title: Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemarauthor: Mercedes Lackey
series: Tales of Valdemar #4
published: 2 December 2008
publisher: DAW
genre(s): fantasy
pages: 344
source: bought
format: eBook
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| series rating: the blurb
Fourteen original stories set in Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar universe, including a new novella by Mercedes Lackey! Today's hottest fantasy authors visit Mercedes Lackey's bestselling world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches to the ancient land where Heralds chosen from all walks of life by magical horse-like Companions patrol their ancient kingdom, dispensing justice, facing adversaries, and protecting their monarch from whatever threatens. Travel with Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Rosemary Edghill, and others in these exciting, all-new stories.
my review
As with the others in this series of anthologies, the short stories in this collection are set within the Valdemar world. While there is a story by Mercedes Lackey, the rest are by other authors, many of who are seen in several of the other anthologies. The stories are short and episodic, but still have that familiar feel with the characters and places found within the main series’ books. New characters and old, these stories are a fun addition to the world!
About Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes entered this world on June 24, 1950, in Chicago, had a normal childhood and graduated from Purdue University in 1972. During the late 70’s she worked as an artist’s model and then went into the computer programming field, ending up with American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to her fantasy writing, she has written lyrics for and recorded nearly fifty songs for Firebird Arts & Music, a small recording company specializing in science fiction folk music.
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