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Mags returns to the ruins of his past to uncover long-buried truths in Bastion, the epic conclusion to Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles.
Bastion
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Mags returns to the ruins of his past to uncover long-buried truths in Bastion, the epic conclusion to Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles. Joined by friends and allies, Mags faces secrets, danger, and the legacy of his origins. With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this finale delivers magic, heart, and a reckoning years in the making.
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Mags has earned his place as a Herald—but staying in Haven may cost him everything.
After being kidnapped and nearly killed, Mags returns to the Collegium with more questions than answers. But even among allies, danger seems to follow him. The heads of the Collegia fear his presence puts everyone at risk, so a new plan is made: disappear.
Mags and his closest companions—including Amily, Bear, Lena, and two skilled Heralds—journey to the Bastion, the long-abandoned hideout where Mags and his parents were once held captive. What starts as a search for answers quickly turns into something far more dangerous.
Bastion concludes the Collegium Chronicles with mystery, magic, and revelations that will reshape everything Mags thought he knew—about himself, his past, and his purpose.
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Kidnapped, cut off from Mindspeech, and trapped in silence, Mags must rely on instinct alone in Redoubt, the high-stakes fourth book in Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles.
Redoubt
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Kidnapped, cut off from Mindspeech, and trapped in silence, Mags must rely on instinct alone in Redoubt, the high-stakes fourth book in Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles. As his past begins to surface, so do deadly new threats. With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this is Valdemar espionage at its most intense.
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Mags has survived mines, spies, and kidnappers—but this time, no one knows he’s missing.
Now partnered with the King's Own as a covert information broker, Mags has finally found purpose at the Collegium. His knack for reading people, honed in the gem mines of his youth, has become his greatest asset. But when he opens their hidden shop one summer night, everything goes violently wrong.
Waking bound, blindfolded, and cut off from his Companion Dallen, Mags is plunged into a terrifying silence. No Mindspeech. No rescue. No escape.
As secrets from his past close in and unknown enemies strike, Mags must rely on raw instinct to survive. Redoubt is a gripping installment in the Collegium Chronicles—where survival depends on what you're willing to uncover.
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Sixteen original stories return to the magic of Valdemar in Under the Vale, a must-read anthology featuring Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and a brand-new novella…
Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Sixteen original stories return to the magic of Valdemar in Under the Vale, a must-read anthology featuring Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and a brand-new novella by Mercedes Lackey. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this collection blends new heroes, old truths, and timeless honor in the world where Chosen always rise.
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Beneath the tranquil lands of Valdemar, stories of courage, magic, and legacy stir once more.
Under the Vale gathers original tales from beloved fantasy authors—including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Rosemary Edghill, and more—as they explore new adventures set in Mercedes Lackey’s legendary realm. From Heralds defending the kingdom to new Chosens grappling with unexpected power, these stories shine a light on the quiet heroism and enduring strength that define Valdemar.
At the heart of the anthology is a brand-new novella by Mercedes Lackey herself, returning readers to the world where justice rides on four hooves and honor is forged in trial.
This is where bonds are tested, Gifts awakened, and the next legend begins—just under the Vale.
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Grief, first love, and self-discovery collide in How We Named the Stars, a lyrical debut named one of The Washington Post’s Best Books of January.
How We Named the Stars
LGBTQIA+ · Literary Fiction
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Grief, first love, and self-discovery collide in How We Named the Stars, a lyrical debut named one of The Washington Post’s Best Books of January. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this tender queer coming-of-age novel set between the U.S. and México explores identity, legacy, and love with aching beauty and quiet strength.
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Daniel de La Luna arrives at an elite East Coast university with a scholarship, a suitcase full of expectations, and the name of his late uncle etched into his identity.
When his roommate Sam becomes something more than a friend, Daniel glimpses a love he never imagined possible. But just as he finds belonging, a devastating loss sends him spiraling—back to his family’s homeland in México, where grief and beauty walk hand in hand.
In the shadow of tragedy, Daniel begins to piece together his uncle’s story, his own desires, and the courage it takes to live fully.
How We Named the Stars is a luminous coming-of-age novel about love, legacy, and the space we create to grieve, to grow, and to become ourselves.
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A Soviet diplomat makes a risky call.
In the First Circle
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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A Soviet diplomat makes a risky call. A team of imprisoned geniuses must find him—or face the Gulag. In the First Circle is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Cold War masterwork, now published in full for the first time. With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this gripping, philosophical novel explores complicity, resistance, and the price of truth.
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Moscow, 1949. A Russian diplomat makes a dangerous call to the American embassy, offering secrets about the Soviet atomic bomb program. The KGB intercepts it.
Inside a prison for intellectuals known as the sharashka, brilliant minds—including a gifted mathematician—are tasked with uncovering the traitor’s identity. Their choice is stark: help Stalin’s regime and preserve their relative safety, or resist and face exile to the Siberian Gulag.
First published in a censored version, In the First Circle now appears in its full, uncut form. Solzhenitsyn’s sweeping Cold War novel captures the chilling moral calculus of survival under tyranny.
This is a masterpiece of courage, conscience, and the human cost of collaboration. A searing portrait of power and defiance from a Nobel laureate who lived it.
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Displacement reshapes childhood long before it defines adulthood.
Wandering Souls
Literary Fiction
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Displacement reshapes childhood long before it defines adulthood. Wandering Souls follows siblings Anh, Minh, and Thanh after war and loss leave them orphaned and scattered across borders, from postwar Vietnam to resettlement camps and modern London. As each sibling grows into a different response to grief and survival, this is a literary novel about memory, responsibility, and the fragile bonds that endure when home no longer exists.
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One of Time Magazine's Must-Read Books of the Year
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Fiction 2024
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023
“A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope.” —Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous and Time Is a Mother
There are the goodbyes and then the fishing out of the bodies—everything in between is speculation.
After the last American troops leave Vietnam, siblings Anh, Minh, and Thanh journey to Hong Kong with the promise that their parents and younger siblings will soon follow. But when tragedy strikes, the three children are left orphaned, and sixteen-year-old Anh becomes the caretaker for her two younger brothers overnight.
In the years that follow, Anh and her brothers immigrate to the UK, living first in overcrowded camps and resettlement centers and then, later, in a modernizing London plagued by social inequality. Anh works in a factory to pay the bills. Minh loiters about with fellow high school dropouts. Thanh, the youngest, plays soccer with his friends after class. As they mature, each sibling reckons with survivor’s guilt, unmoored by their parents’ absence. And with every choice, their paths diverge further, until it’s unclear if love alone can keep them together.
Told through lyrical narrative threads, historical research, voices from lost family, and notes by an unnamed narrator determined to chart these siblings’ fates, Wandering Souls captures the lives of a family marked by loss yet relentless in the pursuit of a better future. With urgency and precision, it affirms that the most important stories are those we claim for ourselves, establishing Cecile Pin as a masterful new literary voice.
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Undercover missions, family clashes, and magical uncertainty converge in Changes, book three of Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles.
Changes
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Undercover missions, family clashes, and magical uncertainty converge in Changes, book three of Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles. As Mags trains in espionage, Lena and Bear battle the legacies of their parents. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this coming-of-age fantasy is packed with heart, hardship, and hard-earned hope in the kingdom of Valdemar.
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The Collegium is full of lessons—but some don’t come from books.
In the third volume of the Collegium Chronicles, Mags continues his training not just as a Herald, but as a spy under the King’s Own. Haunted by questions about his past and pressed into undercover missions, he’s closer than ever to answers that might shatter everything.
Meanwhile, his friends face battles of their own. Lena must confront the cold shadow of her famous Bard father, while Bear fights for his right to remain a Healer despite lacking a magical Gift.
Together, the trio must rise above doubt, expectation, and fear to prove they belong in the very heart of Valdemar’s future.
Changes is a powerful story of friendship, identity, and the courage to claim your place.
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Explore sixteen original stories of magic, identity, and honor in Finding the Way, a Valdemar anthology featuring Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Judith Tarr, and more.
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Explore sixteen original stories of magic, identity, and honor in Finding the Way, a Valdemar anthology featuring Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Judith Tarr, and more. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this collection honors the legacy of Mercedes Lackey’s fantasy world and proves that every journey has a place in Valdemar.
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Return to the kingdom where magic chooses its champions and even the smallest path can lead to greatness.
Finding the Way features original stories from celebrated fantasy authors like Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, and more—each adding their voice to Mercedes Lackey’s legendary world of Valdemar. From first-time Chosens to reluctant heroes, these tales showcase the power of courage, the strength of bonds, and the heart of a kingdom built on justice and magic.
Whether it’s love, war, or a search for identity, every story explores what it means to find your way in a land where destiny can ride in on four hooves and change your life forever.
This anthology is a tribute to the world that started it all—and the paths that still unfold.
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As foreign spies circle, orphaned trainee Mags finds himself at the heart of a dangerous mystery in Intrigues, book two of Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles.
Intrigues
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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As foreign spies circle, orphaned trainee Mags finds himself at the heart of a dangerous mystery in Intrigues, book two of Mercedes Lackey’s Collegium Chronicles. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this installment mixes court politics, magical training, and a search for identity that may change everything Mags believes about himself—and Valdemar.
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Magpie finally has a future—but his past refuses to stay buried.
Now training in Haven as a Herald, Mags is adjusting to life with a telepathic Gift, a magical Companion, and a kingdom that doesn't fully trust him. Whispers follow him through the Collegium. He’s different, secretive, and clearly not from any noble house.
Then foreign operatives arrive—and one of them recognizes Mags.
Suddenly, he’s the center of a growing mystery. Accusations swirl, loyalties are questioned, and even the king wonders who Mags truly is. As suspicion rises, Mags must uncover the truth about his parentage and the spies’ true motives before he loses the only home he’s ever known.
Intrigues continues the Collegium Chronicles with danger, identity, and secrets no one saw coming.
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Sixteen all-new stories set in Mercedes Lackey’s legendary Valdemar universe fill Changing the World, an anthology featuring top fantasy authors like Tanya Huff, Judith Tarr, and Mickey Zucker…
Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Sixteen all-new stories set in Mercedes Lackey’s legendary Valdemar universe fill Changing the World, an anthology featuring top fantasy authors like Tanya Huff, Judith Tarr, and Mickey Zucker Reichert. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this collection blends fresh magic and timeless themes in a kingdom where one act of courage can reshape everything.
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New voices. New heroes. Same legendary kingdom.
In Changing the World, sixteen acclaimed fantasy authors—including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr—bring their unique storytelling flair to Mercedes Lackey’s iconic realm of Valdemar. These original tales dive deep into what makes the Heralds and their Companions so enduring: justice, sacrifice, magic, and the power of choice.
From unexpected Chosens to battles of the heart, each story explores a new way to shape a better world within the kingdom’s borders. Whether you're a longtime Valdemar reader or just arriving in Haven for the first time, this anthology showcases the magic of a land where even the smallest act can change everything.
Because in Valdemar, one person—and one Companion—really can change the world.
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Sixteen original tales ride into Valdemar in Moving Targets, an anthology featuring new stories by Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and more—plus a brand-new novella by…
Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Sixteen original tales ride into Valdemar in Moving Targets, an anthology featuring new stories by Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and more—plus a brand-new novella by Mercedes Lackey. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this collection offers fresh magic, justice, and heart in the world where Companions choose their Heralds.
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Justice rides on four hooves in Moving Targets, a rich anthology set in Mercedes Lackey’s beloved world of Valdemar.
Sixteen all-new stories explore the lives of Heralds—those Chosen by magical, horse-like Companions to uphold honor, battle threats, and protect the realm. Featuring top fantasy voices like Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Judith Tarr, Rosemary Edghill, and Fiona Patton, each tale adds a new spark to the long-running saga.
Whether you’re drawn to mind-speaking mages, rogue justice-seekers, or unlikely heroes rising to the occasion, this collection delivers magic, grit, and heart. And with a brand-new novella by Mercedes Lackey herself, even longtime fans will find surprises waiting.
In Valdemar, courage isn’t optional. It’s part of the saddle.
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A slave boy is Chosen by a Companion and swept into history in Foundation, the powerful start of a new Valdemar saga.
Foundation: A Novel of Valdemar
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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A slave boy is Chosen by a Companion and swept into history in Foundation, the powerful start of a new Valdemar saga. Mercedes Lackey returns to her bestselling fantasy world with a tale of survival, courage, and the founding of the Heralds’ Collegium. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this origin story is a must for longtime fans.
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Before the legends, there was a boy called Mags.
At thirteen, Mags knows only toil and survival in the brutal gem mines—until a mysterious white horse appears and Chooses him as a Herald. Whisked away to Haven, Mags is thrown into a life he never imagined, one of magic, training, and the weight of destiny.
But as he adjusts to the Heralds' world, change is coming. A Collegium is being founded, a new system that will shape generations to come. And Mags, the boy from nowhere, is at the heart of it.
Foundation begins a bold new era in Valdemar’s history, chronicling the origins of its most iconic institution and the rise of a Herald whose courage could shape the future of the realm.
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