by Mercedes Lackey
I'm a fan of Lackey's Valdemar books, and was excited to see a new one when I first saw this in stores, yet the first time I tried it, I couldn't even finish it. There are books in the series I'd recommend that could make you a fan of them: such as the books about Vanyel (The Last Herald Mage trilog...
Albrect's story
Reread in November 2011.
The Karsites are BAD! because they persecute people with magical gifts, and are war-like. But Alberich, even though he is a Karsite, is GOOD, and he has magical gifts. This is what passes for nuance with Mercedes Lackey...
Who is Alberich? Where did he come from? What is it that not everyone trusts him? This book is just about Alberich and how he changes sides to support Valdemar. He is chosen, so one would think that everyone would have faith he's one of the good guys. While this book gave another perspective an...
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