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Black Gryphon
Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey
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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.
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
The Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
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1. I am an animal person, so I love both, but I seem to have a special understanding/kinship with dogs that I don‘t have with cats. 😅 🐕
2. My husband and I have five whole days off together to fix up the house and relax! ❤️😍❤️
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I tag @Booksy @Avanders and @BookwormAHN or anyone else if you guys haven‘t played yet! 😊👍

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BethM
Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey
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#7days7books that changed me. This time I‘m doing all books that were part of my childhood reading journey.

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intothehallofbooks
The Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
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Mehso-so

This is the first book in the Mage Wars trilogy portion of Mercedes Lackey‘s long Valdemar series. I desperately wanted to love it but I struggled with the choppy narrative and the pacing. I enjoyed the characters: different creatures work with humans to fight a war between two powerful mages. This book is more about the character relationships than anything else. I didn‘t care about the action scenes at all-the war plotline was super boring.

iread2much I haven‘t read this series in years, but since I never reread them, I would probably agree with your assessment 😄 5y
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BethM
The Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
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#7days7covers thanks for the tag @LeeRHarry 😘

LeeRHarry Ooh that‘s a great one! 😊 5y
BethM @LeeRHarry it was my introduction to fantasy as a kid! 5y
TorieStorieS Lackey was one of my first favorite fantasy authors too!!! 5y
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kylienoele
The Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
Mehso-so

I really wanted to love this, but the style of writing fell flat for me. I enjoyed the story, but didn‘t care for the way it led up to certain events, skipped said events, then moved past the event with very little detail. I think eventually I‘ll pick up the rest of this trilogy, but now is not the time for me.

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kylienoele
The Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
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I‘ve had the Mage Wars trilogy on my shelves (kind of, they were actually in storage until I moved🙈) for a while now, so I thought it was time to start them. I‘m a few chapters in to this first novel & can‘t decide how I like it yet 🤷🏼‍♀️ Going to push through a few more chapters to see how it goes. Not going to lie, I am a sucker for these good/bad fantasy covers, which is part of the reason I bought this trilogy 😂

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mahasoor
The Black Gryphon | Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
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I've read this book probably more than fifty times (was a fave as a young teenager) and that last scene with Urtho makes me tear up every time.

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