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Original Title:	Magic's Promise
ISBN:	0886774012 (ISBN13: 9780886774011)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage #2, Valdemar (Chronological) #5, Valdemar (Publication order) #7 , more
Characters:	Vanyel Ashkevron, Yfandes, Savil Ashkevron

Magic's Promise (Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage #2)

Mercedes Lackey

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 4.21 | 18904 Users | 302 Reviews

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Title	:	Magic's Promise (Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage #2)
Author	:	Mercedes Lackey
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	January 2nd 1990 by DAW Books Inc (first published 1990)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. LGBT. Magic. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy. Romance. M M Romance

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I don't know what just happened, and I'm almost afraid to examine it too closely in case I find things to nitpick (and I certainly could nitpick) and end up lowering my rating. This hasn't been a very good year for me, rating wise, and I was pretty close to giving up on Lackey altogether. I was really tempted to just finish up this trilogy and move on. And for all I know, it goes downhill from here (I know how the next book ends) and this book is a complete fluke. After the dregs of the Vows & Honor series, I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up being the case, but this one gives me hope that there could be other gems in the Valdemar series. This series has certainly had it's ups and downs, and Lackey has quite a few storytelling quirks that irk me more often than not - like her tendency to emphasize words she feels are important but really puts the emphasis on words that end up being completely unimportant and not at all the words I'd emphasize myself. It breaks the natural flow of the sentence structure and I really wish she'd stop trying to help out the readers with the constant italics. Also, she can't write a romance worth a damn. Thankfully, she doesn't really attempt that here, and the little hint of a possible (completely nonsensical) one was mostly ignored and then quickly resolved, taking up maybe a half page out of the whole book total. She has gotten much better at writing action and she's filling in more of the rules of this world with each novel and trilogy that gives new insights into things that didn't quite make sense before. Now I could certainly complain about the "gays don't get happy endings" trope and the "gays must suffer" trope that are definitely in full force here, and I wouldn't blame readers who get annoyed by them, because I certainly do too. But for Vanyel's personal journey, knowing where this character comes from and what he's been through, and knowing already some of the history of this story and how it impacts later generations, what Vanyel goes through here to understand his place in the world and to come to a sort of peace with his hurts and losses makes sense. Also, keeping in mind this was written in 1990, Lackey needed to humanize Van as a character, which means he is going to be used to call attention to many of the stereotypes so prevalent (even to this day) about gay men. I was thrown a bit at first that this jumps ahead in the timeline by about 10 years or so, and some of the cast of supporting characters were new. I was having to catch up at the beginning, but then Vanyel was off for "vacation" back at the homestead with his loving family and things got so good. A former rival turns into a surprising ally, his father ends up being kind of reasonable, there's trouble over the Border and new friends to make. I really liked Medren and Tashir, and it was a treat to actually get to see Vanyel engage in a job rather than just hear about it afterwards. Savil continues to be great, and even Van's brother Mekeal has his shining moments. Everything was just working in this one. Lackey was firing on all cylinders and she proved that when she stays focused and doesn't get wrapped up in unnecessary high school melodrama or half-formed subplots she can actually weave a fantastic story.

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This one was probably the weakest of the entire trilogy; it's set twelve years after Pawn. Since the end of book one, Valdemar has become involved in a war with Karse, it's Southern-most neighbor. We never get told why, who started it, or anything else. It's just a fact that there's a war going on, and Vanyel is a key part in it. His powers make him an invaluable tool, and he gets used almost to his breaking point until he finally is given leave. Vanyel decides to go visit his family instead of



Full review here:http://jamesgenrebooks.blogspot.com/2...While I still have issues with Vanyel's portrayal in this particular volume, age and experience suggest it's much more realistic of grief than I'd care to admit.

Re-read 2018I'm dipping into some of my favorite books to take a break from my more serious reading for college classes. Vanyel and his lousy luck are one of my favorite things to read about. It makes things I'm going through seem not as bad. Re-read 2017I love Van and the journey he takes to adulthood and being one of the main Heralds in Valdemar. I do feel bad for everything he has to go through to try to save his country.

4.5 stars.Reviewed after re-reading.The character growth definitely continues in this book and this trilogys second volume feels very congruent with its first. Vanyel has grown into his power just in time to aid in the defense of Valdemar as peace retreats. But after years of aiding in this defense he is exhausted both magically physically and emotionally and heads for a long visit with his family and a chance to rest. But this forces him to deal not only with his continuing ambivalence about

I'm always a bit suspicious of sequels, especially the second book in a trilogy. It's rare that it will be as strong as the first, or it serves as filler between the two important books. Mercedes Lackey is a talented enough author that this wasn't the case, managing to write something that I loved just as much as the first, and I can only imagine the third will be the same. There is quite a time jump between this and the first, Vanyel is no longer a teenager; he's a full grown adult, grown in to

It may interest those who have read this book to know that Mercedes Lackey also put out a cassette/CD based in the Last Herald Mage trilogy. You can sample some of the songs on YouTube, although the only place to buy it is from the Firebird Arts and Music website. The songs below are all from "Shadow Stalker" (as far I know).Magic's PriceShadow StalkerThe Shadow LoverDemonbaneWindrider UnchainedMy Ladys EyesNightbladesWeb of LightThe ColddrakeVrondis EyesEarth SpiritHawk BrotherThe Heralds Creed