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Lovely addition to the Valdemar world...

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022

Crucible is the 9th book of short stories within the Tales of Valdemar series. The stories are all set within the Valdemar world, created by author Mercedes Lackey, written by a variety of authors. They combine Lackey’s world and characters with new characters in new stories. Several of the short stories are part of mini-series written by some of the authors, the stories scattered throughout the Tales of Valdemar volumes. The stories are not necessary for continuity within the greater Valdemar series, but they are fun and interesting episodic sides.

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Anniehoney

Poor editing.

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016

Stories about Valdamar are some of my favorites. I am just disappointed because the editing is so poor. Spell check doesn't catch word usage issues and those errors are very jarring to me.

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Kim Deister

Lovely addition to the Valdemar world...

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022

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J. L. GribbleTop Contributor: Fantasy Books

Good anthology with a few outstanding tales that are more than worth the total price

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2016

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Favorite story: "The Note" by Phaedra Weldon. While many of the stories in this story rated between 3 and 4 stars for me and were cute and enjoyable but not amazing, this penultimate tale punched me right in the feels. There are so many things about the life of a Herald that are explored in this tale, even though the story's point of view is the mother of a (deceased) Herald. Reading this story is worth the cost of the anthology alone.

Story that I wish would be expanded into a novel: "Never Alone" Dayle A. Dermatis. Valdemar has been my go-to escape world since I was 12 years old, which is over half my life at this point. Though the books are marketed as adult fantasy, there was so much that spoke to my teenage and young adult self that definitely shaped who I am as a grown-up. But as an adult today, it was lovely to see the tale of a very nontraditional Herald in the form of Herald trainee Syrriah. The story itself is sweet and delivers a strong message in itself, but the underlying implication that it's never too late for any of us to be Chosen is what stayed with me.

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Debra G. Hatfield

An excellent anthology

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022

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We are graced with 18 tales of the land of Valdemar and its world. This ninth book of anthologies has fun, interesting and well written stories. The stories adhere to the laws of the realm yet have each author's personal stamp on them. For a realm that uses mind-magic as often as magic, it is a book full of stories that are magical in their impact. This book can stand alone and does not require a previous knowledge of Valdemar.

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Risa Reads

Beware the Newbys

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019

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With more writers new to the Valdemar anthologies than almost any previous, we are left with a mixed result.
And unfortunately, the bad outweigh the good.
At least the returning authors excel, as usual.
After reading the new collection, Choices, I decided to
re-read the whole series and appreciated them even more!
Would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to experience Valdemar again!

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Jan Niblock

Visting Valdemar again and loving it

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2015

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All of the stories in this anthology were great. It brought me back to the days when I first discovered stories about Valdemar and that world. I have really missed those stories but these were a welcome read.

My favorite and the one that moved me the most was “The Note” by Phaedra Weldon. I had tears in my eyes entire time I read it because it was such a moving story and the end was awesome.

If you miss Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series, this is defiantly a book you need to pick up.

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