Deryni Checkmate (Chronicles of the Deryni) - Softcover

Kurtz, Katherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345347641 ISBN 13: 9780345347640

Publisher: Del Rey, 1987

Synopsis

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 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

About the Author:

Katherine Kurtz has been writing fantasy novels for well over three decades. She is married and until last year made her home in Ireland, in a mildly haunted gothic revival house called Holybrooke Hall. She and her husband have recently returned to the United States and taken up residence in a historic house in Virginia, with their five Irish cats and one "silly-looking" dog.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0345347641
• ISBN 13: 9780345347640
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 30