Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Beyond
The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this new subseries in the Valdemar universe from Mercedes Lackey.
The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this new subseries in the Valdemar universe from Mercedes Lackey.
The alliance between the Haighlei and the peoples of White Gryphon has solidified with White Gryphon protecting, exploring, more of the land. It’s been a satisfying task until . . .
The peoples of Silver Gryphon are surprised by a demand by the Haighlei to leave their empire’s territory. Instead they form an embassy to negotiate an alliance among a people resistant to change and with a hatred and fear of magic only to encounter murders and betrayals.
United by sword-spell and the will of the Goddess, Tarma and Kethry swore a blood oath to carry on their mutual fight against evil. And together, swordmaster and sorceress set forth to fulfill their destiny . . .
I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Serpent’s Shadowby Mercedes Lackey history, paranormal fantasy in a Kindle edition that was published by DAW Books on March 1, 2002 and has 403 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon, Audibles. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Unnatural Issue, “The River’s Gift”, Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar, Foundation, Intrigues, Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit, Owlknight, Charmed Destinies, Changes, Beauty and the Werewolf, Invasion, Home From the Sea, Dead Reckoning, Conspiracies, Bedlam’s Edge, Crown of Vengeance, Redoubt, Harvest Moon, World Divided, Elemental Magic: All New Tales of the Elemental Masters, Sacrifices, Steadfast, Burdens of the Dead, Bastion, Victories, Blood Red, The House of the Four Winds, Games Creatures Play, Closer to Home, Born to Run, Wheels of Fire, When the Bough Breaks, Chrome Circle, Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar, Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar, Arcanum 101, A Tangled Web, Winter Moon, Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar, Elementary: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters, No True Way: All-New Tales of Valdemar, From […]
A visit home finds Herald-Mage Vanyel forced into a magical rebellion between two ruling families. Vanyel will risk more than his own life to discover the truth of the massacre.
Valdemar does not yet exist but Mages do, and they are at war. The gryphons are Urtho’s champions, his air force defenders of whom Skandranon Rashkae is the best, the one sent to spy across enemy lines.
Young Vanyel is too different for his father’s tastes, and Lord Withen exiles him him to Haven and his serious aunt to turn into a “real man”.
An anthology of nineteen short stories make up this fourteenth installment in the Tales of Valdemar fantasy series for middle-grade readers that revolves around Lackey’s world of Valdemar and its Chosen and Companions.
An anthology of 21 short stories revolving around Mercedes Lackey’s fantastical world of the Heralds of Valdemar, the kingdom’s ancient order of protectors drawn from across the land.