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"Thirteen year old Prince Kyril and Mags and Amily's fourteen-year-old son Tory 'share' the Gift of Farsight--although neither of them are Chosen. They are self-trained, though currently, their shared Gift only allows them to see what is happening with their immediate family members. After much debate, the Herald's Collegium has decided to test and train them anyway. That's when the surprises start. They do not share a single Gift; they have two complementary Gifts working together in a way that the Heralds have never seen before. Tory is the Farseer--Kee's Gift is to extend his range beyond a few dozen feet. Their Gifts become crucial when Mags gets a desperate message from his cousin Bey, the head of the enigmatic assassin-tribe, the Sleepgivers. Bey's eldest daughter has been kidnapped, but he doesn't know why or by whom. He's calling in the debt Mags owes him to find his daughter before it's too late. Tory is certain that if anyone can find her, he can. But that will mean traveling out of Valdemar into an unknown, dangerous country. And it will mean taking a Royal Prince with him"--… (more)
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
It is time for the youngest of Mags and Amily's children to have his own adventure. Tory is a talented spy but he hasn't been Chosen by a Companion. He and his best friend Kee, who is the fourth child of the King and Queen of Valdemar, have a shared psychic talent which allows them to Farsee their
When they get a strong signal from a source they don't recognize, they don't know what to do. But when a sleepgiver named Ahkhan comes to Valdemar to ask Mags for help to locate a missing person and offers a deal Valdemar doesn't want to refuse, Tory and Kee agree to go along to help find the missing young woman.
Meanwhile, Sira tells her story about her life as a sleepgiver and what happens when she is captured by Karsites who control demons. Sira is also a mage who is looking at some of the talismans found by their mages and it is a good thing she had them with her. Each talisman contains and afrinn who is a personification of one of the elements. When she frees them from the talismans they are able to help her escape from the Karsite prison which coincides with Ahkhan, Tory, and Kee's arrival at the prison.
Then it is necessary for them to flee across Karse while being chased by demons in order to reach the safety of Valdemar. Along the way Kee and Sira fall in love which is wonderful for them, or it will be, once all the problems are solved. Kee learns he is a powerful mage which means he can't live in Valdemar anymore since spirits prohibit magic in Valdemar. And Tory doesn't know what he will do in his future since he doesn't have any powers except when he works with Kee.
This was a great adventure which was also a great story about friendship and change.
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relatives when they work together. They also have been trained by Mags to use some of the Sleepgiver's tricks to help them be better spies. When they get a strong signal from a source they don't recognize, they don't know what to do. But when a sleepgiver named Ahkhan comes to Valdemar to ask Mags for help to locate a missing person and offers a deal Valdemar doesn't want to refuse, Tory and Kee agree to go along to help find the missing young woman.
Meanwhile, Sira tells her story about her life as a sleepgiver and what happens when she is captured by Karsites who control demons. Sira is also a mage who is looking at some of the talismans found by their mages and it is a good thing she had them with her. Each talisman contains and afrinn who is a personification of one of the elements. When she frees them from the talismans they are able to help her escape from the Karsite prison which coincides with Ahkhan, Tory, and Kee's arrival at the prison.
Then it is necessary for them to flee across Karse while being chased by demons in order to reach the safety of Valdemar. Along the way Kee and Sira fall in love which is wonderful for them, or it will be, once all the problems are solved. Kee learns he is a powerful mage which means he can't live in Valdemar anymore since spirits prohibit magic in Valdemar. And Tory doesn't know what he will do in his future since he doesn't have any powers except when he works with Kee.
This was a great adventure which was also a great story about friendship and change.
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LibraryThing member readinggeek451
Third and last in the Family Spies sub-series, about Mags's children. The background about his assassin upbringing is welcome; this takes some pains to redeem them and their culture.
Valdemar fans already know they want to read this one, and they will not be disappointed. Other fantasy fans might
Valdemar fans already know they want to read this one, and they will not be disappointed. Other fantasy fans might
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LibraryThing member eyes.2c
Assassin challenges!
Interesting connections with Herald Mags have us learning more about his relatives amongst the assasin Nation, the Sleepgivers. Mags' son Tory and Prince Kyril—Kee, (quite a way down the line to throne of Valdemar) are sent into Ruven to investigate the disappearance of a
Tory has been understudy to his father Mags who is in charge of the King’s intelligence network, working as an agent since he was small. His best friend Kee and he strove to improve their many skills. Mags had been the "heir to the Banner Bearer of the Nation" of the Sleepgivers. But that's a whole nother story, that impinges on this one.
Tory 's relation, Siratai, a talented sleepgiver finds herself captured by Karsite Demons and taken to the "demon-summoning priests of Vkandis, a minority of the priests of the Karsites." Sira is held in a fortified tower and is trying to seem harmless and nothing more than an innocent traveler. That changes!
In Valdemar Tory and Kee are "hit with something. Not a vision...it was all emotion and a little thought. Mostly anger." This far seeing / mind calling needs to be investigated and they are chosen to do just that. And why did Kee feel it too? When Sira's brother turns up in Valdemar they join him journeying to Rethwellan, near the Karsite Border, to begin the search.
Delving more deeply into these inahabitants of Ruven opens up new vistas, and some interesting and different elementals with varying powers coming into play. That's exciting! Coming face to face with the Karsite demons, meeting them, is something I really can't remember from previous novels. Some of their mystery is revealed.
This makes for compelling reading, especially about the inhabitants beyond Valdemar. After all these years of reading Lackey, I am still intrigued. Her voice remains unmistakable and strong.
An enjoyable addition to the many nations, clans and individuals populating Lackey's Baldemar universe.
A Berkley Group ARC via NetGalley
Interesting connections with Herald Mags have us learning more about his relatives amongst the assasin Nation, the Sleepgivers. Mags' son Tory and Prince Kyril—Kee, (quite a way down the line to throne of Valdemar) are sent into Ruven to investigate the disappearance of a
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cousin.Tory has been understudy to his father Mags who is in charge of the King’s intelligence network, working as an agent since he was small. His best friend Kee and he strove to improve their many skills. Mags had been the "heir to the Banner Bearer of the Nation" of the Sleepgivers. But that's a whole nother story, that impinges on this one.
Tory 's relation, Siratai, a talented sleepgiver finds herself captured by Karsite Demons and taken to the "demon-summoning priests of Vkandis, a minority of the priests of the Karsites." Sira is held in a fortified tower and is trying to seem harmless and nothing more than an innocent traveler. That changes!
In Valdemar Tory and Kee are "hit with something. Not a vision...it was all emotion and a little thought. Mostly anger." This far seeing / mind calling needs to be investigated and they are chosen to do just that. And why did Kee feel it too? When Sira's brother turns up in Valdemar they join him journeying to Rethwellan, near the Karsite Border, to begin the search.
Delving more deeply into these inahabitants of Ruven opens up new vistas, and some interesting and different elementals with varying powers coming into play. That's exciting! Coming face to face with the Karsite demons, meeting them, is something I really can't remember from previous novels. Some of their mystery is revealed.
This makes for compelling reading, especially about the inhabitants beyond Valdemar. After all these years of reading Lackey, I am still intrigued. Her voice remains unmistakable and strong.
An enjoyable addition to the many nations, clans and individuals populating Lackey's Baldemar universe.
A Berkley Group ARC via NetGalley
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Great fluff. Mags' third child, Tory, finds his place - not what he was expecting, of course. And so does his friend Prince Kyril. The two of them are the only ones who can deal with a particular quest - rescuing a princess from a tower, but not in the usual style (particularly as she's a
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"princess" of the Sleepgivers, the assassin nation). The romance was rather unlikely, but not too bad - no Lifebond, thank goodness, just...two people snapping together in all the right ways. Very interesting magic - the afriti were...extremely convenient, especially in the sequence they appeared, but also interesting people. The only problem I have with this is - this is in Valdemar's past. Why wasn't there any memory of any of this visible in Selenay and Talia's time? Was it really all forgotten? OK, it's magic, and that's hard to even think about in Valdemar...but shouldn't Amber Moon have remembered? The problem with writing prequels (this would have been very useful in Selenay's time!). I wanted something light and absorbing and that's exactly what I got. Fun read and probably worth a reread in a while. Show Less
LibraryThing member jamespurcell
Another of Mag's children though not a chosen herald has a far-seeing gift with limitations. He and his princely friend "Kee", with a complimentary gift are chosen to save a princess from a tower. No ordinary princess, Sira is a well trained and practicing assassin. Lots of serious bad guys and
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demons from Karse need to be dispatched before she can be rescued. A rousing good story from an excellent storyteller continues and expands the Valdemar Canon nicely. Show Less
LibraryThing member quondame
About as co-incidence ridden a plot as any author could contrive, we go on a quest with Tory Mag's son and Kyril the 4th child of the King to seek the location of a young assassin cousin who disappeared near the border with Karse.
LibraryThing member kmartin802
It is time for the youngest of Mags and Amily's children to have his own adventure. Tory is a talented spy but he hasn't been Chosen by a Companion. He and his best friend Kee, who is the fourth child of the King and Queen of Valdemar, have a shared psychic talent which allows them to Farsee their
When they get a strong signal from a source they don't recognize, they don't know what to do. But when a sleepgiver named Ahkhan comes to Valdemar to ask Mags for help to locate a missing person and offers a deal Valdemar doesn't want to refuse, Tory and Kee agree to go along to help find the missing young woman.
Meanwhile, Sira tells her story about her life as a sleepgiver and what happens when she is captured by Karsites who control demons. Sira is also a mage who is looking at some of the talismans found by their mages and it is a good thing she had them with her. Each talisman contains and afrinn who is a personification of one of the elements. When she frees them from the talismans they are able to help her escape from the Karsite prison which coincides with Ahkhan, Tory, and Kee's arrival at the prison.
Then it is necessary for them to flee across Karse while being chased by demons in order to reach the safety of Valdemar. Along the way Kee and Sira fall in love which is wonderful for them, or it will be, once all the problems are solved. Kee learns he is a powerful mage which means he can't live in Valdemar anymore since spirits prohibit magic in Valdemar. And Tory doesn't know what he will do in his future since he doesn't have any powers except when he works with Kee.
This was a great adventure which was also a great story about friendship and change.
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relatives when they work together. They also have been trained by Mags to use some of the Sleepgiver's tricks to help them be better spies. When they get a strong signal from a source they don't recognize, they don't know what to do. But when a sleepgiver named Ahkhan comes to Valdemar to ask Mags for help to locate a missing person and offers a deal Valdemar doesn't want to refuse, Tory and Kee agree to go along to help find the missing young woman.
Meanwhile, Sira tells her story about her life as a sleepgiver and what happens when she is captured by Karsites who control demons. Sira is also a mage who is looking at some of the talismans found by their mages and it is a good thing she had them with her. Each talisman contains and afrinn who is a personification of one of the elements. When she frees them from the talismans they are able to help her escape from the Karsite prison which coincides with Ahkhan, Tory, and Kee's arrival at the prison.
Then it is necessary for them to flee across Karse while being chased by demons in order to reach the safety of Valdemar. Along the way Kee and Sira fall in love which is wonderful for them, or it will be, once all the problems are solved. Kee learns he is a powerful mage which means he can't live in Valdemar anymore since spirits prohibit magic in Valdemar. And Tory doesn't know what he will do in his future since he doesn't have any powers except when he works with Kee.
This was a great adventure which was also a great story about friendship and change.
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LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
This one follows another one of Mags’ kids on an adventure as he is growing up. Tory and his best friend Prince Kyril work in tandem with a gift of Farsight that only allows them to look at family members of either of them only. Kyril is down the list of possible heirs and isn’t Chosen so he
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has more freedom than his older siblings. He works with Tory helping Mags with his spy work. When Mags’ Sieepgiver kin come to him asking for his help to find one of their missing kids, Tony and Kyril realized they have a connection and can possibly locate her after feeling her fear when she was taken by the Karsites. Once they get closer to the Sleepgiver’s lands they can use their talent to find her on a map. But Kyril decides that they must go and help rescue Sira. A good entertaining story and it sets both boys on their adult paths. Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
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Original publication date
2020-06-09
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Family Spies, 3
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