And by help I definitely mean recs for elf-centric canons and fic. :D
OK, so none of these are unqualified recs, but a couple off the top of my head:
Chronicles of Elantra by Michelle Sagara West -- love the world, find the prose grating/something to get through (though that might be a me thing). The ~Elves are called Barrani, and they are pretty great. This is secondary world fantasy with Elves, humans, Dragons, lion-people, people with wings, and some other races. The Dragons are also wonderful (and there's one whom I'd love to see in a crossover with Aliera in particular). Not all the books are Elf-centric, but several are, and one major secondary character plus several more minor others are Barrani. I don't think there's much fic in this fandom at all, but mathia has done some tyically gorgeous illustrations.
Do you do urban fantasy? I quite enjoy the Elves in the Kim Harrison Hollows books, although there are not enough of them and too many vampires and demons and other stuff.
I mentioned these over on the other thread, and these are a sci-fi take on Elves, but they've very Elven, and definitely scratch that itch for me: MCA Hogarth's Earthrise and sequels (like Firefly if Mal were a grumpy Martial lady, Simon was a telepathic space!Elf, Zoe and Wash were incestuous tiger furries, and Kaylee was an8 feet tall bird. The book is a lot of fun, and in the sequels they get to the planet of the space!Elves, which is the part I especially enjoy. (These can get kind of dark in places.)
I'm actually pretty meh on the Elves in the Witcher-verse, but I did enjoy what I've read of the books (which includes Blood of Elves) and am planning to read more, eventually.
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OK, so none of these are unqualified recs, but a couple off the top of my head:
Chronicles of Elantra by Michelle Sagara West -- love the world, find the prose grating/something to get through (though that might be a me thing). The ~Elves are called Barrani, and they are pretty great. This is secondary world fantasy with Elves, humans, Dragons, lion-people, people with wings, and some other races. The Dragons are also wonderful (and there's one whom I'd love to see in a crossover with Aliera in particular). Not all the books are Elf-centric, but several are, and one major secondary character plus several more minor others are Barrani. I don't think there's much fic in this fandom at all, but
Do you do urban fantasy? I quite enjoy the Elves in the Kim Harrison Hollows books, although there are not enough of them and too many vampires and demons and other stuff.
I mentioned these over on the other thread, and these are a sci-fi take on Elves, but they've very Elven, and definitely scratch that itch for me: MCA Hogarth's Earthrise and sequels (like Firefly if Mal were a grumpy Martial lady, Simon was a telepathic space!Elf, Zoe and Wash were incestuous tiger furries, and Kaylee was an8 feet tall bird. The book is a lot of fun, and in the sequels they get to the planet of the space!Elves, which is the part I especially enjoy. (These can get kind of dark in places.)
I'm actually pretty meh on the Elves in the Witcher-verse, but I did enjoy what I've read of the books (which includes Blood of Elves) and am planning to read more, eventually.