No true way : all-new tales of Valdemar

by Mercedes Lackey

2014

Publication

Daw Books, c2014

Collection

Owned Fiction

Series

Valdemar : Anthologies (8)

Valdemar: Chronological Order (stories)

Valdemar: Publication Order (stories 8)

Status

Available

Description

Fantasy. Fiction. Short Stories. HTML: 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 series that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now the voices of other authors add their own special touches to the ancient land where Heralds �??Chosen�?� from all walks of life by magical horse-like Companions patrol their ancient kingdom, dispensing justice, facing adversaries, and protecting their monarch and country from whatever threatens. Trained rigorously by the Herald?�?�s Collegium, these special protectors each have extraordinary Gifts: Mindspeaking, FarSeeing, FarSpeaking, Empathy, Firestarting and ForeSeeing, and are bonded for life with their mysterious Companions. Travel with these astouding adventurerers in sixteen original stor… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member MarthaJeanne

People on this site will particularly like the story 'Ex Libris' by Fiona Patton.

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LibraryThing member iBeth

These stories are all high quality, but at least one was unexpectedly dark. Don't expect all happy endings.

LibraryThing member bgknighton

Solid entry. Fills in some blanks in the storylines.

LibraryThing member 4hounds

Some of the stories felt like fan fiction, others were ok. Nothing really stands out. Actually, I quite liked the spider-thing at the end.

LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey

Good stories - no particular favorites, none that annoyed me (which is rare, in anthologies). It's amazing how many of these have turned into serials, with a chapter per anthology. A little difficult if you don't read them in reasonably close order - I haven't read one of these anthologies in

probably 4-5 years, and it took me a while to remember who these people were and what their relationships were for several of the stories (which facts were necessary to understand what was going on - the relationships weren't reiterated from previous chapters). There were only 4-5 stories that were standalone - and at least one of those got a sequel in the next book. Good, but probably better to read in batches (reread the old one(s) before you go on to the newest) than just as they come out.

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LibraryThing member jamespurcell

Some quite satisfactory additions to the Valdemar Canon. All good, some a touch above. The list of authors is as varied and worth reading as the anthology, itself.

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