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Mercedes Lackey Valdemar Anthologies & Bardic Voices 9 Volume Fantasy Lot
Mercedes Lackey; Andre Norton; Josepha Sherman; Rachel Lee; Catherine Asaro
TOR Fantasy; DAW Fantasy; Baen Books
1990s–2000s
First printings for all volumes except Sword of Ice (third printing). Charmed Destinies does not state printing and may be a first.
Nine mass market paperbacks in overall very good condition. All volumes are sound and unmarked with tight bindings and clean interiors. Light edge wear and typical age toning to page edges consistent with mass market paperbacks of this era. Minor handling wear to covers; no notable structural issues observed. Sword of Ice is a third printing; the remaining titles are first printings. Charmed Destinies does not indicate printing but appears to be an early printing.
Included titles and series identification:
• The Elvenbane — Halfblood Chronicles Book 1 (with Andre Norton)
• Charmed Destinies — Collection (with Rachel Lee and Catherine Asaro)
• Sword of Ice — Valdemar Anthologies Book 1 (3rd printing)
• Moving Targets — Valdemar Anthologies Book 4
• Changing the World — Valdemar Anthologies Book 5
• Bardic Voices: The Lark and the Wren — Bardic Voices Book 1
• The Robin & the Kestrel — Bardic Voices Book 2
• A Cast of Corbies — Bardic Voices Book 2.5 (with Josepha Sherman)
• The Eagle and the Nightingales — Bardic Voices Book 3
Publishers include TOR Fantasy, DAW Fantasy, and Baen Books, representing core 1990s fantasy imprints. The Valdemar anthology volumes expand the Heralds’ world through multi-author stories curated by Lackey, while the Bardic Voices novels follow wandering Free Bards navigating music, magic, and politics. The Elvenbane opens the dragon-centered Halfblood Chronicles, and Charmed Destinies gathers romantic fantasy tales in collaboration.
As a cohesive lot, this group centers on the Valdemar universe and its adjacent series during the height of 1990s epic fantasy publishing. The mix of anthologies, core Bardic Voices entries, and the opening of the Halfblood Chronicles offers both breadth and continuity within Lackey’s interconnected worlds. Together they present a strong, era-authentic snapshot of her collaborative and editorial influence across fantasy lines.
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