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''Andraste'' is a HighFantasy novel written by little-known writer Marisa Mills.

''Andraste'' is the story of [[LadyOfWar Andraste]], the daughter of a Luminousian [[TheHighQueen fairy queen]] and an elfin [[WarriorPrince prince]]. She is told since birth that she is TheChosenOne destined to destroy the [[EvilEmpire Abatu Empire]], which is ruled by her vampiric aunt [[EvilOverlord Sarai]]. Unfortunately for Andraste, her prophecy is merely [[GovernmentConspiracy part of a ploy to garner support for the Luminousian government]], and no one told her. Thus, Andraste [[TheQuest travels across]] [[MagicalLand the world of Magick]], [[TemptingFate convinced that she's invincible]], to gain allies while [[CharacterDevelopment developing relationships with several characters]].

It now has a [[Characters/{{Andraste}} character sheet]].

Has no relation to the prophet Andraste from ''Franchise/DragonAge''.

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!! This book provides examples of:
%%* ActionGirl: Pick a Nymphian female. ''Any'' Nymphian female.
%%* ActionMom: Xandrina, Andraste's surrogate mother.
* AerithAndBob: Andraste and Auragonius are appropriately fantasy names. Rhiannon and Elvin aren't as fantastic, but they're still not too modern. But then Clare? Elisa? Blair? ''Linda''? It's sort of justified though, as the most common names do come from the same country.
%%* BigBad: Sarai
%%* BigScrewedUpFamily: Elvin's family for sure.
%%* BittersweetEnding
%%* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Poor, poor Elvin and Clare.]]
%%* CharacterDevelopment: Pretty much everyone, as it's really a character-driven story.
* TheChosenOne: Andraste is supposedly destined to put an end to the Abatu Empire.
* DanceOfRomance: Both subverted and parodied. There are a few dance scenes, and the only romantic one is played for laughs as [[PluckyComicRelief General Adair]] tries to flirt with [[IceQueen General Hael]].
%%* DarkAndTroubledPast: Elvin.
%%* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Rette [[spoiler:and Elvin]].
%%* ElementalAbsorption
%%* ElementalPowers
* TheEmpire: The Abatu Empire
%%* GoodIsNotNice: They don't call Andraste 'Warrior Queen' for nothing.
%%* HappilyMarried: Implied with Rhiannon and Auragonius.
* IAteWhat: Andraste has a disgusted reaction to finding out about 'wyvern soup'.
* LovePotion: A love potion is mentioned briefly in a myth.
%%* MindRape: The Latlans are known for this.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Nearly all the Latlans are referred to by nickname because their names are obnoxiously long.
* OverlyLongName: The Latlans have incredibly long names. Rette's is the worst but Arcassyle Noveclyde Pulynn Argenaddynn is certainly a mouthful, too.
%%* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Nymphians.
* RenaissanceMan:
** Several of the Luminousian men, who are seen dancing, composing poetry and discussing literature.
** Elvin, who speaks several languages, has knowledge of piracy and sailing, is good at dancing, and is excellent at archery.
* RoyalBlood: Loads of examples of descendants of royalty, including Andraste, Radiance, Xandrina, Sunfire, Chestnut and Sarai.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Played straight and subverted. Nymphian rulers are well-known for fighting in wars alongside their men, while Luminousian ones normallly appear to do nothing but throw parties and gossip, leaving the fighting to generals.
%%* RunningGag: Elvin bringing or getting Andraste drinks.
%%* ShroudedInMyth: The Enchantress, [[spoiler:Leyla]].
%%* SiblingRivalry: Syok's children.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Inverted. Andraste throws her sword in battle, and it ''doesn't'' harm her opponent. However, it did work as a distraction, which was what Andraste intended.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Elvin's necklace is shown to be special. It holds some sort of memory, so powerful that him having it persuades the reluctant Latlan Council to join Andraste's cause. Then, it's never mentioned again.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Elvin tends to tell Andraste this a lot, [[spoiler: particularly when the boy she likes is a vampire. She doesn't believe him.]]
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