by Katharine Kerr
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by Katharine Kerr
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by Katharine Kerr
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by Katharine Kerr
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by Katharine Kerr
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The Black Raven is Book Two of The Dragon Mage, and the tenth volume of the Deverry series, a fantasy epic consisting of three interrelated quartets. As Katherine Kerr says, the past and the present weave together in these novels, and the final volume will link with the first to reveal an overall design akin to a Celtic knot threading back and forth upon itself. This is a strange pseudo-Celtic world in which reincarnation is a reality and past lives forever affect the present in surprising and unexpected ways, so that while The Black Raven can be read alone, it is advisable to begin with the first book Daggerspell.
In a complex novel of civil war, sacrifice and power, what impresses most is that an epic canvas is used to tell a strongly characterised and very human tale of hatred and destructive evil, and of the consequences of past malevolence on both the heroine Lilli, and the Prince Maryn. By keeping the narrative tightly focused around a small number of characters, and by maintaining strict limits to the rather elaborately conceived elements of magic and the supernatural, Katherine Kerr ensures that her fantastical history does not overwhelm the more personal and affecting dimensions of the tale. The result is a polished, emotionally involving and powerful novel in which even the dreams of a dragon may come evocatively to life. --Gary S. Dalkin --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the Author
The Deverry endgame
I can see that it will be of some interest to readers of this series to know how I'm approaching the end of it. When I started writing the Deverry saga in 1982, some 17 years ago now, I had a plan in mind for the entire thing. Of course, as I wrote, the plan got heavily modified, but from near the beginning I did have the ending firmly in mind -- it's simply taken me a long time to get there! The quartet I'm calling "The Dragon Mage" is that ending, or it will be when I reach the fourth volume. Somewhere in about 1994 I realized that by building up the world in such detail, I had made it possible for the last volumes to move much quickly than the earlier ones. That is, I could write in such a way as to maximize suspense and drama with a fast-moving story. Each volume of this quartet covers as much narrative ground as the early volumes; it merely does so as dramatically as I know how. Those readers who in the past have written me to say that the books are "too long" or "too slow" will perhaps find this an improvement, but as always, I've written what I know the story needs, rather than turning out fiction by the yard. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
I can see that it will be of some interest to readers of this series to know how I'm approaching the end of it. When I started writing the Deverry saga in 1982, some 17 years ago now, I had a plan in mind for the entire thing. Of course, as I wrote, the plan got heavily modified, but from near the beginning I did have the ending firmly in mind -- it's simply taken me a long time to get there! The quartet I'm calling "The Dragon Mage" is that ending, or it will be when I reach the fourth volume. Somewhere in about 1994 I realized that by building up the world in such detail, I had made it possible for the last volumes to move much quickly than the earlier ones. That is, I could write in such a way as to maximize suspense and drama with a fast-moving story. Each volume of this quartet covers as much narrative ground as the early volumes; it merely does so as dramatically as I know how. Those readers who in the past have written me to say that the books are "too long" or "too slow" will perhaps find this an improvement, but as always, I've written what I know the story needs, rather than turning out fiction by the yard. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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