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* ''The Valdemar Companion: A Guide to Mercedes Lackey's World of Valdemar'' -- Nearly everything you wanted to know about Valdemar, plus a Valdemar novelette.
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== Tropes A to M ==
* [[Abdicate the Throne]]: Elspeth, from the position of Heir, to take on the mantle of the first Herald-Mage since Vanyel's time.
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** Another one is used by Karal in ''Storm Warning'' to catch the mole responsible for {{spoiler|Ulrich's}} death, by presenting himself as an easy target for assassination.
* [[Boarding School of Horrors]]: Lavan attends a day school of this in ''Brightly Burning''.
* [[Bolt of Divine Retribution]]: Vkandis does this to reestablish his true priesthood in a truly unmistakable way - see [[Smite Me,
* [[Bond Creatures]]: The Companions, most prominently; also the bondbirds of the Tayledras. The Firecats of Karse may answer to this trope too. They're more independent-minded than their cousins the Companions, but still ultimately attached to one person.
* [[A Boy and His X]]: Heralds could be described as "people with [[Psychic Powers]] and their [[Non-Human Sidekick|Non Human Sidekicks]]". The bondbirds of the Tayledras occasionally play this role, particularly in ''Owl Knight''.
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** Averted in Valdemar, where one must be Chosen as a Herald, with all the [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]] that implies, in order to be eligible for the throne. It is in fact key to the origin of the Heraldic Circle: King Valdemar, concerned that one of his descendents would eventually fall into this trope, prayed to every God he could think of for a way to ensure that his successors would always be worthy people, and was answered by the appearance of three Companions who promptly Chose him, his son, and his herald.
** Played straight, meanwhile, with the King of Hardorn, who was a pretty good king and ally of Valdemar until his son Ancar killed him and took over, enslaving his people and starting wars with Valdemar and Karse.
* [[Smite Me,
* [[Snake Talk]]: Most of the Gryphons. But not in any evil or sinister sense; it's due to their vocal anatomy.
* [[Spirit Advisor]]:
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