Book Preview ALSO BY KATHARINE KERR NOVELS OF DEVERRY The Justice War SWORD OF FIRE The Silver Wyrm THE GOLD FALCON THE SPIRIT STONE THE SHADOW ISLE THE SILVER MAGE * * * THE NOLA O’GRADY NOVELS LICENSE TO ENSORCELL WATER TO BURN APOCALYPSE TO GO LOVE ON THE RUN THE GOLD FALCON THE SPIRIT … Read more
Book Preview DEATH HAD TURNED DOUGIE’S hair white and his flesh translucent. In the darkness he glowed with a faint silvery light as he stood smiling at Berwynna. “Remember me, lass,” he said in the language of Alban, “but live your life, too. I loved you enough to wish you every happiness. Find a new … Read more
Book Preview BOOK SIX OF THE DRAGON MAGE HarperCollinsPublishers 77—85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London w6 8jB www.voyager-books.co.uk Published by HarperVoyager An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2008 1 Copyright © Katharine Kerr 2008 Katharine Kerr asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available … Read more
Book Preview The Northlands Summer, 1159 In some sense, every magician is a weaver, merely one who works with invisible strands of the hidden light. With it we weave our various forms, just as a weaver produces cloth, and then stitch them into the images we desire, just as a tailor sews cloth into a … Read more
Book Preview Raves for Katharine Kerr’s Deverry: “Much as I dislike comparing anything to The Lord of the Rings, I have to admit that on this occasion it’s justified.” “There is a solid depth to Deverry and its inhabitants that make it seem very real. She’s also a master at creating tension, then balancing it … Read more
Book Preview A NOTE ON THE DEVERRY SEQUENCE It occurs to me that readers might find it helpful to know something about the overall structure of the Deverry series. From the beginning of this rather large enterprise, I have had an actual ending in mind, a set of events that should wrap up all … Read more
Book Preview Silver horns were blaring; captains and lords were yelling at the tops of their lungs. The last of the regent’s men mobbed around the gates in Dun Deverry’s wall, yelling and screaming as they tried to push through to safety. “Speed, men!” the prince cried out. “If we rush them, we can take … Read more
Book Preview Arzosah roared and dropped, down and down in a rush of wind that tore at Rhodry’s clothes and tried to grab him from her back. He clung to the straps, his hands stinging and aching from the effort. Just as he felt he was bound to be torn off and sent falling, the … Read more
Book Preview It was still afternoon, and Jahdo was scrounging dead wood for an evening’s fire, when Gidro and Baki became restless, throwing up their heads, sniffing and snorting into the rising wind, finally whickering out a greeting. Distantly a horse answered, then another. Jahdo leapt to his feet and grabbed his grandfather’s knife, but … Read more
Book Preview In those days the eastern border of the elven lands lay in the middle of a forest. A traveler leaving the high plains and heading east came down a long gentle decline into the oaks to find several rivers that might mark a border—if only anyone at all had lived on either side … Read more
Book Preview Partners “Go to the Old One’s villa, and see if you can find out anything about his scheme,” said the Hawkmaster. “In return, we will put you forward as a candidate for the Outer Circle. Our backing carries great weight, you know.” “Oh yes, and I’m honored beyond dreaming.” One thin trickle of … Read more
Book Preview “You the silver dagger who was asking for Lord Perryn?” “I am, and what’s it to you?” Rhodry asked. “Naught, but I might have a bit of information for you for the right price.” Rhodry took two silver pieces from his pouch and held them between his fingers. The peddler grinned. “I stayed … Read more
Book Preview The boundless imagination ofKATHARINE KERR Her novels of Deverry and the Westlands: DAGGERSPELL DARKSPELL THE BRISTLING WOOD THE DRAGON REVENANT A TIME OF EXILE A TIME OF OMENS DAYS OF BLOOD AND FIRE DAYS OF AIR AND DARKNESS THE RED WYVERN Available from Bantam Spectra Books The boundless imagination ofKATHARINE KERR Her novels … Read more
Book Preview “I’ve never had any trouble with bandits out here,” Dregydd was saying, “and now you tell me there’s a whole pack of them waiting in ambush. It doesn’t make any sense. How the hells can you know?” “I can know and I do know,” Aderyn said. “We’ve got to do something, or we’ll … Read more