false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166575459m/13986.jpg 13986 12 <B>A KINGDOM IMPERILED!</B> <P> Chosen by the Companion Rolan, a mystical horse-like being with powers beyond imagining, Talia, once a run-away, has now become a trainee Herald, destined to become one of the Queen's own elite guard. For Talia has certain awakening talents of the mind that only a Companion like Rolan can truly sense. <P> But as Talia struggles to master her unique abilities, time is running out. For conspiracy is brewing in Valdemar, a deadly treason which could destroy Queen and kingdom. Opposed by unknown enemies capable of both diabolical magic and treacherous assassination, the Queen must turn to Talia and the Heralds for aid in protecting the realm and insuring the future of the Queen's heir, a child already in danger of becoming bespelled by the Queen's own foes! 834071 3 3 1987 Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1) total:2532|5:931|4:907|3:570|2:105|1:19| 2532 10222 3054 111 3 4 false false Sun May 13 20:35:12 -0700 2007 Sat May 26 22:15:59 -0700 2007
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Yes, really. But, wait! It's really good. Honest.
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I re-read this book (and the rest of the trilogy) probably ab...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 07:02:57 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 19 08:32:04 -0700 2008
The book was easy for me to pick up and read...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Apr 03 14:16:38 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 14:49:28 -0700 2009
The rating is from my 12-year-old self, and she emphatically recommends them to all 12-year-old girls who lean toward fantasy.

Being a horse-crazy preteen, I was, of course, ALL about these first Valdemar book...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 12:48:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 13:05:09 -0700 2009
Valdemar is a well-ma...more...]]> 4 5 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat Aug 22 21:32:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 21:36:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon May 25 19:51:30 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 16:30:16 -0700 2009 I really don't like lackey's way of writting but the story is very good

I wanted that when Talia won her Whites she the queen and some heralds more to ride to the border holds to like, I don't know, to give a new law or something, and when they get to Talia's exhold like she stay...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 18:33:46 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 18:41:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:20:31 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 18:12:46 -0700 2009 to audio books at the time— I only read Braille when I could be bothered to read, that is, I didn't get to read these books. and what a s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:03:19 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:03:19 -0700 2009
I started reading Lackey when I was about 15, and to this day some, though not all, of her books are among my go-to c...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Sep 10 10:17:04 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 10:24:50 -0700 2008 Arrows of the Queen being the first one I've read and it was published twenty-five years ago. I remember all my fr...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 00:20:23 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 01:07:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 08:02:27 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 08:08:37 -0700 2007
It suffers from the usual fantasy baggage, characters who start off oppressed and different from the people they live with and end up super s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 07:25:50 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 07:29:30 -0800 2009
No offense to Lackey, as they are good, but this series fair reeked of "new author smell" to me. They got better as they went along, and believe me, none...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 12:04:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:17:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 12:32:13 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 15:00:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 23 07:10:07 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 07:10:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Jun 18 13:38:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:28:14 -0700 2009
Fantasy Movie Cast (it's such a silly thing to do, but so much fun!)
Talia - Michelle Trachtenburg
Selena - Nicole Kidman
Elspeth - Miley Cyrus
Dirk - Craig Parker (Haldir from...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=13986