Mercedes Lackey books

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Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit (2009)

This by far, is my favorite Guinevere story I've read in a long time. Lackey delivers a strong, warrior female, torn between her duties to her father and her need to be recognized as a woman by the man she desires. The story, never dull, ended well, but sadly, too fast. I enjoyed this tale so...

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The Sleeping Beauty (2010)

Very enjoyable :) I think this is my favorite out of the series yet. Mercedes Lackey wrote this one very well. The story had it's predictable moments, but not enough that I could figure out the details of what would happen. The female main character was strong. The romance was believable.I'd say ...

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The Phoenix Transformed (2008)

The following is as much rant as review, and contains SPOILERS, so continue at your own risk!While the proceeding two novels were far from the greatest books I've ever read, they were pretty good. The plot moved along briskly (and interestingly) enough to keep me intrigued, and the rules of magic...

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Redoubt (2012)

Lackey's Valdemar books are my go-to for fluffy escapist reading. over the years I have slogged through some pointless stories that were apparently published for the sake of world-building.This is book 4 in the Collegium story arc, and eleventeen in the Valdemar series. It was the first satisfyin...

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Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar (2008)

This book had a lot of great stories in it. Some of my favorite authors have stories in this collection this includes Tanya Huff, Rosemary Edgehill, Fiona Patton and Judith Tarr.I have a love hate relationship with Mercedes Lackey's work. I love the world of Vlademar as a horse crazy woman the co...

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Beauty and the Werewolf (2011)

This is the first I have read Mercedes Lanckey books and I will be honest, I might not read any more if they are like this one. The story kept going and going, it had some real nice parts or some funny parts but it was boring, until the last 2 chapters and then it was great but for the rest it la...

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Shadow Grail #2: Conspiracies (2011)

Anyone else feel like Spirit is the Thelma in this Scooby Doo crew? While this book didn't resolve much, I felt like it at least moved in the direction of answering questions left over from book one. Spirit can get a bit annoying (although it hasn't even been a year since her family died and she ...

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Conspiracies (2011)

4 Stars *** No spoilers were harmed in the writing of this review *** While I must admit this book did suffer somewhat from the middle book syndrome of feeling like a "bridge" book (bridging the story line from book one to book three) I enjoyed Conspiracies quite a bit more then I did the fi...

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Phoenix Transformed (2000)

This book was supposed to be the climax, and conclusion to the trilogy. I finished it feeling severely disappointed. Nothing happens. There were No epic battles, and no real focused goal or direction. Reading this book was the fantasy equivalent of watching the evening news each night. Same stuf...

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Intrigues (2010)

When I read Foundation, I was excited to reenter the world of Valdemar. Companions, Heralds, yes even Bards were calling to me. I dug out my old Mercedes Lackey CD so I could import some of the songs into my iPod. The second book did not invoke the same feelings.First books usually don't get ve...

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Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar (2011)

As expected with an anthology, the stories are a mixed bag. Several of the stories are sequels to stories from earlier Valdemar anthologies. I think there's a greater mix of time periods than usual and several stories actually use Lackey's characters, rather than just her world/setting.The unexpe...

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Trio of Sorcery (Diana Tregarde, #0.5) (2010)

Here's the thing. I was totally going to suck it up and finish this book just so that I could say that I have read Mercedes Lackey. But the thing is that I've decided I just don't care that much. This book just isn't holding my interest, and seeing that it was a random pick off the shelf at the l...

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House of the Four Winds, The (2014)

I loved this book, but the reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 stars, it's because of how crunched the plot was. It was almost like Mercedes and James had a time limit, which they didn't do such a bad job with if they had one, but if they didn't have a time limit to finish this book? The plot, ...

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Trio of Sorcery (2000)

I love the Diane Tregarde series, but this first short story in the trio was hard work to read. It's a prequel to the Tregarde series and I was quite looking forward to it. Sadly, the heroine was whiny (Look, a lot of us weren't overflowing with dates in high school and it wasn't because we were...

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The House of the Four Winds (2014)

I LOVED this book! It was so awesome! So the reason I picked it out on my library's web page was because of the cool cover, I mean ships, swords and cool pseudo colonial outfits how awesome is that! So anyway it was written very well, I don't like third person books a lot of times because they of...

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Closer to Home (The Herald Spy Book 1) (2014)

Love the stories of Mags and Amily. The Romeo & Juliet plot of this story twists and turns around accepted plot lines. Thankfully, there was not as much death in this story as there was in the original. Love to see Mags and Amily trying to make a difference in the city of Haven. Really like how M...

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Shadow Grail #4: Victories (2014)

Victories is an excellent wrap up to a good four book series. The authors did an excellent job tying up loose ends and making clear everything that had gone on in the previous three books. I thought the previous books dragged a bit as they focus primarily the insecurities of a bunch teenagers. ...

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One Good Knight (2006)

One Good Knight / 978-0-373-80260-9I rather enjoy the Five Hundred Kingdoms books - starting with "The Fairy Godmother" and continuing to the recent fifth book "The Sleeping Beauty". The tales are something of a mixed-up fairy tale due to the unique backstory: a powerful and impersonal force call...

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Aerie (2006)

Four word summary: Better than I expected!So while my wife, Millie, was in labour with our daughter, I read four books (it took a while). It's been a bit trickier to find time to get those four books reviewed since then (we also have a hyper toddler). I doubt many people will read Aerie without h...

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Sanctuary (2006)

This isn't really the final book, since she then went back and wrote a fourth one, but since the threat of wild horses couldn't entice me to continue reading once I found a good stopping place, I might as well use this as my conclusion. It was, after all, only meant to be a trilogy.She finally e...

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Fortune's Fool (2007)

Fun fairy-tale retelling for older teens as well as adultsEkaterina, "Katya" for short, is the seventh daughter of the Sea King's fourteen children. Her father is a very wise man who has brought peace rather than endless war to his kingdom. He believes that all his children should have useful wor...

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The Wizard of London (2006)

When Isabelle's heart was broken by David Alderscroft, a young Elemental Master who was rising in his power and fame within the magical society of London, she fled to India where she found true love with a commoner like herself. Now, she and Frederick have returned to London where they've opened...

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When Darkness Falls (2007)

After the great spell of Kindolhinadeltil’s Mirror, Kellen learns that Wild Magic and High Magick working together will kill the immortal Demons. With the harshest winter in a very long time only half over, the war is harder to battle and win.Kellen is still strongly attracted to Vestakia and bo...

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Phoenix and Ashes (2005)

So the elemental masters can join the dark side. There were lots of dark beasties in this one, which was different, though not nearly as maliciously fun as it could have been; and for a while I thought Alison was going to be the most challenging villian yet (I am reading the series in order, tho...

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Storm Warning (1995)

Another rather dull synopsis from GoodReads, and something of a misleading one. Selenay isn't so much struggling to bring about an alliance with Karse as she already has one, as evidenced by the envoy, Ulrich, and his secretary, Karal, staying at the palace. Better to say that the story actually ...

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Joust (2004)

As a dragon enthusiast I jumped for joy when I found this book on the bookshelf at my local bookstore. After I read it I couldn’t help but think that this was what a dragon book should be. Mercedes Lackey has always been one of my favorite fantasy writers and in this book she proves why she deser...

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Winds of Fury (1994)

The third instalment of the 'winds' trilogy starts out better than the other two. For awhile there, I was starting to worry I'd actually LIKE a book with Elspeth as the protagonist.Elspeth has finally matured to the point where she's bearable, I'll give the book that. The plot is also more intere...

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Winds of Fate (1992)

Out of all of the Valdemar books, the Mage Winds trilogy - of which this is the first volume - is my most favorite.The book takes place in the reign of Selenay, where war with a formerly friendly nation is taking its toll. Herald Elspeth, heir to the throne, rides off with her companion at her si...

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Alta (2005)

"I liked it."I'm not sure just how much I have to say about this book. It was better than Joust, but also a lot less fun. It was nice to see some of the old-fashionned Mercedes Lackey style 'killing off a character you never thought she'd kill moments after you thought everything was gonna be oka...

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Storm Rising (1996)

I'm cursed with the need to complete a series once I start it, even if I don't enjoy it. And so I continue to slog through Lackey's Mage Storm trilogy. The only interesting thing she does is to depict the struggles that Karal has to establish himself as a viable ambassador. And even though he ...

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To Light a Candle (2005)

Even though it is lacking in the detailing of the battle scenes, and of the graphic killing and maiming, with its well thought out civilization of Elves and Centaurs, and its perfect conflict of Light against Dark and Wild Magic against High Magick, 'To Light A Candle' belongs in any and all fant...

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The River's Gift (1999)

Fifteen-year-old Ariella, lady-to-be of medieval Swan Manor, possesses magical healing abilities that she practices on the animals in the forest adjacent to her father's lands. One day a magnificent black horse emerges from the nearby river in need of her ministry. The horse is Merod, and he is a...

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Arrow's Fall (1988)

Recently, I was talking to Hubby about preferred reading order. A series as prolific as Valdemar certainly has a timeline, but there are a number of reasons to read the books in publication order. Not the least of which being that, well... in chronological order, the somewhat clumsy and overly ea...

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The Outstretched Shadow (2003)

Actual rating: 3.5 I originally read this series back in high school and I discovered it in a way that was incredibly similar to how Kellen discovers his magic book. I found them at a book sale and the three books just popped out at me. Recently, I found out that there is a spin-off series to thi...

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Arrow's Flight (1987)

Out of all the novels in this trilogy, this has to be my least favorite. But I still enjoyed it, and the series, a lot, so my saying that it’s my least favorite isn’t something bad, really.In this installment of the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy, Talia is sent out on her 18 month intership and the ...

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The Lark and the Wren (1993)

I read a section from this book years ago, and have been looking to read it since. I have enjoyed everything else by Ms. Lackey that I have read, so when I found this at the local used book store I bought it.The story could have easily been a trite washed over coming of age female empowerment st...

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Four & Twenty Blackbirds (2004)

Fantasy is my favorite fiction genre. I picked up the bardic voices books because of the music theme. I enjoyed all of them, but this book stood out to me. It successfully mixed fantasy and detective genres together into a fantastic novel. I have read the book on a number of occasions and it'...

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Exile's Honor (2003)

Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series provides one of the cornerstones of my reading history. After discovering her when quite young, I still follow new additions to the series - nearly twenty years later! I read and re-read these books over and over again throughout my youth, but I haven't re-read t...

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Magic's Price (1990)

2.5Generally a character becomes more likable as a series goes on. But Vanyel actually seems to get worse or at least he doesn't much change as he gets older. It is one thing to see those things in a neglected, abused boy, but they become very unattractive in an adult man. I think part of the ...

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By the Sword (1991)

Absolutely thrilled with this stand alone book.After finishing up "The Oathbound" and "Oathbreaker" instead of reading "Oathblood", I picked up this little gem at the local library, figuring it was good after reading The Arrows trilogy and since Kerowyn was Kethry's granddaughter, it had to be go...

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Oathblood (1998)

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Storm Breaking (1997)

As Storm Breaking opens, the western allies, led by Karal, Karsite Sunpriest and delegate to the Valdemaran Court, and the Adepts Firesong and An'desha, have traveled deep into the Dorisha Plains to locate the ancient ruins of the Tower of Urtho, Mage of Silence, creator of the gryphons. Legend h...

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Magic's Pawn (1989)

I feel the need to explain myself. First, I read this when I was fifteen. The rating I gave it is the one I gave it when I first read it. And I admit, I still love it, even though I am a more discerning reader and can tell it's really not as great as I thought it was when I was only a squealy ...

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Magic's Promise (1990)

This one was probably the weakest of the entire trilogy; it's set twelve years after Pawn. Since the end of book one, Valdemar has become involved in a war with Karse, it's Southern-most neighbor. We never get told why, who started it, or anything else. It's just a fact that there's a war goin...

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Take a Thief (2002)

Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Take a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif--a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen.Skif was an orphan who would have died from malnutrition and exposure if he had never met Deke the...

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The Oathbound (1988)

At the time I first read it, this was the first Mercedes Lackey book set on Velgarth I'd come across. I would later pick up Arrows of the Queen, but at that point all I'd read of her work was the Bardic Voices series - which I'd quite enjoyed.As introductions to fantasy worlds go, this is by and...

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The Shadow of the Lion (2002)

***Crossposted from 'Outside of Dogs: a Reviewer's Blog'***I'm often wary of collaborations, but in this case as I was reading I kept forgetting that the book has more than one author, no mean feat, in my opinion.I picked The Shadow of the Lion from the Baen Free Library, I was intrigued by the p...

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Winds of Change (1993)

In The Mage Winds trilogy, which began with the best-selling novel, Winds of Fate, author Mercedes Lackey continues the epic that started with her first published book, Arrows of the Queen introduced readers to the remarkable land of Valdemar, the kingdom protected by its Heralds--men and women g...

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The Phoenix Unchained (2007)

"New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory first teamed up to write The Obsidian Trilogy, set in a wondrous world filled with magical beings, competing magic systems, and a titanic struggle between good and evil. That world proved so popular with the cr...

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Brightly Burning (2002)

Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar is a brightly drawn, vivid world, perhaps not terribly unique in its particulars, but remarkable enough in terms of its social & magical structures. Unfortunately, at least in the case of Brightly Burning, the world is populated by flat, unlikable, and inconsistent cha...

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The Eagle & the Nightingales (2001)

I originally reviewed this book on my blog - The Cosy Dragon. For more recent reviews by me, please hop over there.Nightingale has travelled on her own for a long time. Now she has been set by three people to do a seemingly impossible task - work out what is wrong with the High King of the Twenty...

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Summoned to Tourney (1992)

With San Francisco doomed to fall off the continent, the bard must summon the Nightflyers, the soul-devouring shadow creatures from the dreaming world.

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Reserved for the Cat (2007)

In 1910, in an alternate London, a penniless young dancer is visited by a cat who communicates with her mind to mind. Though she is certain she must be going mad, she is desperate enough to follow the cat's advice and impersonates a famous Russian ballerina. The cat, it turns out, is actually an ...

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The Gates of Sleep (2003)

This is the third book in Ms. Lackey's series of retelling fairy tales with sensible, modern women who happen to be Elemental Magicians. In this "Sleeping Beauty" adaptation, Marina Roeswood has a curse put on her in infancy and is sent away to live with three Elemental Masters, the closest frien...

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Rediscovery (1993)

That's it? I first read Rediscovery years ago, and all I remembered before I reread it this time was that the Terrans set a whole forest on fire and...no, that was it. I didn't remember any of the characters or anything else that happens, and now that I've reread it, it turns out that's because n...

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Winter Moon (2005)

The world I saw through shamanic eyes—the one in which every thing on earth, be it animal, mineral or vegetable, sparked with the essence of life—was a world I dreamed about even when I was dead set against its reality. The world I saw with my spirit eyes was one where I could see Gary’s big rumb...

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Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar

Ten Original Dark Tales, on the labels of Story House’s coffee cans, and in the first Valdemar anthology, Sword of Ice. Her next novel, Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer, will be published in 2006. Visit her web site at www.simner.com. GAREN’S Voice This is not some He...

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Closer to the Heart (2015)

There was a string of ponies, and about a dozen handlers, lined up on the hard-packed earth of the yard. There were also a lot of onlookers, enough that you could reasonably call them an audience. Mags could sense Dallen’s presence somewhere nearby; hiding, although it never ceased to amaze him h...

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A Study in Sable

When it didn’t, she sighed. “All right, what’s a Fomorian?” she asked patiently. Why is it that people who know something expect you to somehow pick it out of their mi—oh. Well, I could do that, I suppose, but it would be terribly rude. Mary paused a moment, gathering her ...

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Much Fall of Blood-ARC

If she'd got up normally, before she'd covered thirty paces someone from the urchin pack would have joined her. And mother would have moaned, just like yesterday, and the day before.Mother moaned about quite a bit, starting with the clothing she was wearing."It's a nice skirt mother.""It's a gyps...

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From a High Tower (2015)

She could not even begin to imagine the sheer size of cities like Hamburg and Salzburg and Vienna, when Freiburg made her head spin. The way Kellermann chuckled over the receipts each night made her think that they were probably bringing in more money than the show had eve...

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Silence - eARC

She nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard the back door open, and someone come inside. She was looking for something to use for a weapon when her mom peered into the living room. “Oh, hey,” she said, vaguely waving in Staci’s direction. “I guess you’re settling in all right.” Staci bit bac...

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The Serpent's Shadow (2010)

The statue had been there from the time the pond and waterfall had been built, and blended into the rocks surrounding it so well that she hardly noticed the handsome little idol was there most of the time. There was a box of incense sticks and another of lucifer matches on a ledge nearby, out of ...

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Bastion

He’d had to get outside for a while; the dust in the Archives was beginning to make him sneeze, and his eyes were getting tired from perusing all the closely written pages of ancient reports. The sun was warm on his back and the air so clean out here that it made him wonder why he was bothering t...

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Steadfast (2013)

If this was an example of the Wardrobe Mistress’s work, she had no fear now that the new costume would be a hazard. “Excellent!” he exclaimed on seeing the two girls in the wings. “Now, I have a plan for the two of you, to slowly break young Katie in on the act. What I wan...

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Closer to the Chest

Spring and summer tended to bring more Trainees to all three Collegia. For the Bards and Healers, the reason was obvious; it was easier to travel then, and Spring in particular made people inclined to make new beginnings. Why there should be more Herald Trainees in Spring and Summer, however, Mag...

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Valdemar 06 - [Exile 02] - Exile’s Valor

Myste asked, as Alberich made his second trip of the night down into Haven, this time with her in tow. The scholarly Herald pushed her lenses up on her nose and shivered beneath her cloak. “Because you have the strongest Truth-sensing ability in the Collegium,” Alberich said. “And because the two...

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Home From The Sea: The Elemental Masters, Book Seven (2012)

Up until that moment it had been another beautiful and serene morning, full of flower-scent and lark-song, and things were going swimmingly. They had been daily visitors with Mari Prothero now for the better part of two weeks, and had been sending letters on their progress to Lord Alderscroft eve...

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Novel - Arcanum 101 (with Rosemary Edghill)

The Sidhe had abandoned their new playmates—who were still sitting, entranced, in the middle of the clearing—to inspect the goods. Tomas couldn’t decide which of them was the weirdest—he was pretty sure it was a tie between the pink-haired girl with the hooves and the bright blue dog-thing. He ke...

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Intrigues: Book Two of the Collegium Chronicles (a Valdemar Novel)

His room in the stables didn’t have glass panes, only parchment and shutters, and as cold as this winter had been he hadn’t opened the shutters once. Every window in this big room had glass in it, and he was right under an eastward-facing one. He woke with warmth soothing his battered face, and j...

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Sacrifices

The meeting had been brief and perfunctory—Juliette had wanted to set up a joint email list for planning, and had sneered when Maddie said Oakhurst didn’t let them have Internet access—and then everybody had sat around stuffing their faces on junk food until Hailey and another driver showed up to...

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Elementary (2013)

Dermatis Klara drew the rounded loaf of bread from the oven, sliding it out on a long, flat wooden paddle. The scent of yeast and wheat spread through the mill cottage, and her mouth filled with moisture as her stomach twisted painfully. She was past hunger. Still, the fir...

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Ship Who Searched

Doctor Kenny said genially, from his vantage point in front of her main screen. “I have to say that it’s a lot more fun talking to you face-to-column than by messages or double-bounce comlink. Waiting for four hours for the punchline to a joke is a bit much.” He faced her column, not the screen, ...

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Crucible (2015)

At the Truncheon, a local watchmen’s tavern, retired officers of the law tucked themselves into the shadowy recesses of the common room, nursed their beers, and reminisced about other, either far hotter or far colder, seasons they had known. On Iron Street, Ismy and Suli D...

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Nebula Awards Showcase 2016 (2016)

MARY RICKERT Mary Rickert has won two World Fantasy Awards, a Locus Award, a Shirley Jackson Award, and a Crawford Award, and has been nominated for many others. “The Mothers of Voorhisville” was originally published on Tor.com. The things you have heard are true; we are t...

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Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar (2010)

:Thatch!: They had to be close to the most eastern of the cattle-holds that fanned out a day’s travel from Devin. And no one purposely burned thatch so early in the spring with no straw available to replace it. “Go!” Jors bent low in the saddle, eyes narrowed to protect them from flying ends of m...

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The Snow Queen

Ulla regarded them all solemnly. The young women had the hearth of the cottage to themselves; Rikka’s parents had gone to bed, leaving them in sole possession of the main room of the cottage. Kaari and Suvi-Marja were carefully manipulating the wooden cards for their ornamental bands; since they ...

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Dragon's Teeth

Anthologies edited by Andre Norton. I’m very, very fond of SKitty; it might seem odd for a bird person to be fond of cats, but I am, so there it is. I was actually a cat person before I was a bird mother, and I do have two cats, both Siamese-mix, both rather old and very slow. Just, if the other ...

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Valdemar 05 - [Vows & Honor 02] - Oathbreakers

Musk, hot wax, and dying flowers. The air in the Great Hall was so thick with scent that Tarma felt overpowered by all the warring odors. The butter-colored marble of the very walls and floor seemed warm rather than cool. Lighted candles were everywhere, from massed groupings of thin tapers to pi...

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No True Way (2014)

Fields were small, their yields meager. The few scattered villages of the district eked out their livings through the sheep and goats they herded, and the Sunpriests who lived among them lived as simply as they. Save for the Hierophant. The Hierophant Virtulias’ Palace was...

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Elite: A Hunter novel

At that point, it was clear we’d win this time.A pack of three Hounds caught the last fleeing Minotaur and brought it down.A small group of us took down the last Drakken.And it was over.I sat down right where I was, in the churned-up dirt and blood and bits of Drakken. I was on the far side of th...

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Harvest Moon (2010)

She had flounced off to her temple to sulk for the seven months of winter, while the rest of the gods were still celebrating the Harvest Moon feast at the mouth of Hades’s realm. Once she was well gone, Hecate appeared in her customary puff of blue smoke, this time without her dogs, but with a la...

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The Robin and the Kestrel

Kestrel's thin fingers chilled quickly, and he stuffed his hands into the pockets of his coat to warm them. The Deliambren came out of his wagon from the door at the front, looked around, and greeted Kestrel with some surprise. "I didn't expect to find you here, still," Harperus told him. "I expe...

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The Fairy Godmother

Madame made the little ball of light vanish when she was through, leaving them sitting side by side in the darkness. Now, in spite of the fact that they were flying through the air, rather high above the ground, the only real indication of this was that there was nothing but darkness below them. ...

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This Rough Magic

"To be honest with you, Eberhard, this place is positively Venetian with intrigue. There is a strong pro-Byzantine faction, of long standing, among the Libri d'Oro. Not surprising of course, since Corfu's local aristocracy are Greeks themselves. Fortunately, they distrust Emeric of Hungary. But t...

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Elemental Magic: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters

The entire span of the Rocky Mountains was dotted with such mining towns, and Colorado had its fair share. Nestled into a small pass and miles from anything resembling a real city, Forest City was like every other town created by the rush for gold and silver. A railroad line had been laid to brin...

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This Scepter'd Isle

He backed out of the coach, nudged the door closed with his shoulder, and stood for a moment, his heart pounding wildly. If whoever had brought the simulacrum came now . . . He could not fight with the child in his arms and a magical attack or defense . . . he had no idea what effect it would hav...

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Valdemar 06 - [Exile 01] - Exile’s Honor

and more “demand.” Talamir was fairly certain that he wanted to discuss the current situation with his Second. Alberich, the probable subject of those discussions (now officially a full Herald, though he kept stubbornly to those peculiar gray leathers of his) was gone when Talamir arrived. Dethor...

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Valdemar 11 - [Owl Mage 03] - Owlknight

He finished his own breakfast in a leisurely fashion, knowing that Wintersky was a late riser, and hoping to see his friend come into the eating hall before he left. His patience was rewarded as he lingered over a mug of cooling tea; Wintersky did appear in the door, looking damp and cheerful fro...

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Victories

The Air Mages with Animal Communication and Animal Control began summoning horses, and Troy turned the basketball court from blacktop to turf. At the very last minute, Gaheris worked a spell to fill the morning air with a thick, dense, impenetrable fog. The horses that had been summoned came sile...

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Valdemar Anthology - [Tales of Valdemar 02] - Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar

Her most recent novels include House of War and Queen of the Amazons, as well as the Epona Sequence: Lady of Horses, White Mare’s Daughter, and Daughter of Lir. She was a World Fantasy Award nominee for Lord of the Two Lands. She lives near Tucson, Arizona, where she breeds and trains Lipizzan ho...

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Arrows of the Queen (2010)

“If only you could what?” Skif asked, looking up from the book he’d been studying. Talia was perched in his open window, staring out at the moonlit trees, her own mind plainly not on study. “I said, ‘if only I could go back in time,’ ” she repeated. “I’d give half an arm to know if there was anyo...

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The Black Swan

This was where Siegfried and one or more of his friends often gathered after dinner. Wolfgang had access to the palace wine cellars, and no one ever questioned how many bottles he and his young friends consumed, where anyone but Siegfried would have found the servants reluctant to fetch more than...

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The Eagle & the Nightingales: Bardic Voices, Book III

She had learned about it from one of the waiters, the second day of her arrival at Freehold. It was mostly in use by night, rather than by day; it locked behind you as you went out, but Nightingale had learned from that waiter that she already had a key. Every staff member had a ring of keys they...

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Valdemar 03 - [Collegium 01] - Foundation

He knew very well that Master Soren could be harboring intentions that were not good toward him. But they were going to eat in a public place, he had done Master Soren a favor, his own brief glimpse at the man’s thoughts revealed no guile, and Dallen vouched for the man. All of these things count...

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Nightside [Diana Tregarde series]

A few of them jittered into the pool of weak yellow light cast by an aging streetlamp—a converted gaslight that was a relic of the previous century. It was old and tired, its pea-green paint flaking away; as weary as this neighborhood, which was older still. Across the street loomed an ancient ch...

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Gwenhwyfar

Never had Gwen thought that those words would come back to haunt all of them. But they had. Arthur’s current actions had brought them all to a stalemate. A chill mist hung knee-high above the ground around a lake and billowed higher above it. It was very quiet; a little splashing somewhere out th...

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