Storm Rising
core novel 1995 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (12,950 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 412 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-88677-660-0 |
| First-edition date | 1995-09 |
Synopsis
The second book of the Mage Storms trilogy finds the fragile alliance between Valdemar and Karse under mounting strain as unnatural mage-storms sweep across the western kingdoms, bringing earthquakes, monsoons, ice storms, and venomous magical constructs in their wake. Heralds and Sunpriests, still uneasy partners after generations of hostility, must pool their very different magical traditions and resources if either nation is to survive the escalating catastrophes. As the storms intensify and the alliance's cohesion is tested by old suspicions and new pressures, the allied forces race to locate and identify whatever is generating the storms, aware that failure will mean total magical devastation for the lands already suffering under them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: The Mage Storms core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1996: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 9th.
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 Mage Storms: position 2 of 3: previous Storm Warning (1994) · next Storm Breaking (1996)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site
- Valdemar Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/storm-rising-9781101127247/
- https://www.sfadb.com/Mercedes_Lackey
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