opening scene - battle in a desert

[dandydon]

The opening scene was a battle in a desert. There were elves, and humans, and some kind of monsters, and an invisible giant. The human was the main character. He was trying to figure out how to get out of the situation. The elves had green blood and one was getting its legs chopped out from under it but still continuing to wade forward into battle even as it was whittled down. the human was thinking about how tough elves were.

That is it. That is all I can remember. But...I am convinced I liked the book. it was very "tongue in cheek". For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of the book.

dandy