Choices
collection 2018 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | collection |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756414689 |
Synopsis
The twelfth short-story collection in the Valdemar series brings together twenty stories from twenty-three authors, mixing established genre writers such as Janny Wurts and Fiona Patton with newer voices, alongside a new story from Mercedes Lackey herself titled "Woman's Need Calls Me." The stories are organized around different characters and ongoing miniseries, following Heralds, Bards, Healers, Weavers, and Watchmen as they face choices that test their duties and relationships within the kingdom. As with the rest of the anthology series, there is no single continuous plot; instead the collection offers a set of independent tales exploring how various residents of Valdemar, from seasoned Heralds like Rinton to lesser-known figures, navigate protection, responsibility, and personal growth.
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 48 of 60: previous The Hills Have Spies (2018) · next Eye Spy (2019)
Sources
← Valdemar dossier · All universes
Part of the Library. Fields without an identified source are omitted, never guessed.