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Founding of Valdemar Series, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Paul Woodson
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Written by:
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Mercedes Lackey
About this listen
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, Korda's father set out to gather magicians in the hopes of one day finding a way to escape and protect the people of the Duchy from tyranny.
The signs in the Empire are increasingly dire. Under the direction of the Emperor, mages have begun to harness the power of dark magics, including blood magic, the powers of the Abyssal Planes, and the binding and "milking" of Elemental creatures.
But then one of the Duchy's mages has a breakthrough. There is a way to place a Gate at a distance so far from the Empire that it is unlikely the Emperor can find or follow them as they evacuate everyone that is willing to leave.
But time is running out, and Kordas has been summoned to the Emperor's Court.
Can his reputation as a country bumpkin and his acting skills buy him and his people the time they need to flee? Or will the Emperor lose patience, invade to strip Valdemar of everything of worth, and send its conscripted people into the front lines of the Imperial wars?
©2021 Mercedes Lackey (P)2021 TantorWhat listeners say about Beyond
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- shadowlover
- 2022-12-02
Loved it!!!!!
I was so happy to find this book of Valdemar. It’s great to know how it all began. The story is amazing. Action packed, fun and some romance. I can’t wait to read the next book. Valdemar is one of my all time favourite series. I have read/listened to it at least a million times over the years, and it never gets boring. I started it in book format, then in e-books and now in audio.
Mercedes Lackey Is one of my all time favourite authors.
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- C
- 2023-06-20
Great book
I am now heading to the second to continue the story!!! Very exciting, I hope this continues to the heralds and companion.
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- Pineapple
- 2022-01-30
Fantastic read
Loved it, now I can invision how Valdemar started. Valdemar is one of my favourite series.
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- A Net In Time
- 2022-09-07
thoroughly enjoyed listening
it's a much different experience listening as opposed to reading.
I enjoyed the narrator and it was good to revisit the story
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- Shelley Caffatos
- 2022-11-11
Excellent overall.
There is a lot to this book. The only problem I have with it was the foul language. it wasn't in any of the other Valdemar books, and it immediately threw me. I was immersed in the book, then thump! I was flat on my butt in the cold. Story is wonderful otherwise.
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- Danielle
- 2024-06-11
Mercedes Lackey does it again
performance is a little dry but story isn't absolutely wonderful.
so happy to learn the beginning of Vladimir
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