FantasyYoung Adult
Foundation (Valdemar
2008·340 pages
An orphaned mine slave is Chosen by a magical Companion horse and enters Herald training amid court intrigue in early Valdemar.
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An orphaned mine slave is Chosen by a magical Companion horse and enters Herald training amid court intrigue in early Valdemar.
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The long-awaited brand new novel in the bestselling Valdemar series.In this chronicle of the early history of Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey’s bestselling world, a thirteenyear- old orphan named Magpie escapes a life of slavery in the gem mines when he is chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar to be trained as a Herald. Thrust into the center of a legend in the making, Magpie discovers talents he never knew he had—and witnesses the founding of the great Heralds’ Collegium.
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Mine beatings and peril; action and deaths without graphic gore
Profanity
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Rare mild language
Substance use
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Brief social drinking mentions in court settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Passing references to Valdemaran faiths and beliefs
Magic & witchcraft
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Companion bonds, Heraldic Gifts, and Mindspeech central to premise
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present
Political content
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Court intrigue; foreign agents seeding political discontent
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Child slavery, starvation, beatings, and cruelty in gem mines
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