Deryni Rising

Kurtz, Katherine

ISBN 10: 0345347633 / ISBN 13: 9780345347633

Published by Del Rey, New York, 1993

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Spine slightly slanted, creased, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, binding somewhat tight. An attractive copy. Volume 1 in the Chronicles of the Deryni trilogy, and Katherine Kurtz' first novel. "A sweeping tale of romance and sorcery set in the imaginary kingdom of Gwynedd - where the mysterious forces of magic and the superior power of the Church combine to challenge the rule of young Kelson, who came to the throne when his father was brutally murdered by the sorceress Charissa. "The fate of the Deryni - a quasi-mortal race of sorcerers-and, indeed, the fate of the Eleven Kingdoms rest on Kelson's ability to quash the rebellion by fair means or foul - even by the proscribed use of magic! "; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deryni Rising
• Publisher: Del Rey, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345347633
• ISBN 13: 9780345347633
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Illustrator: Illustrated by Sweet, Darrell K. (cover)
• Edition: Twenty-Third Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy::Katherine Kurtz

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Synopsis

In the kingdom of Gwynedd, the mysterious forces of magic and the superior power of the Church combine to challenge the rule of young Kelson. Now the fate of the Deryni -- a quasi-mortal race of sorcerers -- and, indeed, the fate of all the Eleven Kingdoms, rests on Kelson's ability to quash the rebellion by any means necessary . . . including the proscribed use of magic!

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om of Gwynedd, the mysterious forces of magic and the superior power of the Church combine to challenge the rule of young Kelson. Now the fate of the Deryni -- a quasi-mortal race of sorcerers -- and, indeed, the fate of all the Eleven Kingdoms, rests on Kelson's ability to quash the rebellion by any means necessary . . . including the proscribed use of magic!