Foundation: The Collegium Chronicles (Valdemar Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1423307984 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 364 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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--Frieda Murray . Some older Heralds weren’t happy with that change, and as all three collegia rapidly grew, there was much rivalry for builders and teachers. Though similar in some ways to both Brightly Burning (2000) and Take a Thief (2001), this book’s outstanding characters, especially Mags, will greatly please Valdemar fans. Young Mags, an orphan who drudges for a greedy, cruel mine owner, is Chosen and eventually brought to Haven for training, where his goodheartedness and near-total ignorance make him very dependent on his companion. At that time, the system of heraldic training was changing from one-on-one apprenticeship to the collegial system used by Healers and Bards, because there were too many trainees for the old system. From Booklist The new Valdemar novel takes place earlier in the kingdom’s history than has any
When he was big enough to see over the sides of the sluices he had gone to work at the mine. Mags had been working at the Pieters’s mine, slaving in the dark, cold seams, looking for sparklies, for as long as he could remember. But the world of the Collegium was not all heavenly. Then some strangers on huge white horses forced their way past the Pieters family and carried him away to Haven to become a Herald Trainee.Suddenly the whole world opened up for him. Mags knew nothing of the world beyond the mine, and was unaware of how unusual his paltry existence was. He was warm and well fed for the first time in his life, and he had Dallen, his Companion, who seemed more miraculous than an angel. There was political upheaval in Valdemar’s capital, for the court had been infiltrated by foreign “diplomats,” who seemed to be more interested in seeding discontent than in actual diplomacy…and Mags seemed to be the only one who’d noticed.…. The children who worked the mine were orphans, kids who had been abandoned, who had lost their parents, o
Some of her other novels include The Gates of Sleep, Sacred Ground, The Firebird, The Black Swan, and The Serpent's Shadow. Mercedes Lackey is the author of the Valdemar series, including Take a Thief and Exile's Honor. . She is the coauthor, with Andre Norton, of the Halfblood Chronicles, including Elvenbo
Good start to a decent series I recently read Mercedes Lackey's five-volume series "The Collegium Chronicles." The books, in order, are:FoundationIntriguesChangesRedoubtBastionHere, why don't I jot down a few words about the entire series, and not just the first book (no plot spoilers).Lackey. P. T. Hill said Sometimes you can't go home again. I was pretty excited about a new series from Mercedes Lackey. And while I've loved the Valdemar books from the beginning, this entire series disappointed me. It's Mercedes Lackey, so it's not going to be horrible! The ideas are good, and I like that the story is . new for young readers With a main character who starts out as a slave and then is going through the Collegium, this is definately aimed at the younger readers BUT unlike a lot of Ms Lackey's long term readers I enjoyed this story. Too many out there seem to expect too much out of a bo