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The Bishop's Heir (The Histories of King Kelson #1)
Once again the Kingdom of Gwynedd under young King Kelson found itself facing the horror of war between the Church and the Deryni. As the Pretender Queen plotted to free Meara from Gwynedd's control, and the ex-Archbishop hatched a devious plan, it looked like the peace of Gwynedd was to be a thing of the past....
Mass Market Paperback, 363 pages
Published
August 12th 1987
by Del Rey
(first published 1984)
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My son bought me a hardbound version of "The Chronicle of the Deryni"for Christmas. It was a heartfelt gift as the books were the ones I read while I was on bed rest waiting his arrival. I liked both the name and the characteristics of a key character so much, I named my son after him, Alaric. Now he is an adult, he actually looks much like I envision this character and exhibits many of the same characteristics such as loyalty, compassion, adventurist.
Re-reading the "Chronicles of the Deryni" a...more
Re-reading the "Chronicles of the Deryni" a...more
This begins the "Histories of King Kelson" trilogy, which continues in The King's Justice and The Quest for Saint Camber, and follows immediately after the events of High Deryni. The conflict with Archbishop Loris continues, and Kelson bounces back and forth between joy and despair.
The first book in her second trilogy about Kelson really brings the young king to the forefront. He gains a friend of his own age, instead of being surrounded by older, wiser mentors, and starts to come into his own.
I actually bought the first two in this series in England! I fell so in love with Kelson. These are detailed, well imagined, richly invoked, entirely believeable historicsl fantasy.
Really like the series. Realistic characters and a heart-wrenching love story and action series.
It's always interesting revisiting books you first read a long while ago.
The Histories of King Kelson is an excellent trilogy in the Deryni world. These are some of my favorite books. Love the setting and the psychic abilities.
It started slow, and took me ages to get into... but by the end, I was hooked. I guess that's the problem with reading stories set in a world I know but with all new characters this go 'round. And I feel like I've missed a lot in the interim. Ah well. Now that I know and like this set of folks, I'm ready to see what happens to them in the next two books, as well.
This is probably my favorite book of Katherine Kurtz. This series is just wonderful. I read it first when I was in high school and it contains the first character of a book that I fell in love with. Her characters are rich and wonderful. If you like the Fantasy genre, I highly recommend it!!
The political intrigue and characters are a plus for me.
Another painful Deryni novel to read. There is so much political intregue in this novel. A territory in rebellion, and church still divided, and a King in need of a bride. All colliding in an ending I never predicted.
Easily one of my favorite authors. I have read this series several times since Mom brought The Bishops Heir home from the library for me back in Jr. High. Really turned me on to the Historical Fiction aspect of fantasy.
I am enjoying this series. For those of you who haven't read her, I highly recommend her. Her books are fantasy set within a world where Catholicism exists. She is a Medievalist at UCLA (?) and her detail is amazing.
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Katherine Kurtz is American fantasy novel writer. She is most known for her Deryni series.
She currently lives in Virginia.
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