Magic's Price

<b>Groundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar universe - Lambda-Award winning novels with heartfelt high adventure and magic </b> <p/> Valdemar<i>--</i>the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Mages<i>--</i>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. <p/> 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. <p/> 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. <p/> 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.