I enjoyed this collection of Valdemar short stories more than the others I have read. It was enjoyable to have something to read that I could dip in and out of. There was excellent variety and all very well written. I also enjoyed revisiting Heralds Vanyel and Savil in Misty’s contribution. A must read for fans of Valdemar!

Valdemar is one of the first fantasy worlds I fell in love with so I was excited to see this new collection. I like seeing other authors get to play in this playground, but it does mean that some stories are better than others. Mercedes Lackey finishes the anthology with one of her own which was great. I thought feuds were an interesting topic to tie all the stories together and I liked that most of the feuds were found to be silly. I liked that there were a lot of stories centering around the bards as I don’t think they get enough focus or attention as they have quite the vantage point for seeing the right stories. This collection is fun and one that either a long time fan or a new fan could read and follow easily.

Anthologies are always a mixed bag when the contents are from several authors however the unifying theme of Valdemar does a lot of that heavy lifting. This was an enjoyable collection and I always have a weakness for open universes. Classic fantasy edited and contributed to by one of the greats.

Overall another good collection. Some are new tales, others are continuations of stories or characters introduced in previous anthologies, although they can be read as stand-alones as always.

Lackey finishes the anthology with a new Vanyel and Savil tale, which will be enjoyable to many fans.

Occasional spelling errors and incorrect names do detract from enjoyment at times.

Lovely read. I read this book in a day. It's that good. Feuds by Mercedes Lackey is that girl in a book form. I rated this book 4 stars because I couldn't put it down for a second.

As with all anthologies, some stories are better than others. This book has plenty of standouts. The Mercedes Lackey story alone is worth the price of admission; it is a Vanyel story. We haven’t had a new one in years, maybe decades.