Storm Warning (Mercedes Lackey novel)
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Storm Warning is a 1994 fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey.
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Storm Warning tracks three characters as a major disaster looms over the world of Velgarth.
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When Storm Warning begins, we meet Emperor Charliss, the Eastern Emperor (first mentioned in Winds of Fury). He is rapidly approaching the point of fatal illness and must name a successor. Grand Duke Tremane, a Commander in the Army, is currently his favorite choice. Tremane is sent to Hardorn, a country the Imperial Army recently invaded after the Hardornen King, Ancar, was killed by a group of assassins from Valdemar (see Winds of Fury. Tremane understands that he must succeed or die.
Meanwhile, in Haven, the capital city of Valdemar, An'desha shena Jor'ethan (see Winds of Fury, a young Shin'a'in Adept, is feeling lonely. While Adept Firesong k'Treva, his lover, is perfectly at home, An'desha feels left out and alien. He spends almost all of his time in Firesong's ekele watering the plants in the garden. However, he has been having premonitions of approaching doom. Neither he nor Firesong can explain these premonitions.
Finally, at the border between Karse and Valdemar, long-time enemies, Karal Austreben, a novice Sun-priest, and Ulrich, his mentor and the new ambassador to Valdemar, are awaiting their escort before setting out to Haven. Eventually, a single escort arrives, who seems to Karal to be some sort of Court official dressed in white and mounted on a white stallion. As they ride north, Karal examines himself and his attitudes towards the people of Valdemar and the Heralds.
Karal and Ulrich finally arrive in Haven and are greeted by the Seneschal, Lord Palinor, Kyril, the Seneschal's Herald, and Prince-Consort Daren. Finally, Karal can get a rest after a long, grueling ride.
However, as the weeks pass, Karal feels lonely. Queen's Own Herald Talia, feeling this, introduces him to An'desha.
| Books in the Velgarth series by Mercedes Lackey |
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| The Mage Wars: The Black Gryphon | The White Gryphon | The Silver Gryphon The Last Herald-Mage: Magic's Pawn | Magic's Promise | Magic's Price |
