A review by rainbowdragonz
Crucible by Mercedes Lackey

medium-paced

3.75

 I love the Mercedes Lackey books and this did help me through my reading slump. I am often wary of collections of short stories, although it's quite easy to skip one if it's not holding you (not that I did with this book!). This book's got a low score for me purely because as a short story book, you can't get involved with characters as much, and whilst well vetted, the other authors don't write as well as Lackey. However, I did  love learning more about the Valdemaran universe. Stand outs from this book were:
The Quiet Gift
A bellowing of Bullfinches
Vexed Vixen
The Highjorune Masque