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The Black Gryphon (Valdemar

Mage Wars #1)

  • 1994 first published
  • 330 pages
  • 9 editions

Published in 1994, The Black Gryphon (Valdemar is an epic fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon. It deals with Valdemar and mage Wars.

59 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

At about 330 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Black Gryphon (Valdemar

It is an age when Valdemar is yet unfounded, its organization of Heralds yet unformed, and magic is still a wild and uncontrolled force. Skandranon Rashkae is perhaps the finest specimen of his race, with gleaming ebony feathers, majestic wingspan, keen magesight and sharp intelligence. Courageous, bold, and crafty, Skan is everything a gryphon should be. He is the fulfillment of everything that the Mage of Silence, the human sorcerer called Urtho, intended to achieve when he created these magical beings to be his champions, the defenders of his realm—a verdant plain long coveted by the evil mage Maar. Now Maar is once again advancing on Urtho's Keep, this time with a huge force spearheaded by magical constructs of his own—cruel birds of prey ready to perform any evil their creator may demand of them. And when one of Urtho's Seers wakes from a horrifying vision in which she sees a devastating magical weapon being placed in the hands of Maar's common soldiers, Skandrannon is sent to spy across enemy lines, cloaked in the protective of Urtho's powerful Spell of Silence.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Valdemar
  • Mage Wars
  • Fantasy
  • Valdemar, Imaginary place
  • Epic fantasy

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Black Gryphon (Valdemar?

The Black Gryphon (Valdemar was written by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon and first published in 1994.

What genre is The Black Gryphon (Valdemar?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is The Black Gryphon (Valdemar?

The median edition has 330 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Black Gryphon (Valdemar?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Game of Thrones, The Eye of the World and A Clash of Kings.

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