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Belongs to SeriesValdemar: Chronological Order (1376 AF) Belongs to Publisher SeriesDAW Book Collectors (702) Is contained inHas as a student's study guide
Talia, a runaway Holdgirl, is chosen to become a trainee herald in the queen's elite guard and to care for young Princess Elspeth, heir to the throne. The sequels are Arrow's Flight (1987) and Arrow's Fall (1988). The author's Last Herald Mage series (Magic's Pawn, 1989; Magic's Price, 1990; and Magic's Promise, 1990), and her Mage Winds trilogy (Winds of Fate, 1991; Winds of Change, 1992; and Winds of Fury, 1993) are set in the same world. The Black Gryphon (1994), written by Lackey and Larry Dixon, is set in Valdemar 1,000 years earlier. Storm Warning (1994) is the first book in the author's Mage Storms trilogy, also set in Valdemar. Annotation. Talia, a young runaway, is made a herald at the royal court after she rescues one of the legendary Companions. When she uncovers a plot to seize the throne, Talia must use her empathic powers to save the queen. Talia, a trainee Herald, must use her untried psychic and empathic powers to protect the Queen of Valdemar and her child from a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy the kingdom. No library descriptions found. |
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The characters don't feel consistent to their character nor to their purported magical horse society belief system.
And the lack of actual speech in the book makes it feel like the entire book was a sloppily summarized email written directly to me by a friend.
Oh and throughout the book there are hints of frequent (explicitly not just heterosexual) sex going on. The students and magical horse people are as active as the magical horses are themselves. That said, nothing about this is gratuitous or dwelled upon. It's just something people (and horses) do.
Ultimately the book was an easy and entertaining read. (