Storm Warning (Mage Storms, #1)

by Mercedes Lackey

This is a tale of a country massing its resources - armies, mages, magical beasts and healers; envoys and diplomats crossing borders to meet the unknown - for the war from the east. But on the western horizon, the true storm, one that hearkens from displaced time, is building. And how to deal with what are but the first cold flurries lies deep in the corrosive memories of a very scared young man...Mercedes Lackey's giant US success derives from an irresistible format: characters facing great trials, and in search of peace with themselves; a rich fantasy history of many chapters, and a place one can yearn to escape to; tales of adventure, magic, war and heroism that unfold across the breadth of a multi-book series as well as across individual novels. Mercedes Lackey already possesses a devoted following in the UK...

• ISBN10: 0613630807
• ISBN13: 9780613630801
• Publish Date: 1 September 1995 (first published 11 August 1994)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 6 April 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Econo-Clad Books, Div. of American Cos., Inc.
• Edition: Turtleback School & Library ed.
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 428
• Language: English

Reviews

[Kim Deister]

Storm Warning is the first book in the Mage Storms trilogy, part of the Valdemar saga. I love this series, the references to previous times with the saga. Like most of the books, magic is at the center of the story, but this time it’s not the answer but the problem. It is the mathematicians and the engineers of the city that are the ones to figure out what’s happening. It’s a nice comeupance to some of the mages who have become a little too secure in their occupation. There’s a nice message that there are many ways to solve problems.

The new perspective from that of the Empire is great. It’s also interesting to watch Tremane’s views and beliefs change as he realizes that Empire that he has give himself to has essentially abandoned him.

There are a lot of moving parts in the saga, and I really enjoyed seeing many of them begin to come together in this book.