Böcker av Joni Parker

Lady Alexin (Alex), the Keeper of the Keys for the Elfin Council of Elders, returns to Eledon to help her grandmother clean out the warehouse, but she's kidnapped and forced to use the magical Keys of Eledon in a series of life-or-death missions with consequences that span the realms. Her initial captor, Lord Fissure of the Rock Elves, demands her magical help, and when she's done, he turns her over to the Marsh Elf Sawgrass, an Elfin criminal, who sends her into the treacherous depths of Hades' kingdom in the Underworld. To save herself, Alex calls upon the powers of Poseidon to help her, but he also needs her help with the Golden Harvest for Olympus. The Mentors will arrive soon for the gold, but only Zeus and Hades know where the gold is stored. Poseidon sends her to find them, so she follows their trail into the mortal world. She must convince them to leave the lives they've established and return to Olympus before the Mentors arrive. Only then will she be allowed to return home to Eledon.

"An interplanetary fantasy adventure that's riveting..." Kirkus ReviewsThousands of years ago, Eledon was created for the Elves by their Mentors when they were forced to leave Earth. At least, that's how the legend goes. In return, the Elves must pay them a tribute in gold, known as the Golden Harvest, every four thousand years. The Elfin Council of Elders appoints Lady Alexin (Alex) Dumwalt, the Keeper of the Keys, to manage the next payment, due 244 years from now. That is, until the Mentors show up unexpectedly and demand immediate payment of the Epsilon Account. Since the Harvest has never been called that, Alex suspects foul play and uncovers a sinister plot by the Star Elves, a rival clan from the Constellations, who want to steal the gold. To make matters worse, they're willing to do anything to succeed to include murder. Can Alex stop them and save the Elfin gold before it's too late?

Even the Elves don't understand what happened to Seaward Isle. A thousand years ago, it separated from the rest of the Elf lands called Eledon, attached only by a thread. Not exactly a thread, but a wormhole. Or two. Maybe more. The Elves can only reach the island by using a spell. But it doesn't explain the appearance of mortals on the island. Thousands of them from different times and places on Earth have landed on the shores and remained. They can't return to the mortal world for the same reasons the Elves can't leave. A line of storms surrounds the island and keeps everyone trapped inside. Over time, the mortals and Elves have mingled and created a unique society. Alex is the daughter of a mortal father and a Water Elf/Titan mother, but both are murdered by a mortal king learning to use a wizard in battle. Before they died, Alex's parents smuggled her away to be with her half-brother at the Nyla Sword Academy. Alex wants to become a soldier to avenge her parent's deaths, but she's adopted by a Scinthian Scout. For the next four years, they wander the island searching for Mother Gaia's grandson, never finding him. Her adoptive mother, Scout Nora, and their Dwarf companion, Sarina, return to Scinthia when Alex turns thirteen, so she can be presented formally to the Lady of Scinthia. But as they arrive so does a fleet of pirate ships. Worst day ever...