Greendaughter

Long before Shadow was born, the Heartwood was a land of warring clans of elves. When human lord Sharl comes to build a great city near the forest and abducts Chyrie and her mate, Valann, to gain safe conduct through the forest, the elves learn that an even greater enemy is approaching—an army of barbarians sweeping down from the north. Now the elves must make peace, not only with each other but with the hated humans, to unite against a threat that may destroy the city and the forest together.