Choices

by Mercedes Lackey

Ebook, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

Fic SF Lackey ed

Publication

DAW

Description

"The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from all walks of life, and at all ages--and all are Gifted with abilities beyond those of normal men and women. They are Mindspeakers, FarSeers, Empaths, ForeSeers, Firestarters, FarSpeakers, and more. These inborn talents--combined with training as emissaries, spies, judges, diplomats, scouts, counselors, warriors, and more--make them indispensable to their monarch and realm. Sought and Chosen by mysterious horse-like Companions, they are bonded for life to these telepathic, enigmatic creatures. The Heralds of Valdemar and their Companions ride circuit throughout the kingdom, protecting the peace and, when necessary, defending their land and monarch. Now, twenty-three 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."--Amazon.com.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member eyes.2c

Worthy addition to Valdemar anthologies.

I always love stepping into the world of Valdemar! This collection of tales from such a magical place, always full of adventure is the equivalent of a chocolate lover's guilty pleasure.
Here be stories that encompass the known lands that are part of the

Valdemar experience.
Written by a league of talented authors who love this universe Mercedes has created, 'Choices' brings those of us who have a long time relationship with Valdemar fresh new voices to enjoy. If however you're dabbling for the first time this is a portal into a startlingly different world.

A NetGalley ARC

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LibraryThing member bgknighton

Good entries into the series. Want to know about Paxia from the story by Dylan Birtolo. What happens when the Companions and Heralds make a mistake about how to handle a new mage?

LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey

The usual assortment of stories, most of them serial (connected to stories in previous or future anthologies). The last anthology I read was...the next one. Oops. Some of these make those stories make more sense now... The Iron Street Watch one is odd - it seems primarily intended (aside from being

a fun slice-of-life story) to remind readers that yeah, this is actually Valdemar, and there are Heralds. The Herald is mostly superfluous - unless this links to another story (or even novel) that I'm not recognizing? Not sure. I now understand what's going on with the wizard and the vrondi; she's overreacting, I think, though I can now see why. The one with the kyree and the Healer, though...that one makes _less_ sense with this backstory. I guess I missed yet another one, maybe if I read that I'll understand what's up with Nwah. There are several lovely stories in here, some that don't make any sense (or don't make sense in Valdemar, at least), and some that I found unpleasant to read. Mercedes' story, of course, is wonderful - Need's first switch of carriers, and a trans character - love it!

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