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The Herald Spy · Book 2

Closer to the Heart

by Mercedes Lackey
Published
1 January 2015
Pages
368
ISBN-13
9781783293742
Type
novel
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About this book

Closer to the Heart, published in 2015 at 368 pages, is the second book in Mercedes Lackey's Herald Spy trilogy, following Closer to Home and continuing Mags's story a year after that opener. As Valdemar's chief intelligence-gatherer, Mags keeps balancing espionage and court politics with his marriage to Amily, the King's Own Herald-in-training, as the trilogy shifts the Collegium Chronicles' traumatized trainee into a confident, capable operative facing threats from foreign plots and conspiracies within Valdemar's own nobility alike.

Key facts about Closer to the Heart

Mercedes Lackey wrote Closer to the Heart, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2015. The book has 368 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781783293742 to find the main one.

Closer to the Heart is book 2 of 3 in The Herald Spy series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with Closer to Home (2014).

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 Herald Spy

Closer to the Heart is book 2 in the The Herald Spy series. It follows Closer to Home. It is followed by Closer to the Chest. See the full The Herald Spy reading order.

The Herald Spy trilogy continues Mags's story from the Collegium Chronicles into adulthood: now a fully established Herald and Valdemar's chief intelligence-gatherer, Mags balances an increasingly dangerous double life of espionage and court politics with marriage to Amily, the King's Own Herald-in-training, as the couple takes on threats that range from foreign plots to conspiracies within Valdemar's own nobility. Where the Collegium Chronicles followed Mags's traumatic origins and training, this trilogy follows…

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