Valdemar: Vows and Honor Series by Mercedes Lackey

4.20 · 180 ratings
  • The Oathbound (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1)
    #1

    The Oathbound (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings · published 1988

    Tarma witnessed her clan's murder and, swearing vengeance, became a master warrior. Kethry fled her forced "marriage" and became an adept--pledging her power to the greatest good. When Kethry obtains a magical sword which draws her to others in need, the two vow to avenge the wrongs done to womanhood.

  • Oathbreakers (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #2)
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    Oathbreakers (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #2)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings · published 1989

    When Idra, leader of the crack mercenaries known as the Sunhawks, failed to return from a journey to her home kingdom of Rethwellan, Tarma and Kethry, warrior and mage, set out in search of their vanished leader. Sisters of sword and spell, their fates bound together by Goddess-sworn oath, they were eternally pledged to fight the forces of evil.And evil had indeed cast its shadow over the kingdom of Rethwellan... more

  • Vows and Honor (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1-2)
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    Vows and Honor (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1-2)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1993

    The sole survivor of a raiders' killing spree, Tarma shena Tale'sedrin becomes a Swordsworn warrior-priestess of the Goddess and vows to found a new Clan Tale'sedrin someday. She is helped in her quest by Kethry, who fled an abusive past to master her magical talent as a White Winds mage. Together Tarma and Kethry are bound by Kethry's sword Need to come to the aid of any woman in danger... more

  • Oathblood (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #3)
    #3

    Oathblood (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #3)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings · published 1998

    This exciting new anthology includes a new novella featuring Mercedes Lackey's most popular heroines, Tarma (one of the sword-sworn and most feared of all warriors) and Kethry (who wields magic and weapons for the greater good), whose fates are suddenly bound together in blood by the powers that control their destinies... more

  • Tarma and Kethry (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1-3)
    #1-3

    Tarma and Kethry (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1-3)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2017

    This omnibus of the acclaimed Vows and Honor trilogy, set in the New York Times bestselling world of Valdemar, follows Tarma and Kethry, swordswoman and sorceress, as they seek justice for past wrongs.The Oathbound: Introduces Tarma--swordswoman trained by elite warriors in all forms of deadly combat--and Kethry, former noblewoman whose magical skills were shaped by a powerful school of sorcery... more

  • Sword Sworn (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #4)
    #4

    Sword Sworn (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #4)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1986

    Tarma was the sole survivor of her clan, bound on a fatal quest for vengeance, when she encountered the sorceress Kethry. Could the two of them do together what neither could do alone?

  • The Making of a Legend (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #5)
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    The Making of a Legend (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #5)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2011

    Tarma and Kethry came to town looking for a meal, something cold to drink, and a chance to rest from their travels in the summer's heat. For the "bard" Leslac, however, this wasn't nearly heroic enough for his next ballad. And the town had a Wicked Overlord, so surely his heroes would want to do something about that--wouldn't they? This story originally appeared in Sword & Sorceress 6, Jun 1990.

  • Keys (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #6)
    #6

    Keys (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #6)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1988

    Lady Myria was accused of the murder of her husband. She called for trial by combat and named no champion, trusting the gods to send a champion to fight and prove her innocence. The gods sent two: Tarma to fight for her, and Kethry to prove her innocence.

  • A Woman's Weapon (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #7)
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    A Woman's Weapon (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #7)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1992

    The Guild Master was ill, his rival's workplace was a noxious slum, and his apprentice's father had twenty dead horses. Tarma knew that something was seriously wrong; now all she had to do was convince her partners Kethry and Warrl and then figure out what to do about it.

  • The Talisman (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #8)
    #8

    The Talisman (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #8)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1990

    Kethry encounters Mara, an old schoolmate from White Winds--and discovers that Mara, who didn't learn much about magic at school, has discovered another source of magic, one powerful enough to kill both her and Kethry.

  • Friendly Fire (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #10)
    #10

    Friendly Fire (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #10)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1993

    It's somewhat comforting to know that ours is not the only world where Murphy's Law holds sway.

  • Wings of Fire (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #11)
    #11

    Wings of Fire (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #11)

    Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1991

    Tarma and Kethry follow a Hawkbrother's bond-bird into a nest of firebirds--and a woman who seeks to enslave them all.

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