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.

Granddaughter of a sorceress and daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Now all of her hopes and plans to return to training horses and hunting have been shattered by an attack on her ancestral home, the death of her father, the wounding of her brother and the kidnapping of his fiance.

Young people are having their minds stolen in cyberspace, part of a crooked scheme to create a new virtual reality. A black South African teacher and her brother try to save the children.

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. Also included in the unique volume is the complete collection of Lackey's short stories about these two brave sisters as they answer...

Lackey's first major stand-alone novel set in Valdemar tells the legend of Lavan Firestorm, a young man blessed and cursed with a special talent for starting fires. His legend has haunted the darkest corners of Valdemar, yet the truth has never been told.

"Akeela was the king of Liiria. Young and idealistic, he was determined to bring peace to his kingdom, a land that had been plagued by war with the neighboring kingdom of Reec for decades. Beloved by his people and called "Akeela the Good," he revered knowledge as well as peace, and vowed to make Liria a haven of learning the like of which the world had never known."--Jacket.