Winds of Change
core novel 1992 Valdemar
Record
| First published | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (16,026 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 475 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-88677-534-5 |
| First-edition date | 1992-10 |
Synopsis
The second book of the Mage Winds trilogy continues Elspeth's journey as she trains among the Tayledras, or Hawkbrothers, at their forest Vale, working to master the magical Gift she left Valdemar to develop. Her progress is complicated by the deteriorating situation at home, where the ancient protective barrier that has shielded Valdemar for generations is weakening under pressure from Ancar of Hardorn, a hostile ruler pursuing dark magic of his own. As word reaches the Vale that her adopted community and her homeland both face escalating danger, Elspeth is forced to balance her own unfinished magical education against the urgent need to help defend the people and places she cares about, even before her training is complete.
Where it sits
- Universe: Valdemar
- Series: The Mage Winds core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1993: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 6th.
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 Winds: position 2 of 3: previous Winds of Fate (1991) · next Winds of Fury (1993)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site
- Valdemar Wiki (Fandom)
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/winds-of-change-9781101127230/
- https://www.sfadb.com/Mercedes_Lackey
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