomplices, and kills him; he then goes on to destroy Azash himself, who takes Otha and List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters#Annias|Annias with him.
Sparhawk returns to his wife and Queen in Cimmura, and the series comes to a close.
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Characters
main|List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters
Special Release
In September 2008, Del Ray books released all three novels of the Elenium series in a single, trade paperback volume. A similar treatment occurred to the Tamuli series in 2008. The new single volume features all of the same material found in the three separate novels including maps. It weighs in at 912 pages; the cover is orange in colour and features an image of Sparhawk kneeling down before Queen Ehlana who is sitting on her throne. Black Kat Design designed the cover with the illustration done by Keith Parkinson.
See also
portal|Novels
The Tamuli
Knight Orders (David Eddings)|List of Knight Orders in The Elenium and The Tamuli
List of Countries in The Elenium and The Tamuli
External links
http://www.farris.co.uk/books/archive/elegloss.htm Glossary of Characters in the Elenium and TamuliWayback|url= http://www.farris.co.uk/books/archive/elegloss.htm|date=20080704130341
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