Magic's Price
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- Lambda Literary Award
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Our view
“Magic’s Price” is a dark, moving close to “The Last Herald-Mage” trilogy, built on Vanyel’s sense of duty and the loneliness it costs him. With his Companion Yfandes, he defends Valdemar against a master of forbidden magic. Some readers find most of the plot crowded into the last chapters, and its role as a prequel pushing the characters toward a fixed end. It hits hardest for those who have followed Vanyel from the start.
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About the book
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.
Reading order · The Last Herald-Mage
Full order & progress →- Magic's PawnStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - Magic's Promise
8.08.0 / 10 - Magic's PriceThis book
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 83 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 5 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 78 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is Magic's Price?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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