History Literature / Elatsoe

%%* CorruptHick: [[spoiler:Dr. Abe Allerton]]

* AlliterativeName: Dr. Abe Allerton.

* CanineCompanion: Kirby is this to Ellie
* CelibateHero: Ellie is [[UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}} asexual]] and has no interest in romantic or sexual relationships.
* CorruptHick: [[spoiler:Dr. Abe Allerton]]

* EvilDetectingDog: Kirby

* GhostlyGoals: Trevor tries to avenge his death.
* GhostStory

* LoyalAnimalCompanion: Kirby

* MagicMushroom: Mushrooms are used by fae-descendants to build fairy rings for [[WarpWhistle Fast Travel]].[[spoiler: One of the species used for this growing in abundance in Willowbee (which is located in arid Texas) is the first hint that something's not right about the town.]]

* OccultDetective: Ellie's dream job.
* OneWordTitle: OnlyOneName-type ProtagonistTitle.

* VengefulGhost: [[spoiler:Not-Trevor]]

* WillOTheWisp: Jay is able to summon them as a light source.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: When asked why her protagonist is an asexual Lipan Apache girl, author Darcie Little Badger stated that it's because she is all those things herself and it is easier to write what you know.

Elatsoe is a [[YoungAdultLiterature Young Adult]] novel written by Darcie Little Badger, released in 2020.

Elatsoe is Little Badger's first full length novel. Prior to this, she has released several short stories online and in some compilations.

* BackupFromOtherworld: [[spoiler:During the climax, Ellie first summons her grandmothers mammoth and later all the dogs of her ancestors in order to help her fight Allerton and his minions.]]

* BewareOfHitchhikingGhosts: Hollywood medium Chloe Alanor tries to convince Ellie that this was the cause of her cousins car accident.
* BigBadEnsemble: There is Dr. Allerton, Ellies suspect for Trevor's murder, and [[spoiler:Trevor's ghost, who tries to murder everybody at the bicentennial.]]

* TheFogOfAges:[[spoiler: The coyote in the last chapter may be the one Six-Great met, but it's unclear because she only thinks Ellie looks familiar without remembering any specifics.]]

* CelibateHero: Ellie is [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] and has no interest in romantic or sexual relationships.

* IndianBurialGround: Played with. [[spoiler:The reason for the haunting in the finale is that Allerton desecrated the grave of his victim Trevor, who was Lipan Apache. So an IndianBurialGround plays a role, but not in the way the trope is traditionally used.]]

* MustBeInvited: Exploited by Ellies mother, who uses this to ban a vampire from all of the historical homelands of their tribe.[[spoiler: Later, Ellie fails to do the same due to the vampire she faces being Lipan Apache himself.]]

* OccultDetective: Ellie's dream job
* OurElvesAreDifferent: Many people are distant descendants of the mythical fairy king Oberon, including Ellies best friend Jay. This gives them limited magical powers and the ability to use fairy rings for [[WarpWhistle Fast Travel]].

** Human ghosts who are really just vengeful phantoms made out of the dead persons negative feelings while their actual soul resides in the afterlife. They could accidentally be summoned by not being able to make peace with the death of a loved one, or by treating the deceased without respect.

* PhonyPsychic: Chloe Alanor. It's unclear if she's really good as a psychic, [[spoiler:but in the one case were she's working for the protagonists, she is clearly lying about what she senses.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ellies parents fully believe her when she suspects that Trevor's death wasn't an accident, and they even help with her investigations, but they are still worried about her being in danger.

* UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursNonDinosaurs: Ellies grandmother has a ghost mammoth as a pet and mount. Also, Ellie revives a trilobite from a fossil.
* StrongerWithAge: The cures of vampirism gets stronger with age, including all of its advantages but also all weaknesses. Young vampires are still able to eat normal food and go out into the sun for short periods of time, while old ones only drink blood and are very light-sensitive.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Coyotes are definitely tricksters, but they are never portrayed as evil, only curious.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Throughout the book, Trevor's ghost reaches out for Ellie to resurrect him.[[spoiler: She manages to resist, but Trevor's infant son Gregory, who doesn't understand what's happening, unwittingly resurrects his father by touching him in his dream.]]

Elatsoe is Little Badgers first full length novel. Prior to this, she has released several short stories online and in some compilations.

* UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursNonDinosaurs: Ellies grandmother has a ghost mammoth as a pet and mount.

* Poltergeist: [[spoiler:In the finale, Trevor's ghost throws a piano at the attendants of the ball.]]

* Shapeshifting: The animal people[[spoiler:, like the Coyote in the last chapter,]] are able to shapeshift into human form to live among humans. Only their eyes always stay the same, which is how you can spot them.

Elatsoe is a [[YoungAdultLiterature Young Adult]] novel written by Creator/DarcieLittleBadger, released in 2020.

* DeadPersonConversation: Trevors ghost reaches out to Ellie through her dreams.

* HauntedHouse: Allertons mansion becomes this during the finale.

* LiquidAssets: [[spoiler:Dr. Allerton is able to transer injuries and diseases from one person to another. He used this to get an reputation as a miracle healer, all the while injuring or killing poor people by transfering his rich, white customers illnesses to them.]]

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident:[[spoiler: Allerton transfered his own fatal wounds he got from a car accident to Trevor and made it look like Trevor had the accident.]]

* Poltergeist: [[spoiler:In the finaly, Trevors ghost throws a piano at the attendants of the ball.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ellies parents fully believe her when she suspects that Trevors death wasn't an accident, and they even help with her investigations, but they are still worried about her being in danger.

* TownWithADarkSecret: [[spoiler:Everybody in Willowbee knows about Dr. Allertons powers. They regularily relocate the town to avoid prosecution.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Throughout the book, Trevors ghost reaches out for Ellie to resurrect him.[[spoiler: She manages to resist, but Trevors infant son Gregory, who doesn't understand what's happening, unwittingly resurrects his father by touching him in his dream.]]

* MagicMushroom: Mushrooms are used by fae-descendants to build fairy rings for FastTravel.[[spoiler: One of the species used for this growing in abundance in Willowbee (which is located in arid Texas) is the first hint that something's not right about the town.]]

* OurElvesAreDifferent: Many people are distant descendants of the mythical fairy king Oberon, including Ellies best friend Jay. This gives them limited magical powers and the ability to use fairy rings for FastTravel.

* CelibateHero: Ellie is asexual and has no interest in romantic or sexual relationships.