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    <body><![CDATA[Let it be known: Before I was an elitist literary bitch, I <em>utterly adored</em> fantasy books. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Mercedes Lackey" title=" Mercedes Lackey"> Mercedes Lackey</a> was the greatest thing in my entire eleven-year-old life. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was a bit of a Mercedes Lackey fanatic back in the day.  I still re-read them from time to time just because I really like the characters.  This particular trilogy in Valdemar is my favorite for that very reason.  Having read 20 other books all with their own separate plots and characters and lege...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5018898">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Slow start, but eventually got into it. I enjoyed the last 1/4 quite a bit. It's the first in series. Elspeth is a Herald (one chosen by the horse-like companions, as a warrior true of heart, something like that). She's also heir to the thrown of Valdemar. Darkwing lives in a different &quot;land&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38398127">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This particular book of the series is quite dark, with the blatant incest and rampant torture.  Perhaps it's just too dark for me as rereading it didn't bring me much enjoyment.  I recognize it as a necessary set up for what lies ahead, as well as a look into bits of history that were left out of ea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12321584">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Elspeth story line was okay, although she is not as strong a character as Talia. The Darkwind story line had me completely mystified, and after a while, I started skipping those chapters. Nothing compelling about this book; it was a chore to read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book I read.  It was the launching pad of my love for reading. It is a good book very well writin, good plot, with just a hint of sexual tone to make the teen i was stay on it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So. Re-reading this after having first read it as a teenager. I still enjoyed it, but I'm struck by how simplistic it is. While the good people are <em>flawed</em>, it seems to be in non-major ways that they overcome anyway. Being flawed never causes them to fail. The bad guys are Bad, and indulge themselve ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20076332">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This trilogy is my favorite in the Valsemar series. It is Elspeth's story. She comes of age finding her power and her true love. I like the process of her maturation. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<u>Fantasy Movie Cast</u> (it's such a silly thing to do, but so much fun!) <br/>Elspeth - Miley Cyrus (but these days, I'm not so sure)<br/>Darkwind - James Franco<br/>Skif - Shia LeBeouf<br/>Falconsbane - Eric Bana<br/>Firesong - Brad Pitt<br/>Nyara - Rosario Dawson]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Actually re-reading it. I'm on a mission to read all of Lackey's books.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one's a little over-the-top, but I'm in a Valdemar mood, so whatever. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Winds of Fate (The Mage Winds, Book 1) by Mercedes  Lackey (1992)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Re-read from 11/5 to 12/14.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lackey is one of my favorite authors ever!  I started reading her in 8th grade but I will still pull out her books to reread them.   Her character building is really her main strength – you want to meet her characters – which is probably why I always reach for her books as a pick-me-up, it’s l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13845244">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to read this for a SciFi Independant study my senior year of high school. I really enjoyed it and because of it read the rest of the trilogy and since then have read many other books by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Mercedes Lackey" title=" Mercedes Lackey"> Mercedes Lackey</a> and liked them all. With well-written, interesting characters and places, magic, original f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23590650">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really can't decide whether I hate this trilogy or love it. I know that Main character girl bothered the HELL out of me. Actually, the set up of a lot of the characters bothered me, but I really did like Need, and the tribes, and also the griffins. I thought they were all rather nifty, and more th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18831937">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[spectacular! after reading so much Lackey i really should be used to her amazing writing but im not]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm slow catching up on Miss Lackey.  This is some of her earlier work, and I'm acutally reading this triology out of order.  I think it didn't resonate with me as much as some of her other work has, because I already know the outcome.  However, I always enjoy her story telling, and look forward to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49911187">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first in the Mage Winds series, not as much war as the Jordan series, not as well written either, but a good read.She has many series, so stay w/in the series you are reading, in order. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm unlikely to pass up a Fantasy series.  I recently read this, which is part of a trilogy.  This series is very strange, and definitely a step out of reality.  Probably why I liked it.]]></body>
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