Katharine Kerr
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 454 pages Rating: 3.9 | 14151 Users | 463 Reviews
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| Title | : | Daggerspell (Deverry #1) |
| Author | : | Katharine Kerr |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 454 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 1993 by Spectra (first published September 1986) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy. Epic Fantasy |
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Even as a young girl, Jill was a favorite of the magical, mysterious Wildfolk, who appeared to her from their invisible realm. Little did she know her extraordinary friends represented but a glimpse of a forgotten past and a fateful future. Four hundred years-and many lifetimes-ago, one selfish young lord caused the death of two innocent lovers. Then and there he vowed never to rest until he'd righted that wrong-and laid the foundation for the lives of Jill and all those whom she would hold dear: her father, the mercenary soldier Cullyn; the exiled berserker Rhodry Maelwaedd; and the ancient and powerful herbman Nevyn, all bound in a struggle against darkness. . . and a quest to fulfill the destinies determined centuries ago. Here in this newly revised edition comes the incredible novel that began one of the best-loved fantasy seers in recent years--a tale of bold adventure and timeless love, perilous battle and pure magic. For long-standing fans of Deverry and those who have yet to experience this exciting series, Daggerspell is a rare and special treat.Point Books To Daggerspell (Deverry #1)
| Original Title: | Daggerspell |
| ISBN: | 0553565214 (ISBN13: 9780553565218) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Deverry #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1987) |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 14151 Users | 463 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books Daggerspell (Deverry #1)
For 2020 starting a new readalong of the Deverry cycle and revisiting this book its amazingly innovative, fast paced and has some lovely character development. Well worth a lookFull review - https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/re...Once you get used to the storytelling style, you will discover a tale that keeps you fully engaged in the unfolding events. Boring is not a word I could imagine using in conjunction with this book. It twists, it turns, it has action pouring off the pages and there is constant underlying question, will Nevyn ever find a way to make things right? Meanwhile you have plenty of entertaining characters, desperate wars, evil sorcerers, human tragedies and heart wrenching love stories, all designed to
I first read this book over twenty-five years ago and have just finished my first re-reading of it.Re-reading can be a troubling experience. Many of the fantasy books I loved from my teens and twenties have not withstood the test of time. They've grown dated either by style and focus, or simply by the quality of the writing. And of course as much as general reading tastes and expectations have changed, I've changed too. Dump a few decades on a man and that'll happen.*However*, I'm very pleased
This book came highly recommended, so Im sorry to say that despite its strengths, it has not inspired me to seek out the 15 sequels.For a fantasy novel first written in the 80s, this has aged reasonably well, though not so well as another recent find of mine, the wonderful The Ladies of Mandrigyn. Daggerspell is listed as epic fantasy, though theres no more than a hint of an Enemy--as opposed to a mere antagonist--in this volume. While Kerr incorporates some old-fashioned elements (I cant
I read this with a reading group and so have done a fair amount of pondering and typing about it already, so this review will be shorter than my usual.The main thing I can say about it that I haven't elsewhere, is that Ms. Kerr's reach and her grasp are near perfectly matched. How often do you think "I can see what he/she was trying to do, but..."? I did not have that thought at any point reading this novel. I was especially impressed with how lean the writing is. Not in the sense of being
Daggerspell is an epic fantasy novel built on the idea of reincarnation. If we have failed to fulfill our destiny in one life, we are compelled to return to this life in another form to do that. As I read this novel, I was confronted with my feelings about that inalienable destiny. There are some people that you have in your life that seem only to bring pain and hardship, and the comfort is that when you leave this life, you leave that pain they cause you behind. In this novel, that is not the
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