The final chapter in Mercedes Lackey's spellbinding fantasy trilogy! The Herald-Mage, Vanyel, and his Companion, Yfandes, are alone responsible for...
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Mar 22, 2008
Kathryn
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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 wha More...
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 wha More...
Nov 06, 2011
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The books are well written, I'm not debating that. What I am hating is the main character, Vanyel. I usually tolerate goody two-shoes to a great extend, but this character just want to make me barf. Pretty much he sacrifices everything in order to save his kingdom, a kingdom that doesn't even like him for who he is and only care for his supermagic.
Frankly the ending suck, so if anyone is expecting a HEA or HFN, this series is not for you—it's a tear-jerker. It's one thing to give up More...
Frankly the ending suck, so if anyone is expecting a HEA or HFN, this series is not for you—it's a tear-jerker. It's one thing to give up More...
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Jul 20, 2011
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Sep 29, 2010
Kathleen
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Vanyel gets a new boyfriend. Sure, there's a lot of other stuff about ruling a kingdom steward-style for the ailing king and loads of heroic feats including surviving torture, defeating an entire army with several powerful mages, and dying a bloody death. But mostly, Vanyel gets an awesome new boyfriend. It turns out that this new fellow is the reincarnation of the old fellow, but I choose to not care about the implications of that. Because Stefen is not a Herald. He doesn't get a magic pon
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Sep 12, 2010
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Mar 09, 2010
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Nov 01, 2011
Gail
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This is the 3rd in the Vanyel trilogy. Vanyel is in his 30s now. He’s still having the occasional vision about his death. He’s the only Herald Mage left, and has to figure out some way to protect Valdemar with Heralds who have no magic power, only their psychic gifts, and their spirit horse Companions. He also finally meets a young man he can fall in love with—a Bard who can ease the ailing king’s pain—but resists because he thinks it’s hero worship. He gets to go back and visit his family, taki
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Feb 02, 2011
Jimmy
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The Last Herald-Mage trilogy concludes in this exciting and romantic novel, which had me both happy and sad at the same time. Some will argue that this is the best novel in the trilogy. For me, it was the first novel, Magic’s Pawn. Throughout the book Mercedes Lackey addresses all kinds love and all kinds of situations/issues lovers deal with because of this powerful love. And through all these, the message remains the same, and it is a message of tolerance.
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Mar 09, 2011
Catherine
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The final book of The Last Herald-Mage trilogy finds Vanyel quite literally the last Herald-Mage. Most of the other Herald-Mages have been killed in battle, and no child has manifested the Mage Gift in years. As Van probes more deeply into the problem, he discovers that someone is targeting anyone with the Mage Gift--someone who is determined to bring Valdemar, already on the brink of losing its king, into utter chaos.
In this book, we come full circle, as Vanyel finds love again and More...
In this book, we come full circle, as Vanyel finds love again and More...
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Jan 08, 2012
Allie
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Ugh. So many things wrong with this book, where to begin…
Magic’s Price, the third and final novel in Lackey’s Last Herald-Mage series, takes place nine years after the events of the series’ second novel, Magic’s 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 Magic’s Pawn. “Price” centers on the political and personal upheavals threatening or taking place in (respectively) Valdemar: religious war More...
Magic’s Price, the third and final novel in Lackey’s Last Herald-Mage series, takes place nine years after the events of the series’ second novel, Magic’s 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 Magic’s Pawn. “Price” centers on the political and personal upheavals threatening or taking place in (respectively) Valdemar: religious war More...
Jun 09, 2011
Liz
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This culmination of The Last Herald Mage series is epic and heart-rending as Vanyel finds his life-bond and faces his and Valdemar's worst enemy. I think my favorite thing about this series is that readers can grow with Vanyel, from a whiny 15 year-old to the mature man who pays the ultimate sacrifice. Also the all-around happy ending is poignant, yet only slightly sappy. Loved it!
Summary: Vanyel Ashkevron is the most powerful Herald-Mage in Valdemar and with that power comes a lot of More...
Summary: Vanyel Ashkevron is the most powerful Herald-Mage in Valdemar and with that power comes a lot of More...
Oct 29, 2011
Kirsti
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Argh, I loved this final book best of all the series! The love of Stef and Van, the build up of their relationship, and the usual, final battle at the end. ;_; I just loved how everything came together, how Vanyel set up Heralds to take over where Herald-mages once worked. The relationships between the characters; Randi, Stef, Jisa, Withen, Treesa all of them together.
I loved Van's companion, Yfandes, more than any other companion I've read. She seemed more centered, more her own cha More...
I loved Van's companion, Yfandes, more than any other companion I've read. She seemed more centered, more her own cha More...
Mar 01, 2010
Chuck
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I'm behind on my blogging, so this will be fast. This is the first book in 'The Last Herald Mage' trilogy. Finishes the trilogy; Vanyel is fulfilled as a human being as a Herald Mage . . . saves the realm and we understand why, in Valdemar, no evil can enter from the forest of sorrows . . .
Spoiler alert: the spirit of Vanyel patrols the forest protecting the land . . .
She had created the mythology of Vanyel and this is one of those fill in the blank books . . .anoyone More...
Spoiler alert: the spirit of Vanyel patrols the forest protecting the land . . .
She had created the mythology of Vanyel and this is one of those fill in the blank books . . .anoyone More...
Apr 03, 2009
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Mar 01, 2009
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Nov 30, 2010
Red
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I loved the first volume, thought the second was alright but by the third I really felt this story was rushed, stilted and emotionally without depth. Or perhaps certain scenes were written to provoke a certain emotional response but for me were simply flat. Other scenes were completely expressionless. There hadn't been enough build-up for me to really care what happened, and the believability of the same-sex relationship was zero for me, and by the end of the book...the choices made by character
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Jan 27, 2011
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Sep 29, 2010
Harmonybites
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This is the third and concluding book in the Herald Mage series that begins with Magic's Pawn. I love the Heralds of Valdemar series this novel is a part of. The Herald Mage trilogy was published after the first set of books that begins with Arrows of the Queen, but is set hundreds of years before, so this wouldn't act as a spoiler (and indeed in a way Arrows acts as a spoiler for this set, since by then Vanyel is a figure of legend.)
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Aug 26, 2010
Ryan
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Magic's Price is the third and final volume in The Last Herald Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey, and it's the one that breaks my heart every time I read it. This one will be a bit rambling and maybe even have a few spoilers in it so I apologize before hand.
The story takes place a few years after the events in Magic's Promise and Kind Randale is dying a horrible death that nobody is able to cure or even relief the pain he lives in every day of his life. Every day for him is a struggl More...
The story takes place a few years after the events in Magic's Promise and Kind Randale is dying a horrible death that nobody is able to cure or even relief the pain he lives in every day of his life. Every day for him is a struggl More...
Nov 19, 2009
WillowBe
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well, as you can guess, things don't necessarily end well for val, but this is more about transcendence and how one lives with and through " to those given great gifts, is expected great responsibility" or duty or whatever. And Val gives his all, but again, Love sustains him, the purest most unconditional love and he is able to do what is thought undoable. Occaisonal short stories by Ms. Lackey take up the tale as an epilogue the aftermath, as do other Valdemar books set at a later da
Jan 18, 2012
Sian
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Re-reading this (after having originally read it 20+ years ago), I was struck by how the best world-building doesn't let things last; the best world-building takes the world you've just spent previous novels reading about and then cracks it open, shows you its weaknesses and failure, and draws you into understanding what is gained by the loss even as you mourn it. I know that's a fancy way of describing it, but danged if it doesn't show mature judgment on the author's part.
Nov 05, 2011
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May 13, 2011
Julian
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A fast plot and Mercedes' talent for making characters so real they leap off the page make this a great read. A very original premise. The conclusion was unpredictable but too spiritual for my taste; Mercedes took the deep world view for her conclusion, which was certainly original but also depressing. In spite of the letdown towards the end, the rest of the book didn't disappoint.
Oct 10, 2010
Adam
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Dec 06, 2010
Aphie
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Cheesy, tawdry, melodramatic with a hero who supposedly resembles a cross between Fabio, an elf and Gaston from the Disney Beauty & The Beast. I LURVED these so hard when I was a teenager, you better believe it.
There's still a little voice inside, today, who says "But... butbutbut...gay protagonist! Romantic storylines and heroism and GAY(yay)!"
There's still a little voice inside, today, who says "But... butbutbut...gay protagonist! Romantic storylines and heroism and GAY(yay)!"
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Dec 26, 2011
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Feb 01, 2011
The Last Herald-Mage series is one I read over and over again. I just finished re-reading it and I enjoy it each and every time. Any time I can escape into the world of Valdemar is a good day! I admire Lackey for taking on a taboo topic, when she released the book, and am glad it's stood the test of time.
Nov 23, 2010
Daniel
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The best book of the three. Of course, the book suffers from the lack of plot development as usual, but the love scenes, descriptions, characters, and climax in this book are the best of the series. And I was shocked to see such a floaty, sappy book take such a dark turn at the end! A good read.
May 23, 2011
Chris
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Probably my favorite book in the series (likely because it's more focused on character relationships than the last one), which as a whole was entertaining enough but doesn't inspire me to read more Mercedes Lackey. Again, probably would have enjoyed more if I had read in middle school.
