Foundation is the first chapter in Collegium Chronicles which is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories. This one is written by Mercedes Lackey. She writes fantasy novels that have a reasonably good fan base. The majority of her trilogies and individual novels are interlinked. Those are set in Velgarth world, especially in the Valdemar country. Beyond and Beyond World’s End are two of her best novels.
The audio narration of this novel is done by Nick Podehl. You will thoroughly enjoy the distinctive voices that Nick ensured for all the characters. However, there is an unpopular opinion about this performance that his ‘narrative’ voice didn’t farewell. Still, the majority of listeners enjoyed this audio performance.

In this chronicle about the early days of Valdemar, you will find a 13 years old orphan boy managing to escape from the painful life of slavery. His name was Magpie and he was working in the gem mines. His life changed when he was selected by an enchanted Companion horse of Valdemar. The idea was to train him as a Herald. Magpie trusted within the core of a legend who was in the process of making. He was able to discover the talent which he never realized ever that he had. On top of that, he also witnessed the formation of the prodigious Collegium of Herald.
Foundation is a beautiful and one of the most awaited novels in the Valdemar series, which stood also as the bestselling one. It is a nice, fun story involving a group of kids who were part of an enchanted school setup. Their objective to go on to solve a mystery will fascinate the listeners a lot.
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- 01. Chapter 01 1464.19
- 02. Chapter 02 1635.21
- 03. Chapter 03 1969.24
- 04. Chapter 04 1862.23
- 05. Chapter 05 1530.21
- 06. Chapter 06 2186.85
- 07. Chapter 07 2046.26
- 08. Chapter 08 2055.25
- 09. Chapter 09 1354.18
- 10. Chapter 10 1248.17
- 11. Chapter 11 2472.49
- 12. Chapter 12 2383.9
- 13. Chapter 13 1198.16
- 14. Chapter 14 1787.23
- 15. Chapter 15 1763.22
- 16. Chapter 16 1994.24
- 17. Chapter 17 1973.24
- 18. Chapter 18 1660.21
- 19. Chapter 19 1819.23
- 20. Chapter 20 2089.26