Winds of Fate
High magic had been lost to Valdemar centruies ago when the last Herald-Mage gave his life to save the kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries.
Yet now the realm is at risk again. And Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, must take up the challenge, abandoning her home to find a mentor who can awaken her untrained mage abilities. But other, too, are being caught up in a war against sorcerous evil.
The Taledras scout Darkwind is the first to stumble across the meanace creeping fort from the "Uncleansed Lands". And as sorcery begins to take its toll, Darkwind may be forced to call up powers he has sworn never to use again if he and his people are to survive an enemy able to wreak greater devastation with spells of destruction than with swords.
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Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born 1950) is an American writer of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. Her Valdemar novels form a complex tapestry of interaction between human and non-human protagonists with many different cultures and social mores.
Her other main world is one much like our own, but it includes clandestine populations of elves, mages, vampires, and other mythical beings. The Bedlam's Bard books describe a young man with the power to work magic through music; the SERRAted Edge books are about racecar driving elves; and the Diana Tregarde thrillers center on a Wiccan who combats evil.
The Mage Winds
The Mage Winds consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Valdemar
