The Oathbound
- Published
- 1 January 1988
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN-13
- 9780886774141
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Oathbound, published in 1988, opens Mercedes Lackey's Vows and Honor series at 304 pages. It introduces Tarma shena Tale'sedrin and Kethry, an unlikely pair of mercenary sword-and-sorcery partners -- a Sword Sworn warrior avenging her destroyed clan and a runaway noblewoman-turned-mage -- set generations before Valdemar's Heralds-focused trilogies.
Key facts about The Oathbound
Mercedes Lackey wrote The Oathbound, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1988. The book has 304 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780886774141 to find the main one.
The Oathbound is book 1 of 4 in the Vows and Honor series. The series has 4 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 Diana Tregarde, 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 Vows and Honor
The Oathbound is book 1 in the Vows and Honor series. It is followed by Oathbreakers. See the full Vows and Honor reading order.
Vows and Honor tells the story of Tarma shena Tale'sedrin and Kethry, an unlikely pair of mercenary sword-and-sorcery partners — a Sword Sworn warrior avenging her destroyed clan and a runaway noblewoman-turned-mage — who together become two of the most formidable heroes in the wider Valdemar universe, decades before Talia or Vanyel are ever born. The Oathbound and Oathbreakers collect and continue Tarma and Kethry's adventures as sellswords-for-hire; Oathblood , published nearly a decade later, closes out their…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780886774141