Deryni Checkmate - Hardcover

Kurtz, Katherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0441013414 ISBN 13: 9780441013418

Publisher: Ace Hardcover, 2005

Synopsis

Threatened by King Kelson's trust in Duke Alaric Morgan, who boasts of his Deryni heritage, the priests of Gwynedd spread stories about Deryni atrocities and the race's inexplicable powers, in a revised and expanded edition of the second book in the Deryni series. Originally in paperback.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The late Lester del Rey had a theory about the biological seat of Deryni power, a theory that he could have related in astonishing specificity. I just remember that he said it must come from somewhere in the nose, something related to the olfactory senses. I always thought that wa snot a very glamourous way to look at an exciting, epic sweep of fantasy. But after all, magic has to come from somewhere.

--Veronica Chapman, Senior Editor

From the Inside Flap:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Hardcover
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0441013414
• ISBN 13: 9780441013418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336