title: Magic's Pawn (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 1)
author:  Mercedes Lackey 
description: Vanyel's disdain for swordsmanship earns him an unexpected exile--at the High Court of Valdemar under the guardianship of his stern and implacable Aunt Savil, one of the legendary Herald-Mages. A young man's painful discovery of his own immense talents and his true nature form the core of this richly detailed fantasy, the first in a new series set in the same world as "The Heroes of Valdemar." Lackey's talent for characterization lends depth to this coming-of-age adventure that will appeal to most fantasy readers.<br />Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Takes a Thief
  
  Mercedes Lackey
  
  ISBN 0756400082
  
  October 10, 2001
  
  OFFICIAL TIMELINE FOR THE HERALDS OF VALDEMAR SERIES
  
  By Mercedes Lackey
  
  Sequence of events by Valdemar reckoning BF --------------------- >
  Prehistory: Era of the Black Gryphon THE MAGE WARS
  
  The Black Gryphon
  
  The White Gryphon
  
  The Silver Gryphon
  
  \------------------------------ > Founding of Valdemar AF
  ---------------------- > Reign of Elspeth the Peacemaker THE LAST HERALD-MAGE
  TRILOGY
  
  Magic’s Pawn
  
  AF ---------------------- > Reign of Randale THE LAST HERALD-MAGE TRILOGY
  
  Magic’s Promise
  
  Magic’s Price
  
  AF --------------------- > Reign of Theran Brightly Burning
  
  AF --------------------- > Reign of Co-consorts Arden & Leesa VOWS AND HONOR
  TRILOGY
  
  The Oathbound
  
  Oathbreakers
  
  Oathblood
  
  AF --------------------- > Reign of Roald AF --------------------- > Reign of
  Sendar AF --------------------- > Reign of Selenay Take a Thief
  
   **THE HERAL