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Moving Targets

Item: Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar
Rating: 5
Author: Kim

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title: Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar
author: 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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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 Lackey is the well known author of the Valdemar books, set in her own world, Velgarth. She has also written in several other universes, including romances for Luna set in the fairy tale ‘five hundred kingdoms’.