Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar (Valdemar Series)
Includes a new novella by Mercedes Lackey!
Today’s hottest fantasy authors visit Mercedes Lackey’s bestselling world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches to the ancient land where Heralds “Chosen” from all walks of life by magical horse-like Companions patrol their ancient kingdom, dispensing justice, facing adversaries, and protecting their monarch from whatever threatens. Travel with Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Rosemary Edghill, and others in these exciting, all-new stories.
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for fans of the classic fantasy saga
Obviously for fans of the classic fantasy saga, the latest Valdemar anthology written by the mythos creator Mercedes Lackey and fourteen other authors ("Heart, Home and Hearth" is collaboration between Sarah Hoyt and Kate Paulk) is once again a great collection. Each tale is well written and brings a personal view to Valdemar yet the contributions remain inside the Lackey sphere; though some push the limitations. The Companions select the Chosen and that is where the fun lies whether it is Falnac a child in his first duel ("The Cheat" by Richard Lee Byers), Mickey Zucker Reichert's Herald "Dreams of Mountain Clover" or Tamar learning "What Fire Is" by Janni Lee Simmer. As always this is an excellent tribute to Mercedes Lackey as Tanya Huff, Brenda Cooper, Kristin Schwegel, Michael Z. Williamson, Stephanie Shaver, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, and Rosemary Edghill escort readers back to the realm of "Other Tales of Valdemar". See SWORD OF ICE AND OTHER TALES OF VALDEMAR, SUN IN GLORY AND OTHER TALES OF VALDEMAR and CROSSROADS AND OTHER TALES OF VALDEMAR for previous tours.
Harriet Klausner
Even more disappointed.
After the decidedly trite and un-entertaining Collegium Chronicles: Foundation, I was hoping that Mercedes Lackey would make up for it with a novella in her anthology that took us somewhere interesting. Maybe into a facet of an existing character, or an entirely new one, in which we could see a new part of Valdemar. Something, ANYTHING, with some hint of the magical world and engaging characters of her earlier work.
I hoped in vain.
Instead, she gave us Scooby Doo.
No, really. Her 37 page Novella Moving Targets, in the anthology of the same name, is some poorly conceived parody, homage, or rip-off of Scooby Doo.
No, I mean it. Mystery Machine and all(in the form of a giant, hideously painted wagon). Velma is renamed "Alma," Daphne is "Laurel" (daphne is Greek for laurel), Fred is now "Rod" and Norville aka Shaggy is now "Arville," complete with a kyree friend roo reaks rike riss.
Seriously? Maybe some people will find this hilarious. I didn't. I found it sad and unimaginative and far, far, below my expectation.
The other stories are fine. But what ought to have been the gem of the book was instead a story best left unread.
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