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FAR from where the Camberian Council sat in secret session, crafting their careful, deliberate plans for the future of their race, the wife of one of its members lay propped amid the pillows of their curtained and canopied bed and waited for the nurse to bring her infant son for feeding. Read the first page
I cannot tell you how LONG I have waited for this book! And it did not disappoint me. In the first of the new trilogy that precedes the time of Kelson, we get to meet Morgan's parents, Brion's parents and many of the older characters at a much younger age. Although there is a lot less magic in this book, it is still an excellent read, and we are introduced to the intrigues of the court; the plotting and planning to attempt to keep a kingdom stable and from war; to the desperate attempt of King Donal Haldane to obtain a Deryni protector for the crown and the princes of the Haldane family. It almost had me there for a moment, but I'll say no more. Read it and ENJOY!!
I have also waited for this book for a very long time. It did not disappoint me, although I found it quite slow going at first. There is not a huge amount of 'on-stage' action, but the book builds a very complete picture of the surroundings in which Alaric enters the world, and sets the scene well for the sequels.
I had the paperback edition, and was amused to note that the very first 'blurb' comment on the back of the paperback places the story in the overall timeline of Kurtz's world - and gets it completely wrong, stating that it harks back to early times before the persecution of Deryni. When I first read that comment, I wondered whether I had got the wrong book, but I was glad to discover that it was the blurb writer who was mistaken.
I am now waiting eagerly (and, I hope, not as long) for the second and third books in this trilogy; and I confess that I do hope that Kurtz will find it in her to continue to fill out this world further, even after this trilogy. There is still so much potential in this storyline.
The latest installment in a wonderful series, return to the time before King Kelson and Morgan, Duke of Corwyn, to meet the grandfather and fathers and see the world of Gwynnedd through their eyes.
Many of the characters in later books are seen in their younger day, and others are seen as children or infants. There is not as much magic or ritual as in some of the books, sadly, but still a must have for any serious fans.
I am now waiting in hopes of another book to fill in the gap between the end of this book and Deryni Rising etc.
