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Anything With Nothing
By Mercedes LackeyPublisher Description
This 17th anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar high fantasy universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Mercedes Lackey.
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.
Join a variety of authors as they ride with Mercedes Lackey to the beloved land of Valdemar and experience the many facets of this storied high fantasy realm.
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.
Join a variety of authors as they ride with Mercedes Lackey to the beloved land of Valdemar and experience the many facets of this storied high fantasy realm.
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“I’m going to open this up with I might be a bit biased, but I loved this a lot. Valdemar was a world I loved growing up. I read these books semi-religiously. Sadly I haven’t picked one up in a long time, a fact I’m going to quickly remedy after returning to the world with this collection.
These all, for me at least, summed up the world of Valdemar. The stories were a fantastic mix of the best attributes that I remember loving in the world. The world is the same, the Heralds, Healers, and Bards all wander around doing good work. Most importantly, these all seem to capture the idea and what I love in this world. That bad things happen, really bad things. But in the end, hope is there and good shines through. It’s not grimdark, though truly bad things happen. Death and hurt and loss, but there is always some hope or light.
I really personally resonated with one or two of these stories, especially one that chronicled a new Mom being separated from her child and her fight to get back to her. So again, some bias goes into this rating. But I loved so many of these. There were perhaps one or two that I was less excited to read, which is impressive considering how many there are.
This was a read and then pre-order for me. I can’t wait to have a copy of this, and I recommend it for both old and new fans of Valdemar. Give this one a read.
5 out of 5 Companions”
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