Changes: Volume Three of the Collegium Chronicles (Valdemar Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469205734 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 567 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. She lives in Oklahoma. Mercedes Lackey is the author of the Valdemar series, including Take a Thief and Exile's Honor. She is the coauthor, with Andre Norton, of the Halfblood Chronicles, including Elvenborn. Some of her other novels include The Gates of Sleep, Sacred Ground, The Firebird, The Black Swan, and The Serpent's Shadow
not as good, sigh I am afraid that I might be getting a little too old for Valdemar in the current books. Ms Lackey's writing lately seems to be tending towards the youth can do everything better - a little too much leaning to the youth audience. "Old farts" had some role in the story but I would have liked a little bit of back story to them. The plot and the det. Transitions While I have some real problems with this book, I cannot agree with the one and two star reviews either. However, I have the benefit of knowing that this is not the end book of a series; if it had been, I would have been bitterly disappointed.The book is better than the first two with some of the mysteries being, at least partially, solved and o. An Exciting Continuation AlyCat If you enjoyed the first and second books of the collegium series Foundations and Intrigues you will enjoy this continuation of Mags' journey. Settled in to his life at the Collegium, Mags continues to ferrite out the mystery of his origins and the weapon like assassins that have been stalking Haven. All of the favorites from the earlier books a
"Lackey makes a real page-turner out of Mags’ and the collegia’s development. Highly recommended."—Library Journal "Leaves us simultaneously satisfied—and longing for more. Not an easy feat. This book’s outstanding characters, especially Mags, will greatly please Valdemar fans."—Booklist "Lackey’s back doing what she does best, and the result is affecting and compulsive reading."—Locus "Series fans will enjoy the variations on a familiar theme, while enough information is presented for first-timers to discover a world of high adventure and indiv
They worked in disguise at night with Mags as Nikolas’s deaf and mute helper, where his extensive knowledge of gems—especially his skill at separating the real from the fake—would be an added benefit. And Nikolas could send him out on “errands” to chase down leads.But this new job was far more dangerous than Mags had ever considered. Though his background of poverty and abuse at Cole Pieters’ gem mine set him apart from most other trainees, nonetheless he had found his own group of friends. Nikolas recognized the same traits in Mags that Rolan had recognized in him and because of Mags’ friendship with Amily, no one would think twice about seeing her overprotective father spending time with Amily’s “suitor.”So Mags began training as Nikolas’ partner. For there were mysterious agents in the city—agents who sought to bring down the kingdom, and no one knew where they came from or who they worked for. And most of all they were willing to do anything—anything—to bring Valdemar