In Magic's Pawn, an ancient age in the history of Valdemar comes to life--an age when the kingdom was ravaged by the ungoverned fury of bandit warlords, ferocious ice dragons, and the wild magic of wizards. A new addition to Lackey's Valdemar kingdom--and her most powerful series to date!
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In Magic's Pawn, an ancient age in the history of Valdemar comes to life--an age when the kingdom was ravaged by the ungoverned fury of bandit warlords, ferocious ice dragons, and the wild magic of wizards. A new addition to Lackey's Valdemar kingdom--and her most powerful series to date!
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Magic?s Pawn is absolutely brilliant! It took me about 100 to 150 pages to finally get into it, (when Vanyel finally meets his aunt Savil and her Herald trainee Tylendel, (too dangerously close to the OTC Tylenol)), but once I did I couldn?t let go. Mercedes Lackey had me smiling as I read, falling in love, crying my eyes out, and joyously cheering Vanyel on. It?s one of the best emotional roller coasters I?ve read.
I?ve only read her work The Obsidian Trilogy, which I loved and there are just as many big differences between the two as there are similarities. When she talks about Vanyel?s home, family, and upbringing, it reminded me of Kellen Tavadon. Primarily when it comes to magic and its practitioners, you can always tell when it?s Mercedes Lackey?s great handiwork. Her magic can be just as destructive as it is romantic. Also, like Kellen had his magical friend the unicorn Shalkan, the Herald-Mages of Valdemar have horses that choose them as Companions.
I was really looking forward to reading a great and adventurous fantasy adventure with a gay character, (the bonus would be if it had romance too.) There are so very few of them which are one of the things that makes this trilogy a jewel. Magic?s Pawn definitely delivers. The main character Vanyel is so vain in his obvious good looks, but like just about every son he tries so hard to please his father. In the end all his efforts gets him nothing but beat down. It?s no wonder he decides that whatever he does, he?ll never be good enough, so why even try.
Vanyel will go through so many trials of being shay?a?chern. He?ll try to hide his non-masculine behavior, he?ll find and loose his ashke, (beloved), he?ll know pain, lose, and despair as only I believe a shay?a?chern can know them. It will be him literally dying that will force him to choose to give in to its darkness or to become so much more and stronger and chose to continue to live on.
(There are other coming-of-age issues addressed in this fantastic novel, which are obvious to members of the openly gay community. Because face it, not everyone was supported when they were a closeted gay teen. Mercedes?s book is entertaining, easy to relate to, and an overall great read. I would highly recommend that parents read this book along with their maturing adolescent readers, even if their son or daughter isn?t gay there are similarities that heterosexual adolescents can relate to. Along with responsible parenting, there is so much tragedy in the world today that can be prevented with this great book.)
This is a trilogy that I?m looking forward to revisiting again and again. It?s a true gem and a must have for any fantasy reader?s permanent library.
Mistyamethyst1312
Jun 3, 2010
Wonderful
Wonderful story. Wonderful characters. I loved every minute of it and will read it many times.
shaleen
Jul 26, 2007
a promise
Magics Pawn starts this trillogy off beautifuly with an engangeing mix of love, death, and uncertianty. I have always loved Mercedes Lackey since I first picked up the The Black Gryphon and have yet to be disapointed by any of her works this one included. For those though who have never before read any of Lackeys books about Valdemar, I would sujest starting as I did with the Mage War trillogy at the beginning.
