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On the Other Side

Mercedes Lackey

First published August 2003
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Valdemar

In the aftermath of the Tedrel Wars, Valdemar is swamped with orphans, and for the first time in recorded history, requires Orphanages. And one has been built in Cheverford, where Herald Enna fled the suffocating love of Bard Jordie Amberson before she was Chosen by Keria. Keria, as an Empathic Mindhealer and Herald Enna with the gift of knowing which Gifts others possess, have been travelling from Orphanage to Orphanage to help calm the horrors the children are still trapped in. And a fire at the Orphanage in Cheverford is the very last thing she'd expecting...

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 2003 Cover Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian DAW Books Anthology 93
September 2004 Cover Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian DAW Books Anthology 88
June 2010 Cover On the Other Side Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust Chapbook
January 2014 Cover Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian Lucky Bat Books Anthology |7
January 2014 Cover Stars: The Anthology Lucky Bat Books Anthology
November 2025 Cover Grandmaster: Twenty-five Years of Tales Zombie Orpheus Entertainment Collection 224