Anything with Nothing
collection 2023 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | collection |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756418731 |
Synopsis
The seventeenth Valdemar anthology takes as its theme problem-solving when the usual tools and resources are unavailable, gathering short stories that explore characters making do with limited means. Series creator Mercedes Lackey contributes the title story, joined by a mix of debut and established authors across twenty-one stories in total. The collection is set within the kingdom of Valdemar, protected by the Heralds, an ancient order of individuals bonded to telepathic, horse-like Companions and gifted with abilities such as Mindspeaking, FarSeeing, and Empathy. As with the rest of the anthology series, the stories are independent rather than forming a single plot, spanning tales of Heralds, animal Mindspeakers, healers, and foreseers who must find inventive solutions to the problems they encounter across the kingdom.
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Notes
- DAW Books anthology of Valdemar short fiction, edited by Mercedes Lackey.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Valdemar (standalone work): position 59 of 60: previous Gryphon in Light (2023) · next Feuds (2024)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site
- Valdemar Wiki (Fandom)
- https://valdemar.fandom.com/wiki/Anything_with_Nothing
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