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Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)

  • 1990 first published
  • 352 pages
  • β˜… 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 7 editions

Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3) is a 1990 queer fantasy and queer science fiction novel by Mercedes Lackey.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 19 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

At about 352 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)

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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Awards & lists

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy
  • Lambda Literary Awards
  • Lambda Literary Award Winner
  • Valdemar, Imaginary place
  • Epic fantasy

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)?

Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3) was written by Mercedes Lackey and first published in 1990.

What genre is Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)?

It is usually shelved as Queer Fantasy, Queer Science Fiction and Epic Fantasy.

How long is Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)?

The median edition has 352 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Fifth Season, The Black Tides of Heaven and Gideon the Ninth.

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