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Title	:	Magic's Price (Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage #3)
Author	:	Mercedes Lackey
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 351 pages
Published	:	July 3rd 1990 by DAW Books Inc (first published July 1990)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. LGBT

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I had been warned. I sort of knew what was going to happen. I had no expectations, considering the trainwreck that was the first book. But when I read the ending, I was pretty much I mean, after pretty much everything you've done for Valdemar, that's what you get in the end? Forget about duty, responsibility, and doing what was right because you can't do otherwise. As Pat Jr from Silver Linings Playbook more or less said, there's enough shit we have to deal with in real life, why can't we have a happy ending in books? And don't tell me that Vanyel had a happy ending. He was a hero in the end. But just fucking once, couldn't he have been selfish and not punished for it? (view spoiler)[Such as when he promised Savil that he would add to her shields but got distracted by Stefen. Vanyel needed the rest! He needed the sex, he needed that quiet moment with his lover. But no, Mercedes Lackey couldn't leave him alone, so Savil has to die because Vanyel dared let his guard down. WTF (hide spoiler)] I liked Stefen's parts. He was nice, he was supportive. He was relaxing. I'm all fort Stefen. But sorry, Stefen. You're not allowed to be perfectly happy. Massive spoilers ahead, also, tw for rape. (view spoiler)[Basically, Vanyel was all into facing Leareth and 'protecting Valdemar' that Stefen notices that he's changed. Basically a calmer, yet more destructive version of Tylendel after Staven died. Idk if that was intentional, but Vanyel should have known better than to copy Tylendel. He knew what it meant to lose your loved one in that way. He should have known better than to do the same to Stefen. WTF Vanyel. RAPE. Omg, TW: RAPE. The part where the bandits tie Vanyel up on his own harness, pinned Yfandes's tail on his back and raped him serially--well, what fucking purpose did it serve? To show us that it was real, to show us that Vanyel hadn't hit rock bottom yet? To show that Vanyel can count on Stefen? The whole thing was so horrible--like HORRIBLE OMG--and Vanyel broke, only to be slowly brought back to reason by Stefen and the wolves (can't remember what they're called). Was that needed? Pacing! Pacing! I know it's not the most important part of the story, but coming hard before Vanyel's face off with Leareth, it made the whole thing anti-climactic. We have seen Leareth in the first book. We know that all this was culminating into the final stand off between him and Vanyel, but we barely even see what Leareth was like. Who the fuck was he? Where did he come from? What did he want? What were his motives? Nope, you wouldn't get any of that, because you got Vanyel getting raped instead! What. I mean, really. WHAT. (hide spoiler)]

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Original Title:	Magic's Price
ISBN:	0886774268 (ISBN13: 9780886774264)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage #3, Valdemar (Publication order) #8, Valdemar (Chronological) #6 , more
Characters:	Vanyel Ashkevron, Yfandes, Savil Ashkevron
Literary Awards:	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Science Fiction/Fantasy (1990)

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This is the ending of this trilogy and though there is some real joy in this book there are also some incredibly sad moments. Vanyel has spent the last few years pulling away from those closest to him in an attempt to prevent them from becoming targets. And at the same time his responsibilities as the most powerful of the Herald mages have continued to increase, requiring him not only to protect the realm but also to take on diplomatic duties with the increasing illness of his king. But Steph, a

Last one! It's a toss up whether this one or the first is my favorite, it's so hard to pick. Anyway, here we go:Price is set about eight years after the end of Promise. Vanyel is no longer on the front lines of the war; he's been put in a more or less administrative position in Haven. That doesn't necessarily mean he's not working as hard. The king, Randale, who has been suffering from a chronic illness for years, suddenly becomes fatally ill, and the Healers don't even know what is causing his

2.5hey ho i marathon read the last book of this series and tbh??? still wont change my opinion the plot was rlly lame, it has lots of sad gays tendencies, there was a lot of love at first sight bullshit going on, plus all character interactions felt kind of flat and repetitive ://// it might just be me having way too high expectations for it but tbh? it was kinda mediocre still not bad tho, just not terribly good either

Things turn much darker in the conclusion (including sexual violence that really didn't contribute much of anything to the story). It's really weirdly paced - a combination of fan service, angst and a final confrontation that happens off page. In fact, a lot of this book could be used to illustrate a lesson on how not to write one's fantasy epic. And yet - there is some charm to this book and to this series, regardless of harmful tropes (less obvious at the time of writing than now), regardless

Ugh. So many things wrong with this book, where to beginMagics Price, the third and final novel in Lackeys Last Herald-uMage series, takes place nine years after the events of the series second novel, Magics Promise which, when added to the 11-year gap between the events of books 1 and 2, puts us at a convenient 20 years after the events of Magics Pawn. Price centers on the political and personal upheavals threatening or taking place in (respectively) Valdemar: religious war may break out with

*sobs* I mean, I knew what would happen because it's told as a legend/as history in the "Heralds of Valdemar" trilogy but reading it when you are in love with the main characters? Yeah, that's heavy and I cried during the events in the end. :(First of all - I'm so happy that Van found some happiness and love again and that this love came in the shape of Stef - a Bard with the reborn soul of 'Lendel (not that either Van or Stef knew this). I'm so, so, so happy for this and them.Even though - it

The last of the Valdemar-Vanyel-magic in this series, and it's taken me a couple of days to digest it. While reading it, I enjoyed it immensely, but it left a lot of questions hanging in thin air. I liked it well enough, it was a good story, but the last half of the book felt hurried, hastily and shoddily put together, and this had me falling out of the narrative more than once. I feel it was not up to Ms Lackey's usual standards. I have only a couple of excerpts from the whole book, whichfor me