Bastion

Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 5

By: Mercedes Lackey

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

Mags returns to the Collegium, but there are mixed feelings--his included--about him actually remaining there. No one doubts that he is and should be a Herald, but he is afraid that his mere presence is going to incite more danger right in the heart of Valdemar. The heads of the Collegia are afraid that coming back to his known haunt is going to give him less protection than if he went into hiding. Everyone decides that going elsewhere is the solution for now. So since he is going elsewhere--why not return to the place he was found in the first place and look for clues? And those who are closest to him, and might provide secondary targets, are going along.

With Herald Jadrek, Herald Kylan (the Weaponsmaster's chosen successor), and his friends Bear, Lena, and Amily, they head for the Bastion, the hidden spot in the hills that had once been the headquarters of a powerful band of raiders that had held him and his parents prisoner. But what they find is not what anyone expected.

©2013 Mercedes Lackey (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

My favorite of the collegium chronicles

Love the story, performance was good (a few cases of mispronounced words, based on established Valdemar lore), all told a great book.

The only issue I had was Mercedes' tendency to paste in segments of book 1 verbatim, in the form of flashbacks. It almost seemed to be flushing out the length without writing new material. I can't imagine reading part 5 of a series without reading parts 1 thru 4, so I don't see the point.

closure for Mag's

Finally get closure for poor Mag's. Can't give it away. Spoilers. Great endings and Beginning.

Better than the last few!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jadrek, lot more back story and depth to this character in this installment.

Which scene was your favorite?

Can't say much without giving away the twist but there was a LOT more information revealed in this book.

MERCEDES LACKEY DOES IT AGAIN!

Ms. Lackey always writes a wonderful story, full of magic and wonder and adventure. They're the best.

loved the story

although I loved the story. it feels unfinished and I think the 5 books could have been 3 books. had they not needed to add the "flashbacks" of scenes from previous books