![]() ![]() ![]() I liked his fascination with the other sorts of people who live in this world - elves, dryads, harpies, trolls, and Elliot's favorite mermaids. I loved that this story twists some of the usual fantasy tropes through Elliot's sarcastic viewpoint. This tells the story of four years at the battle camp where they grow into their talents and their relationships change. The three of them form a group of their own though Elliot is quick to point out - frequently - that he and Luke are not friends. He also meets Luke Sunborn who is the golden boy who does everything well and is the one everyone wants to be near. He meets and falls immediately in love with Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle who is a elf maiden and who doesn't really understand why they are letting men - the obviously weaker sex - train to be fighters. He is on the counselor track which is fading away from lack of use. It doesn't help that he is attending a battle school and has absolutely no interest in fighting or weapons. Elliot finds it no easier to make friends in the Borderlands than he does on Earth. Socially inept and convinced that he is smarter than everyone else. He is the abrasive, sarcastic, annoying type. Elliot is offered the opportunity to visit a magical land. ![]() IN OTHER LANDS is an engaging and different sort of contemporary fantasy. ![]()
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