Crown of Stars

Crown of Stars is a series of epic fantasy novels by American author Alis A. Rasmussen, under the pen-name Kate Elliott. The series consists of seven novels. Novels Novels in the series are: King's Dragon (1997) Prince of Dogs (1998) The Burning Stone (1999) Child of Flame (2000) The Gathering Storm (2003) In the Ruins (2005) Crown of Stars (2006) Storyline overview Crown of Stars is set in Novaria, a continent inspired by medieval Europe. Over the course of the novels it is revealed that 2,700 years prior to the present a war erupted between humanity and a race of elf-like beings called the Ashioi. Human sorcerers were able to banish the Ashioi homeland to another plane of existence, but in doing so unleashed a vast cataclysm upon the world that devastated much of humankind. Humanity recovered, initially under the rule of the mighty Dariyan Empire, and later under its successor states, guided by the wisdom of the Daisanite Church (which is based on Christianity).