Valdemar (Publication Order) — Multiple Authors

• Mar-1987
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A KINGDOM IMPERILED! Chosen by the Companion Rolan, a mystical horse-like being with powers beyond imagining, Talia, once a runaway, has now become a trainee Herald, destined to become one of the Queen's own elite guard. For Talia has certain awaken...

• Sep-1987
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HERALD'S CHALLENGE! Talia could scarcely believe that she had finally earned the rank of full Herald. Yet though this seemed like the fulfillment of all her dreams, it also meant she would face trials far greater than those she had previously surviv...

• Jan-1988
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VALDEMAR'S PERIL! With Elspeth, the heir to the throne of Valdemar, come of marriageable age, Talia, the Queen's Own Herald returns to court to find Queen and heir beset by diplomatic intrigue as various forces vie for control of Elspeth's future. ...

• Jul-1988
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THE SWORDSWOMAN She was Tarma. Boni to the Clan of the Hawk of the nomadic Shin'a'in people she saw her entire clan slain by brigands. Vowing blood revenge upon the murderers, she became one of the sword-sworn, the most elite of all warriors. And tr...

• Jan-1989
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SUNHAWK'S QUEST When Idra, leader of the crack mercenaries known as the Sunhawks failed to return fro a journey to her home kingdom of Rethwellan, Tarma and Kethry, warrior and mage, set out in search of their vanished leader. Sisters sword and sp...

• Jun-1989
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MAGE-CRAFT Though Vanyel has been born with near-legendary abilities to work both Herald and Mage magic, he wants no part of such things. Nor does he seek a warrior's path, wishing instead to become a Bard. Yet such talent as his if left untrained m...

• Jan-1990
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THE WILD MAGIC is taking its toll on the land. Many Heralds and Herald-Mages have died fighting to preserve the peace. Even Vanyel, the most powerful of the Herald-Mages is almost at the end of his strength, in need of a respite from the dual threat...

• Jul-1990
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VALDEMAR -- the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Mages--is now beseiged on all fronts. The king lies near death, the neighboring land of Karse wages a relentless war against Valdemar, and the forces led by a master of dark ...

• Feb-1991
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BY SWORD, SORCERY, AND HONOR BOUND -- Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Yet now at last her brother wag preparing to wed, and when ...

• Oct-1991
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HIGH MAGIC had been lost to Voldemor centuries ago when the lost Herald-Mage gave his life to save the kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries. Yet now the realm is at risk again. And Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, must take up the ch...

• Oct-1992
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DARK MAGIC With Voldemar in dire peril--threatened by the malevolent spellcraft of Ancor of Hardorn--Princess Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, has come to the Vale of the Toyledros Clan to seek Mage training among the magical Hawkbrother A...

• Aug-1993
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VALDEMAR is once again in peril, threatened by Ancar of Hardorn, who has long sought to seize control of the kingdom by any means at his command. Yet this time Ancar may well achieve his goal, for by harnessing the power of Mornelithe Falconsbone...

• Jan-1994
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SKANDRANON RASHKAE IS EVERYTHING A GRYPHON SHOULD BE... with gleaming ebony feathers, majestic wingspan, keen magesight, and sharp ntelligence, he its the fulfillment of all that the Mage of Silence, the( human sorcerer called Urtho, intended to a...

• Aug-1994
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Karse and Valdemar have long been enemy kingdoms their peoples filled with mutual prejudice and mistrust. Only the vile deeds perpetrated on both kingdoms by Ancar of Hardorn, and the subsequent emergence of the armies of the Eastern Empire in the wa...

• Apr-1995
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EXILES' STRONGHOLD It has been ten years since the magical Cataclysm which destroyed the stronghold of the world's most powerful Mage, killing Urtho, creator of the gryphons, and sending his forces into exile. It had taken Urtho's peoples one y...

• Sep-1995
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The Dire Threat of War with the powerful, sorcerous, Eastern Empire has forced the kingdom of Valdemar into an uneasy coalition with its traditional enemy, the neighboring kingdom of Karse. But now, mysterious mage-storms are wreaking havoc on bo...

• Jan-1996
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UNSEEN PERIL A dozen years of peace have passed in the city of White Gryphon--but the inhabitants of this hard-won haven hake not forgotten their struggles, and have trained an elite guard force, the Silver Gryphons. to protect their city. Ska...

• Oct-1996
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ANCIENT MAGIC As mysterious, magical onslaughts ravage Valdemar and the kingdoms of the West, the western allies have traveled far to locate the ruins of the Tower of Urtho, Mage of Silence, and excavate his legendary Vault, hidden stronghold of s...

• Jan-1997
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Mercedes Lackey's very first novel, ARROWS OF THE QUEEN, introduced readers to the magical land of Valdemar. In this ancient realm, beset by war and internal conflicts, justice is dispensed by an elite force--the legendary Heralds. These unusual men ...

• Oct-1997
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THE VAST PELAGIRIS FOREST Darian's parents had been hunters who worked in the Pelagiris forest, trapping the bizarre change-creatures which had been created by the mage-storms, and selling their fantastic hides. But Darian had not accompanied them o...

• Apr-1998
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TARMA She was one of the Shin'a'in sword-sworn--the most elite of all warriors, and she had taken blood vengeance upon the brigands who massacred her people. KETHRY She fled her oppressive arranged marriage and became a powerful sorceress of the...

• Oct-1998
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THE HEALING POWER OF MAGIC It has been four years since the orphan boy Darian sought sanctuary with the mysterious Tayledras Hawkbrothers when his village of Errold's Grove was sacked and burned by barbarians. Born a Valdemaran, but now steeped...

• Oct-1999
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THE SEARCH FOR HIS PARENTS.... It has been six years since the orphan boy Darian escaped the sacking and burning of his village by barbarians, and found sanctuary with the mysterious Tayledras Hawkbrothers. This once troubled youth has now grown i...

• May-2000
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A CURSE OF FIRE When Archer and Nel Chitward moved their family from a small rural village to the bustling city of Haven, it was cause for great celebration. After all, their textile skills had made them leaders among their Guilds, welcomed into ...

• Oct-2001
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TO CATCH A THIEF Skif was an orphan. For as long as he could remember he had worked as a drudge in his Uncle Londer's dreary inn_: in the slums of Haven. Sleeping on a pile of rags under, the stairs, wakened before dawn to do the lowliest and filt...

• Oct-2002
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TRAINING THE ENEMY Alberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsite military schools training to be an officer. As the son of an impoverished mother, he had had no other career choice open to him. And Alberich had risen in the ranks with almost...

• Nov-2003
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QUEEN OF HEARTS Alberich was a Herald of Valdemar, but once he had been a captain in the army of Karse. It hadn't been easy for Alberich to transfer his loyalties, nor had it been easy for the court of Valdemar to accept a Karsite Herald. But Albe...

• Dec-2003
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VALDEMAR A decade and a half ago Mercedes Lackey published Arrows of the Queen, the story of an outcast girl whose life takes a dramatic turn when she is "Chosen" by a mysterious horselike Companion and is inducted into the ranks of an elite corp ...

• Dec-2005
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In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author from Oklahoma, published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. No one could have envisioned that this modest book about a magical land called Valdemar would be the beginning of a fantasy masterwork serie...

• Oct-2008
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THE BUILDING OF THE HERALDS' COLLEGIUM Mags had slaved at the gem mines for as long as he could remember, completely unaware of how unusual his paltry existence was -- until some strangers on huge white horses forced their way past the mine owners a...

• Dec-2008
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Sixteen original stories set in mercedes lackey's valdemar universe Includes a new novella by Mercedes Lackey! Today's hottest fantasy authors visit Mercedes Lackey's bestselling world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches to the ancien...

• Dec-2009
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Sixteen of today's hottest fantasy authors--including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr--visit Lackey's world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches. Includes a brand-new novella by Lackey....

• Oct-2010
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Magpie is a thirteen-year-old orphan chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar and taken to the capital city, Haven, to be trained as a Herald. Like all Heralds, Magpie learns that he has a hidden Gift-the Gift of telepathy. But l...

• Dec-2010
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This collection contains 16 original stories set in Lackey's bestselling Valdemar universe ("Arrows of the Queen"), written by such fantasy luminaries as Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, and Judith Tarr. Includes a new Valdemar novella by Lackey....

• Oct-2011
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In Mercedes Lackey's classic coming-of-age story, the orphan Magpie pursues his quest for his parent's identity with burning urgency-while also discovering another hidden talent and being trained by the King's Own Herald as an undercover agent for Va...

• Dec-2011
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In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. This modest book about a magical land called Valdemar was the beginning of a fantasy masterwork series that would span decades and include more than two dozen...

• Oct-2012
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Mags, a young Herald trainee in Haven, the capital city of Valdemar, has very rare talents. Recognising this, the King's Own Herald trains Mags as a spy, tasking him with uncovering the secrets of a mysterious new enemy who has taken an interest in M...

• Dec-2012
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In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author from Oklahoma, published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. No one could have envisioned that this modest book about a magical land called Valdemar would be the beginning of a fantasy masterwork serie...

• Oct-2013
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Mags returns to the Collegium, but there are mixed feelings--his included--about him actually remaining there. No one doubts that he is and should be a Herald, but he is afraid that his mere presence is going to incite more danger right in the heart ...

• Oct-2014
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Mags was once an enslaved orphan living a harsh life in the mines, until the King's Own Herald discovered his talent and trained him as a spy. Now a Herald in his own right, at the newly established Heralds' Collegium, Mags has found a supportive fam...

• Oct-2015
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Herald Mags, Valdemar's first official Herald Spy, is well on his way to establishing a coterie of young informants, not only on the streets of Haven, but in the kitchens and Great Halls of the highborn and wealthy as well. The newly appointed Kin...

• Dec-2015
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In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author from Oklahoma, published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. No one could have envisioned that this modest book about a magical land called Valdemar would be the beginning of a fantasy masterwork serie...

• Oct-2016
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Herald Mags, the King of Valdemar's Herald-Spy, has been developing a clandestine network of young informants who operate not only on the streets of the capital city of Haven, but also in the Great Halls and kitchens of the wealthy and highborn. In h...

• Dec-2016
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Twenty-four authors ride with Mercedes Lackey to her magical land of Valdemar, adding their own unique voices to the Heralds, Bards, Healers, and other heroes of this beloved fantasy realm. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order o...

• Dec-2017
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The eleventh anthology of short stories set in Mercedes Lackey's beloved Valdemar universe features stories by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of prote...

• Jun-2018
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In this new series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily must continue to protect the realm of Valdemar while raising their children and preparing them to follow in their footsteps. Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his...

• Dec-2018
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The twelfth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe, featuring stories by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. They ...

• Jul-2019
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In this second installment of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, the children of Heralds Mags and Amily must follow in their parents' footsteps to protect the realm. Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, A...

• Nov-2019
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This thirteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. T...

• Jun-2020
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In this third novel of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily's youngest child must follow in his parents' footsteps to protect both his family and the realm. Thirteen year old Prince Kyri...

• Nov-2020
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This fourteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. T...

• Jun-2021
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The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this new series from a New York Times bestselling author and beloved fantasist. Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breedin...

• Dec-2021
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This fifteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. Th...

• Dec-2022
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This sixteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself.The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. They are d...

• Dec-2022
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The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this second book in the new series from a New York Times-bestselling author and beloved fantasist.Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, ...