By the Sword
core novel 1991 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.28 (21,685 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 492 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-88677-463-2 |
| First-edition date | 1991-02 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Notes
- Bridges Vows and Honor into the Heralds of Valdemar continuity (Kerowyn's story).
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 10 of 61: previous Winds of Fate (1991) · next Winds of Change (1992)
Sources
← Valdemar dossier · All universes
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