Magic's pawn was a touching book, in fact I cried when I read it. It was so sad about Tylendal, and how Vanyel had to carry on without his love. I was shocked that Vanyel and Tylendal were gay. Not many authors go into that. If they do it is horrible. I think that Misty did it artfully. She did a great job on this book and its sequels. I only wish that she could have brought back Vanyel and his love Tylendal/Stefen(plus Yfandes of course)back in more books than just the Mage Winds Series. This is a great book, and i reccommend it to anyone with a tender heart.