The Valdemar Companion: A Guide to Mercedes Lackey's World of Valdemar

. Daw Books, $24.95 (497pp) ISBN 978-0-7564-0037-8

John Helfers and Denise Little present The Valdemar Companion, an anthology of essays, interviews, maps, a concordance and one new novella focused on Mercedes Lackey's (Take a Thief) extensive Valdemar series. Michael Longcor discusses the ""Balladeers, Buskers, and Bards"" of Valdemar, and Kerrie Hughes offers a traveler's guide to Lackey's rich imaginary universe.

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