Collegium Chronicles
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  • 1
    Foundation: Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 1 | Mercedes Lackey
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    Foundation: Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Mercedes Lackey
    • Narrated By Nick Podehl
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    In this chronicle of the early history of Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey's best-selling world, a 13 year-old orphan named Magpie escapes a life of slavery in the gem mines when he is chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar to be trained as a Herald. Thrust into the center of a legend in the making, Magpie discovers talents he never knew he had - and witnesses the founding of the great Heralds' Collegium.

    great for kids

    i think this book must have been designed for a "young adult" audience; i was a little disappointed that the themes and plot weren't a bit more mature..Show More »

    Reviewed on Oct 17 2008 by Wyonia (Perry Hall, MD, USA)
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    Intrigues: Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 2 | Mercedes Lackey
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    Intrigues: Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Mercedes Lackey
    • Narrated By Nick Podehl
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    Mags was an orphan and slave of ‘bad blood’ who toiled in a gem mine all his young life. He would have died before adulthood, had he not been Chosen and taken to Haven to be trained in the new Herald Collegium. Now, Mags was never hungry and never cold. He slept in a real bed in his own room and, most importantly, he had Dallen, who was like another part of himself. And yet, aside from Lena and Bear, both loners like he was, he couldn’t relate to most of the trainees.

    Good bedtime read and love the narrator!

    I love Mercedes Lackey's books for that 'down time' read. When my mind needs a vacation and I need a 'feel good' book.

    This is the 2nd ..Show More »

    Reviewed on Oct 04 2011 by QueenBee Debbie of SheMakesTheRules (Portland, OR, United States)
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    Changes: Collegium Chronicles, Book 3 | Mercedes Lackey
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    Changes: Collegium Chronicles, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Mercedes Lackey
    • Narrated By Nick Podehl
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    Mags was a Trainee in the Heraldic Collegium in Haven, Valdemar’s capital city. 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. Bear, Lena, and Amily were all students whose situations in life set them apart from more usual Trainees. The four of them had found mutual support in their shared misfortunes, and together struggled to help one another find solutions to their individual problems.

    Love it
    Reviewed on Oct 09 2011 by Kimberly (Katy, TX, United States)