Bluebird by Marshall Smith – The three Artifacts revealed themselves when the children fell through the earth. Their arrival changed all of humanity forever, causing the Great Divide. 

Into The Elves Mound by David T Applegate – As Kaede nears his eighteenth birthday he makes new friends and tries to enjoy life. But a dark cloud hangs over him. Galené, a rogue knight, breaks into his room and tells him of a threat to his life.