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Meet Valdemar’s gifted Heralds and their horse-like Companions in this epic fantasy anthology featuring 16 short stories by Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, and others—plus, a brand-new tale by Mercedes Lackey!In 1987, Mercedes Lackey 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 that would span decades . . . Now, Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, and others add their own special touches to the unique land where Heralds “Chosen” by magical horse-like Companions patrol their ancient kingdom—dispensing justice, facing adversaries, and protecting their monarch and country from whatever threatens. These special protectors each have extraordinary Gifts: Mindspeaking, FarSeeing, FarSpeaking, Empathy, Firestarting, and ForeSeeing, and are bonded for life with their mysteries Companions.In 16 epic fantasy short stories—including an all-new story by Mercedes Lackey—meet the heroes and heroines of Valedmar: A Herald grieving for his lost Companion finds that even death cannot sever their bond . . . A Valdemarian soldier hampered by Empathy finds the same Gift he fears can turn the tide of battle . . . Two Heralds learn that love cannot overshadow duty . . . and many more!
“Fiction can show you a different world. It can take you somewhere you've never been. Once you've visited other worlds, like those who ate fairy fruit, you can never be entirely content with the world that you grew up in.“
Neil Gaiman
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