The Founding of Valdemar · Book 1
Beyond
- Published
- 1 January 2021
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN-13
- 9780756417338
- Type
- novel
About this book
Beyond opened The Founding of Valdemar in 2021 at 416 pages -- its longest volume -- more than three decades after Lackey first introduced the kingdom in Arrows of the Queen, following Duke Kordas Valdemar as he leads his people away from a tyrannical empire.
Its place in The Founding of Valdemar
Beyond is book 1 in the The Founding of Valdemar series. It is followed by Into the West. See the full The Founding of Valdemar reading order.
More than three decades after introducing Valdemar in Arrows of the Queen, Lackey went all the way back to the very beginning: the founding of the kingdom itself, centuries before any Herald, Companion, or Collegium existed. The trilogy follows Kordas Valdemar, a minor duke leading his people in a desperate exodus away from a tyrannical, expansionist empire, in search of a place his community can settle safely and build a fairer, freer society — the founding act that eventually becomes the kingdom every other…
Editions
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