If you love fantasy, adventure, and romance, " Memories of Idhún " is the perfect novel for you. In this article, we'll take you on a tour of everything related to its characters, the story, and much more.
The novels were published by Editorial SM in Spanish and have been translated into English, German, Portuguese and Korean.
Memoirs of Idhún: Novels
Written by the Spanish author Laura Gallego García and published sequentially: “ Memoirs of Idhún I : The Resistance” (2004) , “ Memoirs of Idhún II : Triad” (2005), and “ Memoirs of Idhún III : Pantheon” (2006) . The author's original idea was to create six books titled: “ Search,” “ Revelation ,” “ Awakening ,” “ Predestination ,” “ Convulsion,” and “ Genesis.”
But Editorial SM convinced her to condense the stories, in a prologue, 14 chapters and three epilogues, so that there would be similarities in the volumes and end up being more pragmatic.
In conclusion, the unification of these texts ended up being 2259 pages. But the number of pages does not prevent readers from enjoying the wonders that these works provide.
Currently, two editions are available: The first and oldest edition features a hard cover and dust jacket, the colors of which vary depending on the book series (I, II, or III). The first edition of * The Resistance * has holes in the dust jacket, which have been removed in the current edition.
From 2009 to 2012, the trilogy was presented with a soft cover, now made up of 6 books, since each one is divided into 2 parts as the author intended to do from the beginning. This modality is offered in languages other than Spanish, because it is considered more comfortable and economical.
Finally, the “Encyclopedia of Idhún” was published on the 10th anniversary of the saga and it compiles all the stories, mythologies, races, culture, geography and more.
Main plot of Memorias de Idhún
By way of introduction, 6 races lived in harmony in Idhún – warmbloods – humans, varu, faeries, celestials, yan and giants. As well as other semi-divine species such as dragons, unicorns and sheks (winged serpents). But the latter, along with their allies, the Szish, were exiled to Umadhun, narrowly experiencing extinction.
Everything was going well until a magician, with an enormous power called: "Ashran the Necromancer", used his magic combined with that of the gods to cause an astral conjunction of the three suns and three moons of Idhún that would return the sheks back. .
Planning the extinction of unicorns and dragons to gain dominion over the six warm-blooded races with the support of the cold-blooded Szish, the wizard committed this atrocious act because a prophecy foretold that a dragon and a unicorn would destroy him. Following this event, the story of Memorias de Idhún focuses on three teenagers: Jack, Victoria, and Kirtash (or Christian).
It all begins when Kirtash, a cold and skillful assassin character, in the service of Ashran, is sent to Earth to kill some renegade magicians who escaped from the astral conjunction.
But the Earthlings and members of The Resistance, Jack and Victoria, will try to stop him. From there, a series of fantastic events is triggered that will affect both worlds.
Development of the story in the books
During the story, the battle between deities becomes the main event of the entire odyssey that the characters live. The fight between the gods of the warmbloods (Aldun, Neliam, Wina, Karevan and Yohavir) against the Seventh, protector and creator of the coldbloods, is an epic battle that does not pay attention to the collateral damage caused by their actions.
For the gods, the inhabitants of Idhún are only pieces in a chess game that they must not lose for any reason. Here, the dragons are the commanders of the hotbloods and the sheks of the coldbloods. While unicorns are neutral.
The Supreme Six came up with a plan, so that a dragon and a unicorn would survive to help annihilate Ashran. It is when the Seventh demands Kirtash to find the unicorn and the dragon to eliminate them and have absolute control of Idhún.
But everything is changing, as the story progresses. Kirtash changes sides and a new character, the faerie sorceress Gerde, appears to be Ashran's right-hand woman.
It's clear that there's a huge amount of material in Memorias de Idhún , and the story is far too long to tell in such a short time and space. However, we'll give you a brief summary of what each book covers, broken down into parts.
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"Memoirs of Idhún I: The resistance".
The main objective is to find the last of the dragons and unicorn. Meanwhile, the characters get to know each other and fight on Earth. Each one discovers their true being and acquires knowledge about Idhún and the prophecy.
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"Memoirs of Idhun II: Triad".
The characters return to Idhún, where they must learn to live together. While the rebellion, is planning the defeat of Ashran. And an immense uneasiness arises when they discover that the prophecy was totally false.
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"Memoirs of Idhun III: Pantheon".
The relationship between the gods and history is deepened. This time, there is action on Earth and Idhún. With the more mature characters, an unbreakable relationship between them is exhibited. And you fight against the sorceress Gerde.
The saga has a graphic adaptation in the "Idhún Memories Comic" made by Estudio Fenix, with the manga illustration technique.
Main characters
Idhun's memories: Victoria
Victoria, or Lunnaris, is a 12-year-old girl with large, very dark eyes – but Kirtash, Jack, and other mystical creatures can see the light in them – and brown hair.
He was born in Madrid, Spain. And at the age of seven, she was adopted by Allegra d'Ascolli, an old woman who is actually an exiled fairy from Idhún. She describes herself as brave, caring and supportive of the people she loves.
Victoria maintains a romantic relationship with Jack and Kirtash. And among her abilities, she is able to wield the legendary Staff of Ayshel and the Shiskatchegg (Emperor Talmannon's ring).
Idhun's memories: Jacks
It is a dragon that was born on the day of the Astral Conjunction, which they named "Yandrak". Jack, appears to be a blond boy with green eyes, smiling, warm and reliable, as well as impulsive. The human part of him, he was born in Denmark, being a resident of the town Silkeborg, being the son of a Danish mother and an English father.
Yandrak's natural form is that of a golden dragon, which makes it very special in Idhún. He has horns, claws and breathes fire. In addition, he is the owner of Domivat, (fire sword, forged by order of a dragon with the same name).
Idhun's memories: kirtash
Whether Kirtash, Christian (as Victoria likes him) or Chris Tara (his musician pseudonym) he has the appearance of a boy with blue eyes like "ice oceans" and has very fine light brown hair, which falls on both sides. Of the face.
He is quite attractive and intelligent, but at the same time mysterious and complex, although his personality changes when he is together with Victoria. He is a hybrid between shek and human, son of Ashran the Necromancer, whom he betrays to go with Victoria and save her.
He possesses the Haiass, (the sword of ice) and uses it skillfully in battle. Due to her status as Shek she maintains a hate relationship with Jack, but it improves as time goes by.
Secondary characters
Memories of Idhun: Alsan
He is a legendary swordsman whose sword, Sumlaris , is capable of absorbing energy. Initially, Alsan is described as a young and disciplined warrior, tall and muscular, with short, brown hair.
Alsan has a very clear concept of the world and his studies at the Nurgon Academy prevent him from lying, abusing the law, including murder or betrayal. During the Astral Conjunction, it was Alsan who found the last dragon on Awinor and gave it the name Yandrak. Alsan, along with the magician Shail were the first members of The Resistance.
During his search for Ayshel's staff, he is captured and imprisoned in the castle of Germany. There, the wizard Elrion casts a necromancy spell on him, intending to merge him with a wolf.
But the spell ended up being a half-hybrid, as it was in a constant battle with the wolf's soul. Despite being rescued, he decided to isolate himself in order to control his condition, so he was lost for two years. He traveled the world being a bad mixture of beast and human, until he arrived in Tibet and learned to control the metamorphosis of it.
Memories of Idhun: Shail
He travels to Earth turned into a human magician, with the purpose of finding the unicorn of the prophecy. Shail is described as a tall, skinny young man with black hair and dark eyes with pleasant features. He has a calm and friendly personality. He descends from a family of merchants from Puerto Esmeralda, but was consecrated a magician by a unicorn and devoted himself to magic.
Shail was in the forest of Alis Lithban practicing his magic on the day of the Astral Conjunction, when he found the last unicorn. This one, he decided to protect her and named her Lunaris.
Years later, when Shail and Alsan, forming the Resistance on Earth, rescue little Victoria from Kirtash's attack, they do so without knowing who the young girl is.
Later, he supports Jack's rescue and, after the discovery of the Book of the Third Age, Alsan is kidnapped and his three companions raid the Kirtash base, to rescue him in an old castle in Germany.
Wanting to protect Victoria in the castle, Elrion magically attacks him and his companions believe him dead, but in reality he was rescued and sent to Idhún by Kirtash, moments before the impact and is found alive. Arriving in Idhún, he falls in love with Zaisei, a celestial woman. Later, while with The Resistance, he discovers that he has suffered a time lag.
Memoirs of Idhún: Allegra d'Ascoli
As we mentioned, she is the adoptive "grandmother" of Victoria on Earth. Which, she turns out to be a powerful fairy whose goal is to protect her from anyone who might hurt her. Allegra, she creates the shelter on Earth, for The Resistance. And when the time comes, she is the one who stands up to Gerde to save Victoria's life.
worlds
Idhun
Physically it has nuances of the Middle Ages (transport, fights and disputes between kingdoms with armor, the constitution of the knights' guild, reigns, etc.).
The earth
In Memorias de Idhún , planet Earth is our present-day world, where several scenes of the story unfold. Among the countries the characters visit are: Germany, Denmark, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, and of course, Spain.
limbhad
It is an invisible border, located between Earth and Idhún, created by the ancient exiles of Idhún to allow anyone with magic granted by the unicorns to pass through. However, there is an intelligent being called " Alma," capable of recognizing ill intentions and blocking the magic of anyone who tries to access Limbhad.
It is a permanently nocturnal and minimal place. Its shape is that of a little house where everything has a rounded shape, in the celestial style. And it has a small forest, a mountain range and a stream.
Breeds
Cousin
They are underwater creatures that must continually moisturize their scaly skin. They also have gills and webbing between the toes. They communicate telepathically, because they have no voice.
These creatures come from the Ocean Kingdom, created by the goddess Neliam. His world is made up of the cities of Dagledu, Glesu, Teli, and Blenu. And it is bordered to the north by the Gantadd Hills.
the faeries
They are made up of fairies, sylphs, dryads, thanks to the goddess Wina. Originally from Derbhad, in whose region is the Forest of Awa, the Oracle of Awa and the Tower of Derbhad. Geographically, it is bordered to the west by the Shifting Range, which separates it from Celestia. These beings can be undetectable in the forest. His most characteristic features are black eyes, which can see the Light of the Unicorn.
Human
Created by the goddess Irial, they inhabit the kingdoms of Nandelt: Vanissar, Raheld, Nanetten, Shia and Dingra, where numerous cities are located. Its limit is to the north with Nanhai, to the east with the Awa Forest, to the south with the Nandelt Mountain Range, which separates it from Celestia, and to the west with Shur-Ikail.
The humans of Idhún are equal to the earthlings. The Shur-Ikaili are also human, although they are barbarians. But, these are considered the strongest and bulkiest warriors and given their arrogance, they despise beings they consider "weak".
Yan
The Yan, created by the god Aldun, live in the Kash-Tar desert. They are beings of short stature, with multicolored hair, reddish skin and eyes of intense fire found inside.
They tend to cover their faces with strangers and are very protective of their own. So much so that their houses have secret doors in order to escape if there is danger. The most important cities in the region where the Yan are are Kosh, Nin and Lumbak, although most of the Yan are nomads. It is an extensive desert that limits to the north with Celestia; to the east with the Gantadd Hills; to the south with Awinor; and to the west with the Raden Sea.
Giants
Created by the god Karevan, they populate Nanhai, a great chain of mountains. It is bordered to the south by Nandlet. Giants usually live far away from others as they are very independent.
Celestial
The God Yohavir was its creator. Celestia's inhabitants are noted for their cities, Rhyrr, Kelesban, Haai-Sil, and Vaisel. They are bald with violet eyes and bluish skin, with the characteristic of being subtle.
Geographically, it limits to the north with the Nandelt Mountain Range, which separates it from the region of the same name; to the east with the Shifting Range, which separates it from Derbhad; to the south with the desert of Kash-Tar; and to the east with the Peaks of Fire, which separate it from Drackwen.
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Memories of Idhún: Animated series
The project was announced by Laura Gallego herself, on Instagram. She revealing the long-awaited adaptation of the saga. Produced by Zeppelin TV and broadcast on the Netflix platform in 2020, the trilogy has been co-written by its author and Andrés Carrión.
The first promotional trailer for the series was released on August 13, 2020. And in December, a second season, based on Revelation , was announced with a release date of January 8, 2021. However, on January 11, 2021, just days after its premiere, Netflix canceled the series.
The reasons were due to the lack of agreement with Netflix, to adapt the next two novels that completed the trilogy. Although many speculate that it was due to a bad choice in the dubbing casting.
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