Into the West
core novel 2022 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.29 (3,793 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 496 |
| First-edition ISBN | 978-0-7564-1736-9 |
| First-edition date | 2022-12-13 |
Synopsis
Into the West is the second book of the Founding of Valdemar series. Baron Kordas and the refugees who followed him out of the old empire have outgrown their temporary shelter at Crescent Lake, and with the threat of pursuit never far behind, they set out westward in search of a permanent home. The journey takes them through a wilderness reshaped by earlier magical catastrophes, filled with mage-made hazards and the lingering remnants of destructive spellwork from a much older conflict. Kordas and his people must find a location that can sustain roughly fifteen thousand settlers, all while navigating unfamiliar terrain and deciding which of the strange beings and communities they meet along the way might become allies rather than threats. The trek tests both their dwindling resources and their resolve as they push further from everything they once knew.
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: The Founding of Valdemar core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Notes
- From the series record (The Founding of Valdemar): Internally the earliest era of Valdemar's history, Founding of the kingdom.
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 Founding of Valdemar: position 2 of 3: previous Beyond (2021) · next Valdemar (2023)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site
- Valdemar Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://valdemar.fandom.com/wiki/Into_the_West
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