pickMagic's Pawn:
Exasperated by his musical, dandy-ish, unmartial son Vanyel, Lord Withen sends him to stay with Savil, the boy's aunt at the court in Haven, as a punishment.
A quick, enjoyable coming-of-age, if rather overwrought, story set in a magic world. I think I would have enjoyed it even more if I'd read it when it first came out and was closer to Vanyel's age. ⬇
Quote opens the third book in the omnibus
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Mitsy was released from the hospital this afternoon. It turns out she was suffering from environmental toxicity from a hotel renovation that wasn't vented correctly. Rather then getting more rest she insisted on being brought back to the convention so she didn't disappoint her fans. I might have spent more then a few minutes sobbing when I saw that she was truly alright.
#GenCon2018
Yesterday morning Mercedes Lackey was rushed to the hospital. At first they thought it was a stroke, but now it's looking like environmental toxins.
@jpmcwisemorgan, @knittedgnome, and I went to her signing the day before this happened. I was supposed to meet her again today. This is crazy. And horrible. Hopefully everything works out okay.
#GenCon2018
(Picture from last year.)
1. I managed to meet one of my favorite authors (Mercedes Lackey) at #GenCon!
2. Up north (West Branch, MI). It's the place I go to unplug and de-stress.
3. Apple pie! Warm with ice cream.
4. Opening weekend of the Michigan Renaissance Festival!
5. I love meeting new people!
The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy | 
12 years later, Vanyel is now a seasoned Herald-Mage in desperate need of rest and recuperation and so returns home to Forst Reach where he has to deal with some unresolved issues from his childhood and a dangerous political situation across the borders.
A quick read which kept me turning the pages to see what happened next without it being particularly emotionally engaging. ⬇ 1y
Can the singing of a young Bard help ease the pain of the King of Valdemar, who is slowly dying?
I felt this one dragged a bit in places and there seemed to be a lot more typos in the text. But it was still a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. 1y