After a twenty-year wait, the legendary Halfblood Chronicles reaches its finale in Book Four — written by Mercedes Lackey and Ben Ohlander, in memory of Andre Norton.The elves did not conquer because they were strong. They fled because something stronger was hunting them.On the elves' original homeworld, the last great cities stand behind failing shields while monstrous Predators batter at the walls. Lord Haldeen G...

In "Heart of the Tiger" the Kilrathi empire was eradicated through the bravery of a few flying aces. Now, Captain Blair and his wing are fighting a more familiar menace—their fellow humans. Blair had settled down to the quiet life of a farmer, but he's been called back into action to fight rebels from the Border Worlds. And Captain Blair finds that dog-fighting with people is a whole different kettle of kittens than fighting an alien cat species. Those humans are tricky in ways the Kilrath...

From Grand Masters Mercedes Lackey and Andre Norton — the landmark dragon-and-rebellion saga, revised, illustrated, and complete at last.The elves rule a world where humans are property. The one thing they fear is a child who is not fully human.For a thousand years the immortal elven lords have bred, collared, drugged, and discarded their human slaves at a whim. They fear revolt — but they fear something else far more: a halfblood child born with g...

The Elvenbane has shattered the certainty of the immortal elven lords. The halfblood wizards they thought destroyed have survived, dragons have revealed themselves, and the old order has learned to fear the children it once hunted in secret.Within the House of Treves, Sheyrena lives as a dutiful elven daughter, dressed, displayed, and bartered toward a marriage chosen for politics rather than love. She dreams of dragons, freedom, and a life beyond the suffocating w...

From Grand Masters Mercedes Lackey and Andre Norton — Book Three of the legendary Halfblood Chronicles.The Elvenbane has awakened more than halfblood magic. Across the elven lands, rebellion spreads: young lords defy their fathers, human slaves slip their chains, and the immortal Great Lords face a threat they can no longer dismiss as rumor or prophecy.Kyrtian V'dyll Lord Prastaran has always been considered an eccentric. While oth...

**From a *New York Times-*bestselling author and beloved fantasist comes a new Valdemar taleFor the first time in over thirty years, fan-favorite Vanyel returns to the page!**Herald-Mage Vanyel has been good friends with the acerbic, take-no-prisoners Healer Vixen for quite some time, since they shared a circuit on the Pelagirs Border. He tempers her somewhat prickly demeanor; she has no patience with his Byronic Brooding. They've often run into each other out in the border...

Humans are truly against the wall! Terran forces are pushed to a last stand by the ever-encroaching Kilrathi hordes. The end seems very near. It is time for desperation measures. Against overwhelming odds, the humans try to launch a last offensive against the Kilrathi homeworld. Once again, humanity’s last best hope is embodied in her flyers. Never before has so much been asked of so few—and now humanity’s existence itself is on the line!At the publisher's request, this title is so...

THEY PLANNED ON A NICE WARThere had been a century of peace, and the politicians of Earth and its colonies were running on platforms of cutting “wasteful” military spending—all while Earth’s military tried to keep aging and obsolete ships flying and battle-ready. And while the swords rusted, war clouds gathered on the horizon…Contact had been made with the Kilrathi—a warrior race feline in appearance and deadly in combat. Yet, even though they had annihilated or enslaved sc...

MORE WAR…A desperate attack on the Kilrathi homeworld had succeeded in destroying the entire planet, including the Emperor and his warlords. The surviving Kilrathi, on warships and on their colony worlds were hopelessly demoralized and had sued for peace. The catlike warrior race was no longer a threat to Earth and its colonies. Thirty-five years of war had finally come to an end, bringing peace in our time. They thought…The reality was more ominous. There were still plenty...

The Kilrathi Empire is in a bind. For the last five years they have been constructing a secret fleet so powerful that it will slice straight through to Earth and destroy the Confederation. There is a problem, however: the Confederation has become increasingly successful with its behind-the-lines raids and the Prince fears that before the new fleet is ready, the Empire will be on the ropes.At a Kilrathi council of war a simple solution is agreed upon: sure for peace, lull the humans...

A cozy, cottage-core Regency fantasy perfect for fans of BridgertonElena Whitstone and her seven brothers, abandoned by her mother, find themselves with a new stepmother. At first she seems more neglectful than evil, until just after Christmas she proves herself to be worse than evil; she is an actual magician, a Master of Water, who attempts to muder Elena's seven brothers when they are skating. When they survive that attempt by transforming into swans, s...

This 19th anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar high fantasy universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new short story from Mercedes Lackey herself.The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from all walks of life, and at all ages—and all are Gifted with abilities beyond those of normal men and women. They are Mindspeakers, FarSeers, Empaths, ForeSeers, ...