Books like Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

In Valdemar, Talia, a runaway chosen by the mystical Companion Rolan, joins the Heralds and must master her unique mind powers to thwart a treasonous conspiracy that threatens the Queen, the realm, and her own child heir.

In Valdemar’s medieval fantasy realm, Talia, now a seasoned guardian, prepares for her final initiation as the Queen’s adviser and protector, confronting new responsibilities and challenges.

Mercedes Lackey returns to the war-ravaged world of Valdemar in Storm Warning, the first book of the Mage Storms sequel, as her heroes prepare to face an Eastern Empire wielding magic beyond western sorcery.

In the Valdemar world, herald Elspeth must awaken her latent mage powers to guard the kingdom from a rising sorcerous threat that endangers all realms.

In the Valdemar universe, Herald-Mage Vanyel must confront a looming magical disaster while his Companion Yfandes investigates a mysterious holocaust in a neighboring kingdom.

Lavan Firestorm, a sixteen‑year‑old gifted in fire, is thrust from his rural home to the capital of Valdemar, where he must master his dangerous power amid war with Karse and grow into the legendary herald known as Firestorm.

Mysterious mage‑storms ravage Valdemar and Karse, unleashing earthquakes, monsoons, ice storms, and venomous magical constructs as the two kingdoms must unite to locate and destroy the storm’s creator before all worlds are destroyed.

In post‑Cataclysm White Gryphon, the city is guarded by the elite Silver Gryphons, ready to defend against all threats, including alliance with the Black Kings’ army.

Talia, the Queen’s Own Herald, uncovers a conspiracy threatening the future of Valdemar’s heir, Elspeth, while investigating a marriage proposal from a neighboring realm—only to discover an ancient, deadly magic that could destroy the kingdom.

Thirteen‑year‑old orphan Magpie is chosen by a Valdemar Companion horse to train as a Herald in Haven, where his telepathic Gift complicates court politics and a mysterious foreign spy ring.

After her family's keep is raided, Kerowyn, granddaughter of sorceress Kethry, must rally mercenary forces and wield her inherited magic to protect Valdemar and stave off a looming threat.

Aiding the Hawkbrothers as a Healing Adept, Darian faces the looming threat of another barbarian encampment while honing his mystical powers in the world of Valdemar.

In Valdemar’s first Owl Mage Trilogy novel, apprentice Darian flees a ransacked village into a mystical forest, where he befriends the enigmatic Hawkpeople and joins them in a desperate assault to save his home.

In the world of Valdemar, Skandranon and Amberdrake defend their home city, White Gryphon, against the Black Kings’ claims, uncovering conspiracies that threaten the fragile peace.

In early Valdemar, Skandranon Rashkae, a powerful gryphon created by sorcerer Urtho, must infiltrate the enemy lines of the tyrant Maar to protect the realm’s future.

When the ancient protective barrier over Valdemar weakens, Princess Elspeth, the realm's Herald, must seek a mentor to master her nascent mage powers and defend the kingdom from Ancar of Hardorn's dark magic.

Oathbreakers is the second book in the Vows and Honor Trilogy. 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 a Goddess-sworn oath, they were eternally pledged to fight the forces of evil. And evil had indeed cast its shadow over Rethwellan. Idra, so they were told, had left long ago on a search for a legendary magical sword which could reveal which of her two brothers was meant to become the new king. With the princess gone, her younger brother had been branded an outlaw and her older brother had claimed the throne. Both instinct and mage lore told Kethry and Tarma that all was not as it seemed, that both Idra and her people were in terrible jeopardy. Yet would their Goddess-given powers, aided by those of a Herald of Valdemar, proves strong enough to break the dark enchantment possessing this land?

A collection of new and original stories set in Valdemar, featuring the Heralds—gifted individuals bonded to telepathic Companions—who protect the realm, enriched with contributions from established Valdemar authors.

In Valdemar’s western kingdoms, allies search the ruins of the Tower of Urtho to prevent a new cataclysm, discovering that ancient magic buried beneath the Dorisha Plains holds the key to salvation.

Eric Banyon, a human elvish knight and bard, moves back to NY to finish his interrupted education at Julliard. He discovers a plot by something evil from Underhill to unlock and use human powers to dominate the World Above. Then, an evil elf lord, whose love was killed by mortal men, is determined to destroy the human race. Eric must journey to the heart of the elf lord's realm to stop him.