Winds of Change (The Mage Winds, Book 2) by…

Winds of Change (The Mage Winds, Book 2) (original 1992; edition 1993)

by Mercedes Lackey (Author)

Series: Valdemar : Mage Winds Trilogy (2), Valdemar: Publication Order (11), Valdemar: Chronological Order (1393 AF)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:In The Mage Winds trilogy, which began with the best-selling novel, Winds of Fate, author Mercedes Lackey continues the epic that started with her first published book, Arrows of the Queen introduced readers to the remarkable land of Valdemar, the kingdom protected by its Heralds�men and women gifted with extraordinary mind powers�aided and served by their mysterious Companions�horselike beings who know the many secrets of Valdemar's magical heritage. None but the Companions remember the long-ago age when high magic was lost to Valdemar as the last Herald-Mage gave his life to protect his kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries. But now the protective barrier set so long ago over Valdemar is crumbling, and with the realm imperiled by the dark magic of Ancar of Hardorn, Princess Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, has gone on a desperate quest in search of a mentor who can teach her to wield her fledgling mage-powers and help her to defend her threatened kingdom. .… (more)

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I liked the story, but it was slow to get into, and seems to be missing something. Also, the description of the hertasi feels wrong (

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danielskatz | Dec 26, 2023 |

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Kiri | Dec 24, 2023 |

I like the books Mercedes Lackey writes, she is good at creating a believable world and people to populate it. While her writing is not the strongest I do find it engaging ang and enjoyable. I like a series I can live inside of and her books are ones that have characters I feel invested in and a world I believe could exist. (

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KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |

This one was a struggle to get through. The story just didn't seem very cohesive. Was very happy to see the firm tie up at the end though (

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frfeni | Jan 31, 2021 |

This is the second book in a trilogy, the one where tradition has the protagonists wandering somewhat somewhat aimlessly over the face of their particular world (think of Tolkien's 'Two Towers' and while this series's storyline doesn't quite allow for that degree of movement, the two main protagonissts in this book, Elspeth, heir to the Valdemaran Throne, and Darkwind, former Taledras Adept and scout have their wandertime as they (re)learn their mage powers and learn about he enemy facing them. There is a degree of preachiness as they both come to terms with their quirks and attempt to become accepting all. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
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Lee, Jody A.	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Valdemar : Mage Winds Trilogy (2)

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Mage Winds Trilogy: Winds of Fate, Winds of Change, Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

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For long years, the rich northern kingdom of Valdemar, ruled by Queen Selenay and her consort Daren, had been under siege by the forces of Hardorn (Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, Arrow's Fall, By the Sword).

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:In The Mage Winds trilogy, which began with the best-selling novel, Winds of Fate, author Mercedes Lackey continues the epic that started with her first published book, Arrows of the Queen introduced readers to the remarkable land of Valdemar, the kingdom protected by its Heralds�men and women gifted with extraordinary mind powers�aided and served by their mysterious Companions�horselike beings who know the many secrets of Valdemar's magical heritage. None but the Companions remember the long-ago age when high magic was lost to Valdemar as the last Herald-Mage gave his life to protect his kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries.

But now the protective barrier set so long ago over Valdemar is crumbling, and with the realm imperiled by the dark magic of Ancar of Hardorn, Princess Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, has gone on a desperate quest in search of a mentor who can teach her to wield her fledgling mage-powers and help her to defend her threatened kingdom.

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