by Katherine Kurtz
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by Katherine Kurtz
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by Katherine Kurtz
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by Katherine Kurtz
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Following The Chronicles of the Deryni and The Legends of Camber of Culdi, Kurtz begins another fantasy trilogy - again set in the modestly appealing and fairly persuasive medieval, hierarchical, Welsh-flavored state of Gwynnedd. (This world, you'll remember, is sustained by a strong church and inhabited by a mixture of humans and human-alien, psi-powered Deryni.) Young Kelson, Deryni king of Gwynnedd, has loyal advisers - Deryni warrior Morgan, Deryni bishop Duncan, boyhood blood-brother Dhugal. But they're all threatened by a Deryni-hating coalition led by former archbishop Loris and Caitrin, aging pretender-queen of Meara. Complex, fairly deft plotting ensues: Loris horribly executes the Kelson-appointed bishop of Meara;in retaliation (the winter snows prohibit full-scale military action) Kelson captures Caitrin's heirs, boorish prince Llewell and comely, shy princess Sidana - whom Kelson threatens to wed Meanwhile, in a major subplot, Dhugal discovers that he has Deryni-style mental powers, eventually realizing that he is Duncan's long-lost son. And, with hard-working characterization and tense confrontations (if little real action), this encore is likely to satisfy Gwynnedd veterans without tempting too many newcomers. (Kirkus Reviews)
Following The Chronicles of the Deryni and The Legends of Camber of Culdi, Kurtz begins another fantasy trilogy - again set in the modestly appealing and fairly persuasive medieval, hierarchical, Welsh-flavored state of Gwynnedd. (This world, you'll remember, is sustained by a strong church and inhabited by a mixture of humans and human-alien, psi-powered Deryni.) Young Kelson, Deryni king of Gwynnedd, has loyal advisers - Deryni warrior Morgan, Deryni bishop Duncan, boyhood blood-brother Dhugal. But they're all threatened by a Deryni-hating coalition led by former archbishop Loris and Caitrin, aging pretender-queen of Meara. Complex, fairly deft plotting ensues: Loris horribly executes the Kelson-appointed bishop of Meara;in retaliation (the winter snows prohibit full-scale military action) Kelson captures Caitrin's heirs, boorish prince Llewell and comely, shy princess Sidana - whom Kelson threatens to wed Meanwhile, in a major subplot, Dhugal discovers that he has Deryni-style mental powers, eventually realizing that he is Duncan's long-lost son. And, with hard-working characterization and tense confrontations (if little real action), this encore is likely to satisfy Gwynnedd veterans without tempting too many newcomers. (Kirkus Reviews)
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