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.
Key facts about Beyond
Beyond is a novel by Mercedes Lackey. Readers have had it since 2021. It runs to 416 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Beyond. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780756417338 to find the main one.
Beyond is book 1 of 3 in The Founding of Valdemar series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Mercedes Lackey writes The Brainship Series, Heralds of Valdemar and Vows and Honor, plus 23 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, fantasy and urban fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Cyprian is the latest published Mercedes Lackey book on file, from 30 December 2025.
About Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey is one of the most prolific authors in modern fantasy, best known for her Valdemar novels, an interlocking mega-series that has run since 1987 across dozens of trilogies and standalones set in a single shared kingdom. See every Mercedes Lackey book in order.
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
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780756417338