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Winds of Fate

  • 1991 first published
  • 460 pages
  • ★ 2.7 (3 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Winds of Fate is a 1991 epic fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey. It deals with Valdemar and mage Winds.

Open Library readers give it an average of 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 33 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 460 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

About Winds of Fate

Winds of Fate is the first book in the Mage Winds Trilogy. High Magic has been lost to Valdemar centuries ago when the last Herald-Mage gave his life to save the kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries. Yet now the realm is at risk again. And Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, must take up the challenge, abandoning her home to find a mentor who can awaken her untrained mage abilities. But others, too, are being caught up in a war against sorcerous evil. The Tayledras scout Darkwind is the first to stumble across the menace creeping forth from the "Uncleansed Lands." And as sorcery begins to take its toll, Darkwind may be forced to call upon powers he has sworn never to use again if he and his people are to survive an enemy able to wreak greater devastation with spells of destruction than with swords.... Books in the series are: Winds of Fate Winds of Change Winds of Fury
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

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

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Winds of Fate?

Winds of Fate was written by Mercedes Lackey and first published in 1991.

What genre is Winds of Fate?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is Winds of Fate?

The median edition has 460 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Winds of Fate?

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

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