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Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey (2015, Mass Market)

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Closer to Home (Valdemar: The Herald Spy) by Lackey, Mercedes [Mass Market Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDAW

ISBN-10075640990X

ISBN-139780756409906

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038753838

Product Key Features

Book TitleCloser to Home

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicFantasy / General, Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Thrillers / Espionage, Family Life, Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Epic

GenreFiction

AuthorMercedes Lackey

Book SeriesValdemar: the Herald Spy Ser.

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight6.2 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-659636

Reviews"Returning to her beloved Valdemar universe, Lackey opens her new series at a pivotal time in the history of Valdemar.... Series fans will enjoy the variations on a familiar theme, while enough information is presented for first-timers to discover a world of high adventure and individual courage. Highly recommended." - Library Journal (for Foundation) "A real page-turner.... Outstanding characters, especially Mags, will greatly please Valdemar fans." - Booklist (for Foundation) "An enjoyable and pleasant read.... Mags is an appealing protagonist facing challenges (and successes) with which readers will empathize." - RT Book Reviews (for Foundation ) "An entertaining fantasy starring a likable lead character." - Midwest Book reviews (for Redoubt ) "Top Pick! ... A wonderful amalgam of fantasy and character study." - Night Owl Reviews (for Redoubt )

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Series Volume Number1

SynopsisNew York Times -bestselling author Mercedes Lackey's Herald Spy series, set in the beloved fantasy world of Valdemar Mags was once an enslaved orphan living a harsh life in the mines, until the King's Own Herald discovered his talent and trained him as a spy. Now a Herald in his own right, at the newly established Heralds' Collegium, Mags has found a supportive family, including his Companion Dallen. Although normally a Herald in his first year of Whites would be sent off on circuit, Mags is needed close to home for his abilities as a spy and his powerful Mindspeech gift. There is a secret, treacherous plot within the royal court to destroy the Heralds. The situation becomes dire after the life of Mags' mentor, King's Own Nikolas, is imperiled. His daughter Amily is chosen as the new King's Own, a complicated and dangerous job that is made more so by this perilous time. Can Mags and Amily save the court, the Heralds, and the Collegium itself?

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