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Magic's Price (1990)

by Mercedes Lackey

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:Groundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lackeyâ??s Valdemar universe â?¢ Lambda-Award winning novels with heartfelt high adventure and magic  
 
Valdemarâ??the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Magesâ??is now besieged on all fronts. The king lies near death, the neighboring land of Karse wages a relentless war against Valdemar, and the forces led by a master of dark forbidden magic are massing to strike the final devastating blow against the kingdom.
 
And Vanyel, the most powerful Herald-Mage Valdemar has even known, has become the primary target of the evil which is reaching out to poison all the land.
 
With all his fellow mages slain, Vanyel alone remains to defend his people against the dark masterâ??s army. Yet a dream vision has revealed to Vayel the fate which awaits should he and his Companion Yfandes take up the dark masterâ??s challenge.
 
And if either Vanyel or Yfandes falters, the dream will become a horrifying reality in which both Valdemar and its last Herald-Mage must pay t
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As with the rest of this series, the main character is put through the emotional mill in spades and it's a big emotional wallow. There is also a sequence when he is subjected to gratuitous brutality. Overall, not keen. ( )
  kitsune_reader | Nov 23, 2023 |
I like the books Mercedes Lackey writes, she is good at creating a believable world and people to populate it. While her writing is not the strongest I do find it engaging ang and enjoyable. I like a series I can live inside of and her books are ones that have characters I feel invested in and a world I believe could exist. ( )
  KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |
Absolutely loved it. One of my favorites out of all of her works.
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  Linyarai | Feb 16, 2020 |
I could not put it down for long and will reread this trilogy again. There were several points that touched me more than I had expected. More than other books have.

This is a trilogy about Vanyel's life, his frustrations, personal & family growth, victories & sacrifices for something bigger than himself.

I liked I, hopefully you will too.

Will have to see if she wrote anything about Valdemar after Vanyel's death. ( )
  joegibbs55 | Aug 31, 2019 |
This one made me cry. ( )
  Darth-Heather | May 31, 2016 |
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Sweat ran down Herald Vanyel's back, and his ankle hurt a little - he hadn't twisted it, quite, when he'd slipped on the wooden floor of the salle back at the beginning of this bout, but it was still bothering him five exchanges later.
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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:Groundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lackeyâ??s Valdemar universe â?¢ Lambda-Award winning novels with heartfelt high adventure and magic  
 
Valdemarâ??the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Magesâ??is now besieged on all fronts. The king lies near death, the neighboring land of Karse wages a relentless war against Valdemar, and the forces led by a master of dark forbidden magic are massing to strike the final devastating blow against the kingdom.
 
And Vanyel, the most powerful Herald-Mage Valdemar has even known, has become the primary target of the evil which is reaching out to poison all the land.
 
With all his fellow mages slain, Vanyel alone remains to defend his people against the dark masterâ??s army. Yet a dream vision has revealed to Vayel the fate which awaits should he and his Companion Yfandes take up the dark masterâ??s challenge.
 
And if either Vanyel or Yfandes falters, the dream will become a horrifying reality in which both Valdemar and its last Herald-Mage must pay t

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The final chapter in Mercedes Lackey's spellbinding fantasy trilogy! The Herald-Mage, Vanyel, and his Companion, Yfandes, are alone responsible for saving the once-peaceful kingdom of Valdemar from the forces of a master who wields a dark, forbidding magic. And if either Vanyel or Yfandes falters, both Valdemar and its Herald-Mage must pay the ultimate price.
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