Intrigues
core novel 2010 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (9,886 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 328 |
| First-edition ISBN | 978-0-7564-0639-4 |
| First-edition date | 2010-10 |
Synopsis
Intrigues is the second book of the Collegium Chronicles, continuing Mags's training and his involvement in court intrigues at Haven. Still an outsider among the other trainees because of his impoverished past, Mags finds himself further isolated when disturbing flashes of the future seem to connect him to a possible attempt on the king's life. A senior Herald takes notice and recruits him as a secret informant, adding covert intelligence work to his already demanding Collegium studies. Balancing his official training with this clandestine role forces Mags to navigate the suspicions of his peers while learning to trust the handful of people who know the truth about his double life. The novel follows his growing skill at observation and deception even as the mystery behind the warning visions remains unresolved.
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: Collegium Chronicles core; position 2 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: 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 the series Collegium Chronicles: position 2 of 5: previous Foundation (2008) · next Changes (2011)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site
- Valdemar Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780756406394
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