Arrow's Fall
core novel 1988 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (24,666 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 319 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-88677-255-9 |
| First-edition date | 1988-01 |
Synopsis
The concluding volume of the Arrows trilogy finds Talia back at the royal court as Elspeth, heir to the Valdemaran throne, comes of marriageable age, prompting a flurry of political maneuvering among factions hoping to influence her future. As Talia works to expose a traitor operating within the court, the Queen sends her to evaluate a marriage proposal from Prince Ancar of a neighboring realm. In the course of this mission, Talia discovers that Ancar's court harbors a form of sorcery unlike anything practiced by the Heralds, an old and malevolent magic that threatens far more than a single royal marriage. Realizing the danger this poses to Valdemar itself, Talia must find a way to get word of it back to her Queen before it is too late.
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: The Heralds of Valdemar (Arrows trilogy) core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Notes
- From the series record (The Heralds of Valdemar (Arrows trilogy)): Lackey's debut trilogy; internally set centuries after the Founding era.
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 the series The Heralds of Valdemar (Arrows trilogy): position 3 of 3: previous Arrow's Flight (1987)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site
- Valdemar Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/331925/arrows-fall-by-mercedes-lackey/
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