Go back to the very beginning of Valdemar in the first trilogy in the chronological order. Featuring Gryphons, mages and war.

• The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (The Mage Wars #1)
• The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (The Mage Wars #2)
• The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (The Mage Wars #3)