Mercedes Lackey
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| Original Title: | Exile's Honor (Heralds of Valdemar, #6) |
| ISBN: | 0756401135 (ISBN13: 9780756401139) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Heralds of Valdemar - Prequel #1, Valdemar (Chronological) #24, Valdemar (Publication order) #26 , more |
| Characters: | Herald Keren, Alberich, Selenay, Gwena, Ylsa, Herald Jadus, King Sendar, Talamir, Gerichen, Companion Rolan, Myste |
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Alberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsite military schools training to be an officer. As the son of an impoverished mother, he had no other career choice open to him. And Alberich had risen in the ranks with almost unnatural speed. He developed expertise with many weapons and excelled in academic subjects with an ease that was the envy of his classmates. But in fact, the reclusive Alberich studied long and hard, pushing himself ruthlessly.In battle, Alberich had always had a sort of “sixth sense” about things which were about to happen—when and from where the enemy would attack. Instinctively, he his this ability, for the Sunpriests kept careful watch for anyone exhibiting “demon powers” which were the hallmark of Karse’s greatest enemy—the witch-nation of Valdemar. Those they caught were “cleansed” in the fires of Vkandis Sunlord.
Both Alberich’s skill and secret served him well in the army of Karse, and when Alberich became one of Karse’s youngest captains, he received a special gift—a powerful white stallion “liberated” from the enemy. But this honor was merely a distraction, for the Sunpriests had laid a trap which even Alberich’s strange foresight could not predict…
Saved from burning as a witch when this odd white stallion braved flames and carried him over the border into Valdemar, he was healed by the same enemies he had been taught to hate his entire life. Though he knew he could never again return to his home, Alberich also knew he could never truly become a Valdemaran. How could Alberich remain true to his own people and still retain his honor while helping to train the direst enemy of Karse?
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| Title | : | Exile's Honor (Heralds of Valdemar - Prequel #1) |
| Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 431 pages |
| Published | : | October 7th 2003 by Daw Books (first published 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.2 From 11181 Users | 182 ReviewsNotice Of Books Exile's Honor (Heralds of Valdemar - Prequel #1)
I read this while stuck in bed with the flu. The familiar world of Valdemar was what I needed. I have recently decided to rate all books five stars, to be kind to authors, but I think this is a true five star for me.I have often thought I would like to find other readers who find the same flaws in the Valdemar books that I do (repetitive writing, such as someone's long inner monologue followed by the person wondering if someone else thought the same thing and then the two characters having aThis is up there with my very favorite Valdemar books. I started reading Valdemar stuff when I was nineteen or twenty so I very much appreciated the perspective of an adult approaching the Land of Magical Horses and Sunshine with rather more skepticism than most of the series' protagonists.There's the usual epic battle, personal tragedy, and Herald-school hijinks, but the meat of the book is the series of ethical issues Alberich is faced with, and they're approached in a thoughtful way. It's
Read it before I think, but many years ago. Thought it was slow, nothing happens until more than halfway through. Liked the character of Alberich, he's certainly not like any other character in the Valdemar world and this book gives insight into him in other Valdemar books. There's a second book but I'm not sure I'll read it. This one was okay but not great. Still worth reading if you're into the series and would like insight into Alberich.
I'm a fan of Lackey's Valdemar books, and was excited to see a new one when I first saw this in stores, yet the first time I tried it, I couldn't even finish it. There are books in the series I'd recommend that could make you a fan of them: such as the books about Vanyel (The Last Herald Mage trilogy starting with Magic's Pawn) or about Talia (Heralds of Valdemar trilogy starting with Arrows of the Queen). Then there are the books that if you do find you love this world, I could recommend buying
There will be Spoilers for the "The Last Herald Mage" trilogy and "Arrows of the Queen"!This book was such a joy to read (despite all the heartbreak in it). Meeting Alberich and the fact that we get a Chosen who is an adult was the first thing I squeed about. And then the rescue?! The rescue with Kantor saving him from the burning hut and racing to the border to get him medical attention and the whole thing in the healers house? *SQUEEEEE* That was a very good start to this book. :)I love all
I love this series and really enjoy this book. I love the Alberich back story and I enjoyed the...religious aspects, strangely. Vkandis Sunlord's worship felt like a commentary on Christianity. The "old school" that follows the Word vs the "new school" that follows interpretation. The way that free will can lead to extreme power abuses... it's all very interesting to me.
These seemed like the best book on Mt. TBR when I had an opportunity to try to whittle it down some. Many of the other books are parts of series that I don't have complete sets for yet, and other stand-alones just did not strike me.It has been at least 7 years since I've read Mercedes Lackey. I loved her Valdemar series. I read all of them up until around the publication of her "Owl" books. Oh, except for the gryphon books, which I found really dull when I tried to read them. My favorite book by
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