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Summary: The best book I've ever read!
Review: I got this book for Christmas in 1997 and I love it! I must've read it five times. At least. Maybe I'd better read it some more! Anyway, if you haven't read this book, you oughtta do so NOW! In fact, buy it, becuase trust me, you'll read it more than once. I love this book so much! Mercedes Lackey shows her true talent with Magic's Price.
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Summary: WONDERFUL! I've read all her books, all good as gold!
Review: I love her books, I can't put them down! I think she should wright alot more. I cant say enough, they've enspired me to wright a little also.
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Summary: I Don't Wanna Grow Up!
Review: No, Vanyel doesn't want to grow up. Raised in pampered privilege, he wants no part of anything he doesn't want to do. Compared to 99.999% of the population, Vanyel has a soft spot, but it's not soft enough for him. So he whines. And whines. Then whines some more.This resonates with readers whose notion of Hard Times is having a homework assignment. Vanyel has become something of a Patron Saint of Yuteful Whiners. Well, even the parents cannot stomach him forever, so they send him off to the capital city, where he beds lots of girls (Don't worry! NO ONE ever becomes pregnant or contracts STDs in Valdemar!) and is generally useless, except for being Decoratively Beautiful. Being gorgeous counts for more than character in Valdemar. After MUCH whining and uselessness, Vanyel FINALLY figures out that he's gay. We're told that gays are born this way, and KNOW they are different, but Vanyel is a little slow, but he does figure it out. It just takes him a lot of girls. Then one of the blue-eyed white horsies Chooses him. An utterly worthless, whiny kid (unless you park him in a corner like a vase, purely decorative) is Chosen as Special. This is a recurring theme in Lackey's writing; no matter how ordinary, unmotivated, or useless you are, her characters are Chosen by white horsies and whisked away from the Horror of Growing Up, because you are somehow inherently special--not by anything you learned or worked for, you just are! How glib. How immature. Fascinating as societal commentary, the tale continues in unfailingly PC ways. How strange that Vanyel is not once but repeatedly chosen as a stud to sire children. He has at least 4 by my count. How odd that he ends up living a very similar life to the one he would have had had he stayed with the family business. A thinly disguised propaganda piece, with an icing of oversweet juvenile wish fulfillment.
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Summary: I LOVE it!
Review: This book, and the Last herald Mage series in general, was wonderful. I just made one of my best friends read the series and, though he didn't love it as much as I do,(MATT!) he enjoyed it. I must admit, like Kawaiibaka, that i'm in love with Van, and his name is part of my handle and e-mail address. I wish I were a guy, a herald, and I wish that he didn't already have a shay'kreth'ashke. Read this book, and the rest of the series, or you will disappoint me greatly, all of you! It makes you cry, it makes you laugh, and most of all, it makes you understand what life is as a shaych person. I have basically always been able to understand gay people, but now I understand them even more, and I find that i can't stand narrow minded people who are homophobic. Please, anyone, e-mail me if you've read this book or any other Mercedes Lackey
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Summary: Beautifully magical, and eye-opening.
Review: The sense of the magical and of the incredible permeate this novel. It's one of my favorites in fantasy, not only because of the magic, and the bond between Companions and heralds, not just because of the Hawkbrothers, but because of the relationships between the characters. The relationship between Lendel and Vanyel took me by surprise, but it's one of the thigs that drew me into the story. Mercedes has gutts, and I like the was she writes.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This book and those following are my favorite books ever. there is some humor in it, my favorite was the incedent w/ father leren. read the book to find out what i am talking about. mostly, though, to me, this was a kind of tragedy. I find myself very much like Vanyel. with my family and all. i have always been the looked down upon, the ignored, the one who was always treated badly. these books, while not solving my problem, that would be impossible, gave me solace and a bit of peace. I have read it many times and recommend it to everyone. The homosexuality didn't really bug me, i think in part because i am female. These three books are my favorite of all time. my most cherished possesion is that of my big blue book that is a combination of all three. I suggest reading this to anyone, but most of all, those who feel downtrodden and depressed. it helps.
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Summary: Like everyone else has said, this is and awesome book!
Review: I can only repeat everyone elses' review of this book- its completely awesome and engrossing. I have tried to have my friends read it, but they were so turned off by the homosexuality in it, they read no further. They are missing out on what I consider to be one of the best books ever. I have read this book at least 15 times, and every time I am just barely able to contain my tears. This book is a must if you like fantasy, romance, or just good reading.
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Summary: A great book........
Review: Lackey does it all in this book. A great story about a man who has great powers in magic. I would recamend it to those who have time to read and love adventure/magical books.
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Summary: Feel Good Claptrap
Review: The glorification of the homosexuality in this book was repugnant. The book quickly stopped being a book of high fantasy and became some sort of Larry Flynt meets Danielle Steel. Bad news unless you are after smut reading.
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Summary: An Absolutely Wonderful Story
Review: I'm reader new to the world of fantasy, and Mercedes Lackey's books pulled me in. When I got Magic's Pawn, I couldn't put it down. I have never read anything better. Seriously. If you haven't read Magic's Pawn, read it, and the other Misty books. You're missing out. Plus, reading these books helped me realize that shaych (gay) people are people, too, and now I'm very tolerant. If only everyone else could read this and feel so at ease with Van and other shaych people. I admire Van and Stef/Tylendel as good people more than most heterosexuals. Just read them, if you don't understand now. Vanyel's Price was worth it if we can get through to everyone.
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