Altinestra

Altinestra

Region in southeastern Icaria. Please see Altinestra map.

In the world of Book 1 (in which the word does not appear) and all except the last Interlude (Gold) of Book 2, Part I, this region is magically walled off from the rest of the world.

In the rest of Book 2, "Altinestra" is used variously either for the planet, which at one point is called Altra 2.II.18, or more narrowly for the region occupied by the Enlightened Ones. The planet had been named "Altinestra" by explorers before planetfall. 2.II.31.