Arrow's Flight
core novel 1987 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (24,750 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 318 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-88677-222-2 |
| First-edition date | 1987-09 |
Synopsis
Picking up directly after Arrows of the Queen, this second volume follows Talia as she completes her internship and formally becomes the Queen's Own Herald, the trusted counselor and confidante of the reigning Queen of Valdemar. Still young and inexperienced in the ways of the royal court, Talia must learn to navigate the political maneuvering of nobles and courtiers while continuing to develop her own Gifts alongside her Companion, Rolan. Sent out on circuit to gain practical experience serving the kingdom's outlying territories, she also faces personal danger from those who resent or fear her closeness to the throne. As Talia grows into her role, she becomes increasingly entangled in schemes aimed at the royal family, forcing her to draw on both her training and her still-developing abilities to protect the crown she serves.
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: The Heralds of Valdemar (Arrows trilogy) core; position 2 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 2 of 3: previous Arrows of the Queen (1987) · next Arrow's Fall (1988)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site
- Valdemar Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
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