Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar Chronicals

A thousand years before the founding of Valdemar, an evil mage set out to forge a new Empire of his own. Only Urtho, the Mage of Silence, stood in his way: Urtho, and the majestic Gryphons he had created to be his champions in "The Mage Wars" trilogy...

The Black Gryphon
 The White Gryphon
 The Silver Gryphon

Two remarkable heroines; a sorceress and a swordswoman are compelled to travel beyond Valdemar's borders. Led by Need, a sword that serves any woman in danger, and bound by a blood oath that might prove impossible to fullfill.

Vows And Honor:Contains (2 in 1 book in hardcover)
Oathbound
 Oathreakers

The story continues two generations later. Now Need has chosen Kerowyn, as it had chosen her sorceress grandmother so many years before.

By The Sword

A quiet youth comes to understand his talent for magic as ill luck takes a heavy toll on Valdemar.

The Last Herald Mage:Contains (3 in 1 book in hardcover)
Magic's Pawn
 Magic's Promise
 Magic's Price

Talia was no ordinary Herald:she was the Queen's Own, the one person the Monarch could turn to and trust.

Queen's Own:Contains (3 in 1 book in hardcover)
Arrows of the Queen
 Arrow's Flight
 Arrow's Fall

Valdemar's ancient spell of protection is failing. Now its people must relearn the use of magic. The task falls to Elspeth, heir to the throne in "The Mage Winds" trilogy...

Winds of Fate
 Winds of Change
 Winds of Fury

New trouble is brewing for Valdemar, a powerful menace that will not come in the form of invaders, or in the form of any living thing at all, but in a sorcerous tempests that will disrupt magic, warp men and animals into terrifying monsters and ravage the land in "The Mage Storms" trilogy...

Storm Warning
 Storm Rising
 Storm Breaking

All of the above books are in the order in which the story is told. For those of you that are first time readers of this series, "By The Sword" begins as Valdemar is now, the ones before it are a pre-history.

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