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Foundation (Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: DAW Hardcover
Category: Book
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 18872
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0756405246
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780756405243
ASIN: 0756405246
Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Product Description
The long-awaited brand new novel in the bestselling Valdemar series.
In this chronicle of the early history of Valdemar, Mercedes Lackeys bestselling world, a thirteenyear- old orphan named Magpie escapes a life of slavery in the gem mines when he is chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar to be trained as a Herald. Thrust into the center of a legend in the making, Magpie discovers talents he never knew he hadand witnesses the founding of the great Heralds Collegium.
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 Naysayer are to be ignored... unless you're one of them January 9, 2009
In all seriousness... no, this is not her best book in my humble opinion. There are several I like better... but it's still good. Yes, it's similar in many ways to the other Herald book, but that is the POINT. That's why it's a Herald of Valdemar book! Without the similar storyline, it wouldn't fit into that category. That said, I'm looking forward to the next book immensely. I want to know what happens next.
One reviewer mentioned that Mags went from under-privleged, anti-social, abused child to happy, friendly Herald-Trainee rather quickly, but if you pay attention... he really didn't. Even he is confused by his new friends, having never had any. He doesn't understand most of the people he meets. And since he's from a completely different background, he shouldn't.
It's a quick read. I read it in four hours. It also seems to be set for a younger audience than some of her other books.*cough*Godmother books*cough* Sorry, I have a cold... It's still very enjoyable, and I hope anyone looking to read it ignores the naysayers and gives it the try it deserves.
 I enjoyed it a lot! January 9, 2009
I enjoyed this book a lot. It has strongly developed and likeable characters. I especially liked that the Companion was a real and integral character.
I hope she comes back to this and writes a second book finding out who Mags is and where he came from.
 Drivel January 4, 2009
I wanted to like this novel, really I did. Sadly, it disappointed me. The plot, what there was of one, meandered like a drunken sailor. The writing appeared hurried and far too "modern day" for a novel set in a historical context. I struggled to slog through to the end hoping a conflict was in there somewhere, but it read more like a diary than a novel. I won't be continuing with this series. I miss the old Valdemar!
 Misty gets a solid 3.5 stars out of 5. December 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had, I thought, removed this book from my wish list, as a direct result of having read the several disparaging reviews here on Amazon. Imagine my surprise and apathetic response to receiving this book for Christmas.
Now I'm an avid, some might say, voracious reader, so now that the book was in my grasp, nothing would do but that I actually give the book a try. The book is *NOT* as bad as some reviewers have made it out to be.
Mags' life prior to being Chosen is a wretched existence indeed. The change in his circumstances, is typical for a Valdemar tale and while a bit formulaic, it is expected. Only those who have known and found away above desperate times, be they physical or emotional will make exceptional Heralds. It's a good 'test' of character as it were. This has been the case in most of the series and offends me not in the least.
What *does* cause a bit of frustration are the confusing time line issues. I couldn't understand why the Vrondi were a mystery. Even after recalling that this detail is handled in "The Winds of Change" series, I still felt that somehow it was ... temporally challenged. There are a few other points where the passage of time just feels too short for people to forget key details.
However, those annoyances are just that, annoyances. While they do poke at the continuity of the series a bit, they are not insurmountable issues. The story, at it's most basic is about Mags and the person he was and is becoming. We will see him continue to grow through two other books.
I truth, my largest complaint is that the book leaves off with an unsatisfactory ending. There is less closure in this portion of the trilogy than in any other three-parter that I have read by Misty, previously.
I'll get over it.
I *do* look forward to seeing how Mags grows up in book two and the conclusion to whatever it is that reeks of such evil that a fresh-faced Herald trainee might sense it so early in his schooling.
The end result is a book that was enjoyable to read after shaking off the few hitches that interrupted my flow. I liked the main character and I look forward to resolution of the series. It's better than a three but not a four so for her effort, Misty gets a solid 3.5 stars out of 5.
Foundation December 25, 2008
I started reading Mercedes Lackey with this series. I always look to see if there is a new book in the Valdemar series. It is because of this series that I will always look at any new book written by Mercedes Lackey and I rarely do not buy a book she has written
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