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1) Magic's pawn
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Series
Publisher
Daw
Pub. Date
1989.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 20
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
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Series
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English
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Herald Mags, the King of Valdemar's Herald Spy, has been developing a network of young informants who operate on the streets and also in the halls and kitchens of the wealthy and highborn. His wife Amily is King's Own Herald and finds it useful to be underestimated for there are dark things stirring in the shadows of Haven. Someone has discovered many secrets of the women of the Court and the Collegia and is using those secrets to terrorize and...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
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The second in the Mage Wars series and the sequel to The Black Gryphon, this book begins 10 years after the magical Cataclysm that destroyed the stronghold mage, Urtho's people have founded a secure new city called White Gryphon. Secure, at least, until envoys of the mysterious Black Kings appear.
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English
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Chosen by the Companion Rolan, a mystical horse-like being with powers beyond imagining, Talia, once a runaway, has now become a trainee Herald, destined to become one of the Queen's own elite guard. For Talia has certain awakening talents of the mind that only a Companion like Rolan can truly sense. But as Talia struggles to master her unique abilities, time is running out. For conspiracy is brewing in Valdemar, a deadly treason that could destroy...
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English
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Talia could scarcely believe that she had finally earned the rank of full Herald. Yet though this seemed like the fulfillment of all her dreams, it also meant she would face trials far greater than those she had previously survived. For now Talia must ride forth to patrol the kingdom of Valdemar, dispending Herald's justice throughout the land. But in this realm beset by dangerous unrest, enforcing her rulings would require all the courage and skill...
7) Redoubt
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
330 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young Herald trainee in Haven, Mags, is trained as a spy to uncover secrets held by a mysterious new enemy of the kingdom of Valdemar.
8) Intrigues
Author
Series
Publisher
Daw Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
328 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Mags (Magpie), a thirteen-year-old orphan chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar and taken to the capital city, she is "recognized" by foreign secret operatives whose purpose is unknown, and then comes under suspicion.
9) Valdemar
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English
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"The refugees from the Empire have established a thriving city called Haven with the help of the Tayledras and their allies. But the Tayledras have begun a slow withdrawal to the dangerous lands known as the Pelagirs, leaving the humans of Haven to find their own way. But even with Haven settled, the lands around Haven are not without danger. Most of the danger comes in the form of magicians: magicians taking advantage of the abundant magical energy...
10) Gryphon in light
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English
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"Set in the beloved and bestselling world of Valdemar, this first book in a new trilogy returns to the tales of the majestic gryphons. On the border between Valdemar and the deadly Pelagirs Forest, the gryphon hero Kelvren returns from a near-fatal self-sacrifice that won him the approval of Valdemar's ground troops, but caused a diplomatic crisis. Frustrated by his lack of a hero's welcome, Kelvren is talked into helping with an expedition by his...
11) Eye spy
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King's Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. Their daughter, Abidela, dreams of building on her parents' legacy by joining her father's network of spies, hoping to offset her seeming lack of a Gift. But when Abi senses the imminent collapse of a bridge only moments before it happens, she saves countless lives, including that of her best friend, Princess Katiana. The experience, though...
12) Spy, spy again
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Series
Publisher
Daw Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen year old Prince Kyril and Mags and Amily's fourteen-year-old son Tory 'share' the Gift of Farsight--although neither of them are Chosen. They are self-trained, though currently, their shared Gift only allows them to see what is happening with their immediate family members. After much debate, the Herald's Collegium has decided to test and train them anyway. That's when the surprises start. They do not share a single Gift; they have two complementary...
13) Changes
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
326 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Magpie, Lena, and Bear continue on their individual quests as they work to attain the status of full Heralds, Bards, and Healers of Valdemar.
14) Bastion
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Mags travels to the Bastion in search of who his parents were and a possible explanation about why he is being pursued by Valdemar's enemies in the fifth and final volume of the series following Redoubt.
15) Beyond
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English
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Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding. Anticipating the day when the Empire's exploitative and militant leaders would not be content to leave them alone, his father gathered magicians in the hopes of one day finding a way to escape and protect the people of the Duchy from tyranny. One of the Duchy's mages find there is a way to place a Gate at a distance so far from the Empire...
16) Into the west
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Series
Valdemar universe. Founding of Valdemar volume 2
Novel of Valdemar
DAW book collectors volume no. 1917
Novel of Valdemar
DAW book collectors volume no. 1917
Language
English
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Description
Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support. Those who are willing to make a further trek by barge on into the West will follow him into a wilderness depopulated by war and scarred by the terrible magics of a thousand years ago and the Mage Wars. But the wilderness is not as empty...
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Heralds Mags and Amily must continue to protect the realm of Valdemar while raising their children and preparing them to follow in their footsteps...The oldest, Justyn, has the Gift of animal Mindspeech--he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Justyn's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but has yet to be Chosen by his horse companion...Mags proposes that Justyn join a group of traveling players and...
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