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Book #2 of the Mercedes Lackey Library is Go!

The crowdfunding campaign for the Deluxe Heralds of Valdemar omnibus volume has launched on BackerKit!

Pledge price is $125 for the leatherbound trilogy omnibus in the same style as last year's Grandmaster. Scholarship applications will also be available again for those who are unable to cover the cost themselves.

The complete Arrows trilogy in one deluxe leatherbound omnibus, including silver and blue foil, six ribs, full-color interior art plates, pa

Included art plates include contributions from Nene Thomas, Rob Carlos, Care Halverson, Olivia Hintz, Dasha Park, and Alyssa Trudel. Stretch goals can unlock up to 6 additional paintings from Care Halverson, Emily Pritchett, Jabari Weathers, and Larry Dixon & Ben Dobyns.

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Music

Also included with the Deluxe Heralds of Valdemar volume (or by itself as a $25 pledge) is a digital album of new recordings by S. J. (Sooj) Tucker of new compositions created by Ben Dobyns for the lyrics of multiple songs written by Mercedes Lackey for/included in the Heralds trilogy from the first publishing. Some of the tracks that will be included in the new album are:

Threes

The Healer's Dilemma

Her Father's Eyes

Laws

Fundamentals

Holderkin Sheep Song

Musings

Arrow's Flight

The sheet music for selected songs is also being included alongside the lyrics in Deluxe Heralds of Valdemar.

Stretch Goals

At the time of this post, the campaign is just over $5.5k away from reaching $400,000 pledged, with 6 days left to go! As a reminder, payment is not due until after the campaign closes and there is a limit for how many are being printed.

Scholarships

For those fans of Valdemar who are not financially in a position to cover the pledge, there is a scholarship application! To submit an application, go to the campaign pledge levels and select the Learn More button under "Heralds of Valdemar" Fan Scholarship.

The page that loads after selecting the Learn More button will have a link to the scholarship application form labeled Apply Here. In the form, you will need to enter the same email address as you use for you BackerKit account so the scholarship access can be added once approved.