The first volume of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years.
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Katharine Kerr was born in Ohio and moved to San Francisco Bay Area in 1962, where she has lived ever since. She has read extensively in the fields of classical archeology, and medieval and dark ages history and literature, and these influences are clear in her work. Her epic Deverry series has won widespread praise and millions of fans around the world.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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"Daggerspell" by Katharine Kerr is my absolute favourite book. The Deverry sequence comprises eleven books at the moment, and this is the first of them. The leading plot is the reincarnation of souls and the complicated relations that will build up when the souls interact as different persons in different lives. The story is told in two time lines or time frames, the so called present time line that focus on Jill and Rhodry, and the past time line that focus on their previous lives during 400 years. The story thus changes between past and present, and it is all really wonderful stories, that interacts in a so complex pattern that it takes some rereads to discover some of the more hidden connections. The twelfth and last book of the sequence is being written right now, and it will let the past time line to finally merge with the present time line, and thus complete the intricate story pattern. In this first book we are exposed to the beginning of the present story, and two stories from the past. Love, Wyrd (destiny) and Dweomer (magic) interacts to create a great story out of many threads. All the stories is set in the roughly mediaeval society of Deverry and it's neighbouring cultures. My old mother, who always (or at least the last thirty years) had claimed that she didn't like fantasy literature, was instantly hooked when she started to read the books. I highly recommend this book to everyone!
- Gunnar Creutz
- Gunnar Creutz
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I first read this book when I was in year 7 or 8 at high school on a whim from the library. I loved it so much I promptly bought it and the rest of the series at that point. I have read the book so many times (and despite being exceedingly careful) that it is falling apart. I am trying to keep it safe because it is a non revised edition.
I love this book and its series, it's complex themes and plot that entwines past, present and future. It may not be immediately obvious why the past is being brought up, but believe me, on a recent reread of the entire series, I noticed a sentence in the second book is realised into plot over 8 books later. You can't read these books on their own and expect to understand them. They are a "series" in a true sense of the word.
Fantastic, can't say anything more to recommend them, and I am champing at the bit for the next one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Before reading this novel, I had read Raymone E Feist, Janny wurts, J.V. Jones and David eddings. all very good authors. I read kerr's novel and was amazed. The world she was created was simply amazing. It was very unique compared to most fantasy novels and with that interesting semi-celtic / roman knot of interwoven stories it is quite a masterpiece. I consequently read all of her books and endeavoured to find out as much as i could about her and her world. i am quite a big fan now.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Daggerspell
Haven't read it yet but the series was recommended to me by two friends. I'm pleased with the condition of the book,delighted with the price and speed of delivery.
Published 3 months ago by kaytee
5.0 out of 5 stars
from start to finish
i have read this series in a number of steps throughout the years as it has been released and had missed all of the silver wyrm books as i lost track of time, however my girlfriend... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jack
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A Wyrd to the Wise
The Deverry books have been a joy to read for many years. Weaving stories of characters reborn time and again to correct past errors and develop as people. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Captain Kretin
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant series of fantasy books you have to read
good book, this is a series of books I started in the summer and having read all the current books in the series up to 2009 and as my local library does not keep the older books in... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2010 by Mr. A. J. Gemmell
1.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting idea but very badly executed
This is one of the very few books that I have been unable to finish, I gave up on page 306 of 528. The idea of souls being reincarnated time and again and coming together in each... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2010 by Isobel Ayres
4.0 out of 5 stars
A promising start
This is the first book in Katharine Kerr's long-running series about Deverry and the Westlands. It introduces the three linked characters of Jill, Rhodry and Nevyn. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2010 by A. L. Rutter
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The Deverry Series
This first book in probably the best series in fantasy is definately worth the time to read. It will absorb you completely into this captivating world. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2008 by Ms. Sophie Louise Bennett
4.0 out of 5 stars
awesome start - intricate unique fantasy
The opening Deverry novel, Daggerspell, struck me straight away as a unique take on the fantasy genre. Read more
Published on 6 May 2008 by Toby Andersen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Unexpectedly enjoyable
I don't normally read fantasy. I was given a second hand copy of this book. I found it very entertaining, with some nice touches like the 'flashback' device used with reference to... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2007 by Little Miss
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply amazing
If you're not the sort to read a massive series of books then be warned this is not the book for you as this is the first in a series of 12. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2006 by Alexa
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