Katherine Kurtz

Deryni Rising

A humble monk who is a descendant of the old Haldane kings proves instrumental in overcoming a murderer's magic and regaining the Deryni throne

Camber of Culdi

A young king manipulated by evil hands becomes a champion of justice when a magical pretender to the throne challenges his sovereignty For six years, forces of evil and repression have ruled medieval Gwynedd after eliminating two rightful kings of the Haldane line. Keeping the current young liege, King Rhys Michael, weak with wine, the council of regents and its fanatical allies in the church have been virtually unstoppable in their quest to dominate and destroy the mystical Deryni who share their land. But now a credible threat has arisen: A Deryni claimant to the throne has taken up arms against the cruel oppressors of his magical race. With a mighty army at his command, Prince Marek—the bastard son of King Imre, Gwynedd’s last Deryni ruler—has challenged the Haldane reign, and Rhys Michael’s masters realize the young king must be roused from his stupor to confront the interloper. However, the young Haldane monarch is not the malleable, drunken puppet the regents imagine—and when his long-dormant arcane powers are awakened, Rhys Michael will put his own clandestine plans in motion to right the wrongs of recent history no matter what the cost. The fourth trilogy in Katherine Kurtz’s magnificent chronicles of the Deryni concludes with awesome power in this stirring tale of war, faith, magic, and justice. Populated by a large cast of unforgettable characters, the thrilling history of an alternate medieval world unfolds in all its epic splendor and tragedy, strongly reaffirming Kurtz’s well-deserved place among the finest storytellers and world-builders in all of fantasy fiction.

The Bastard Prince

Lammas Night

Deryni Rising (Chronicles of the Deryni)

Saint Camber

An anthology of stories and anecdotes dealing with the half-magical Deryni race features both previously published and new fiction, including her first Deryni tale and an account of how Denis Arilan became a Deryni priest.

The Deryni Archives

Young King Kelson, having inherited Deryni powers from his mother, faces a rebellion led by the anti-Deryni, former-Archbishop Loris and Caitrin, a pretender to the throne of Gwynedd

The King's Justice

A medieval kingdom is thrown into chaos by rumors of the death of its liege in the final volume of the Histories of King Kelson King Kelson Haldane of Gwnyedd knows he owes much to the legendary Camber of Culdi, the most revered of the magical Deryni race. Having suppressed the rebellion that threatened to tear his realm to pieces, Kelson, himself a possessor of Deryni magic, is now dedicated to exploring the history and legacy of the man who returned the Haldane line to the throne two centuries before. But word reaches the royal court that, while on their noble quest to help restore Camber to the sainthood he was stripped of by a virulently anti-Deryni church, King Kelson and his blood brother, Dhugal, have perished. Now, for the lost king’s ambitious rival a pathway exists to the throne—and to the bedchamber of Rothana, Kelson’s intended queen. But there is more to the king’s “accidental demise” than initially meets the eye, and a powerful unseen player in this drama that no one could have ever suspected. Katherine Kurtz brilliantly concludes her acclaimed fantasy trilogy of the reign of King Kelson with The Quest for Saint Camber—ending but one remarkable chapter in her breathtaking history of the Deryni in the Middle Ages of a magnificently imagined and brilliantly constructed alternate Britain.

The Quest for Saint Camber

Several years after the action in "The Chronicles of the Deryni," the reign of Kelson, the Deryni king of Gwynedd, is increasingly troubled by a plot involving ex-Archbishop Loris and the Pretender Queen Caitrin

The Bishop's Heir

Deborah Turner Harris

Mystic, historian, and Master of the Hunt, Adam Sinclair is called on to investigate and solve the most dangerous and unimaginable crime of his career--the murder of an Adept

A Novel of the Adept

Death of an Adept

Deborah T. Harris

La setta del pugnale

Best known for her beloved Deryni series, Katherine Kurtz rockets into new territory in this breathtaking science fiction murder mystery. The interstellar cruiser Valkyrie has been ordered to take an unexpected detour from its normal route to pick up a strange and valuable cargo. Capt. George Lutobo cannot disobey the commands of his emperor, but the idea of bringing four huge, blue-furred lionlike creatures onboard a luxury vessel makes the captain uneasy. Nor does he trust the big cats’ escorts, husband and wife scientists Mather Seton and Wallis Hamilton. Though these magnificent felines possess remarkable psychic abilities and are worshipped as deities on their home planet—and, for that reason, are essential components of the diplomatic negotiations between worlds—they are nevertheless frighteningly dangerous beasts, powerfully built, with razor-sharp claws and teeth. Soon after the creatures’ arrival, the discovery of a dead passenger, ripped to pieces and clutching a clump of blue fur, seems to justify Captain Lutobo’s fears. The killings continue, each as savage as the last, though Seton and Hamilton insist that the great felines could never have escaped from their cages. But the dark mystery only deepens when one of the imprisoned cats is murdered—the manner of its death impossible to fathom—and one terrible truth becomes frighteningly clear: No one and no thing is safe any longer aboard the Valkyrie. Thrilling, surprising, and marvelously inventive, Katherine Kurtz’s The Legacy of Lehr is an exciting science fiction adventure that displays a daringly different side of the acclaimed fantasist best known for her popular Deryni and Knights Templar fantasy series.

The Legacy of Lehr

The Bishop's Heir (The Histories of King Kelson, Volume 1) (Histories of King Kelson)

St. Patrick's Gargoyle

Lin Carter

Michael Moorcock

Jack Vance

Rick Bryant

Poul Anderosn

John JAkes

Here are tales of steel-sinewed heroes - brawny adventurers ready to storm the gates of hell with mighty longswords in hand and the grim smile of the fightingman on their lips. And here are legions of wizards, warlocks, ghouls, and dmeons- casting dire enchantments and summoning all the powers of darkness to their aid.

Contents:
Introduction: Of Wizards and Warriors by Lin Carter
"The Bagful of Dreams" by Jack Vance
"The Tupilak" by Poul Anderson
"Storm in a Bottle" by John Jakes
"Swords Against the Marluk" by Katherine Kurtz
"The Lands Beyond the World" by Michael Moorcock

Barbarians and Black Magic

Flashing Swords! #4

Sean Williams

Nnedi Okorafor

Mike Perkins

Jody Lynn Nye

L Ron Hubbard

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Bestselling Anthology of Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36

The number of Deryni was small, for they had been hounded for generations and kept their identities secret. Those who managed to retain their arcane powers concealed their background--for bitter persecution once again swept the land of Gwynedd, inspired by a raving fanatic sworn to destroy all Deryni in a final bloodbath.

Deryni Checkmate

The author places the Deryni--a race of humans with strange, magical powers--in a time beset by hardships and ruled by the power-hungry Regents, wondering if their last hope is truly dead

The Harrowing of Gwynedd

The power-hungry former regents of Gwynedd conspire to supplant Deryni sympathizer Prince Javan with a puppet monarch of their choosing

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