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| Original Title: | Exile's Valor (Heralds of Valdemar, #7) |
| ISBN: | 0756402212 (ISBN13: 9780756402211) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Heralds of Valdemar - Prequel #2, Valdemar (Chronological) #25, Valdemar (Publication order) #28 , more |
| Characters: | Alberich, Selenay, Lord Orthallen, Gwena, Herald Jadus, Talamir, Companion Rolan |
Mercedes Lackey
Paperback | Pages: 438 pages Rating: 4.19 | 11536 Users | 124 Reviews
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| Title | : | Exile's Valor (Heralds of Valdemar - Prequel #2) |
| Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 438 pages |
| Published | : | October 5th 2004 by DAW (first published 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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I don't think this is quite as strong a book as Exile's Honor, but I like it well enough. The primary plot (Selenay being a featherheaded teenager) is eyeroll-inducing at best, but I do like just about everything from Alberich's perspective, and his romance is charming and realistic, which is a nice change from all of the fated and sort of dire pairings we've seen so far.Two small rants, though:
- Selenay is the Queen, had been raised from birth to rule, in an environment that has been firmly established to teach practical politics very, very well. How the hell is she not aware that a neighboring country has unmarried Princes of more or less relevant ages? They have treaties! Trade agreements! Ambassadors back and forth! The few pages she spends wondering if there are any eligible foreign men about undercut that entire plot for me. There's just no frigging way she's ignorant about such a fundamental detail.
- A lot of people gripe about Herald Myste, Lackey's admitted author-insertion character. I like her, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. The name is a bit over the top, perhaps, but she's a good character who fits a useful role in the story, and has many fewer Mary Sue qualities than, say, Vanyel (who is perfect in every way.) There are damned few middle-aged women who get to do awesome things in fantasy novels, and the more, the better. Especially when they get the guy in the end, too.
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Ratings: 4.19 From 11536 Users | 124 ReviewsAssessment Based On Books Exile's Valor (Heralds of Valdemar - Prequel #2)
More of Alberich's story, and the background to a bunch of things that happen in the Arrow trilogy.This was an excellent read and an in-depth look at one of the characters and his story within the realm of Valdemar as an exile from the country that they have always been at war. Interesting and very exciting.
It has been less than a year since the death of King Sendar in the Tedrel Wars. His daughter, Selenay, has been crowned but her youth makes her Councilers nervous. There is a plan among them to get her married off and she is determined to thwart them, unless her own heart leads her astray.In the meantime, her Weaponsmaster, Alberich, has found some disturbing signs in his second role as spymaster for the Heralds. He has found someone trying to foment unrest against Selenay and he has also seen
Heralds of Valdemar Prequels: 2This is a slooow story. About two thirds of it is setup for the sudden court intrigue that picks up the pace in the rest of the book, but even that's a speed-up-slow-down stutter as opposed to a race to the finish. The writing is full of unbelievable setup that the author tries to justify to the reader with paragraphs of rationalization that don't work. Hey, if you have to explain it, you obviously didn't do it right. If you took the trouble to try to forcefeed the
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Exciting, intrigue, danger, miscommunication, sadness, trickery...unresolved ending, loose threads dangle...
Here there be spoilers. Do not read if you don't want my rant to ruin the story for you.You have been warned....Does this woman no longer have an editor? I read and re-read it five times and I'll be blunt - the ERRORS in this book make it nearly unreadable. I wrote out a timeline and this book doesn't jive in any way, shape, or form with the timeline of the Arrows of the Queen timeline concerning the ages of important characters. And hey, anybody else notice how in By the Sword the king of
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