Magic's Price (Last Herald-Mage Book 3)
Groundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lackey€s Valdemar universe € Lambda-Award winning novels with heartfelt high adventure and magic Â
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Valdemar€"the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Mages€"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.
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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.
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With all his fellow mages slain, Vanyel alone remains to defend his people against the dark master€s army. Yet a dream vision has revealed to Vayel the fate which awaits should he and his Companion Yfandes take up the dark master€s challenge.
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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 the ultimate price.
From the Paperback edition.