It's a spellbinding story destined to please fantasy lovers everywhere. Here the epic saga that began with Daggerspell continues - a tale of might and magic, lust and glory, dark danger, and poignant desires that echo from Deverry's sapphire waters to its secret mountain caverns. Katharine Kerr has extensively rewritten Darkspell, incorporating major changes in the text, making this her definitive edition. For as the two struggle to recover the Great Stone, the mystic jewel that guides the conscience of the kingship of Deverry, malevolent dark masters are weaving terrifying spells against them - and displacing messengers of death. Meanwhile, the ancient sorcerer Nevyn, held back by his vows from boldly intervening in their lives, can only watch and wait as Rhodry and Jill move ever closer to danger. But Lord Rhodry, exiled from the dragon court of Aberwyn, has yet to discover his true parentage, and his swordmaster-lover, Jill, has barely glimpsed her awesome powers.
but young Jill has no idea what the destiny has in store for her.On the long roads of Deverry ride two mercenaries whose fates lie hidden deep in that of their own land. Their magical presence in her life marks her out as different special. Jill’s only friends are the mysterious spirits known as Wildfolk: gnomes, sylphs, sprites and undines. Jill is the daughter of a Silver Dagger, a band of wandering swordsmen who fight for money, not honour. After her mother died when she was young, father and girl took to the road, living from town to town, never settling. A wait that may soon finally come to an end. He waits for the one who might break him free of his prison. The powerful sorcerer Nevyn broke a promise long ago and a curse has trapped him ever since.
‘I was hooked and my enthusiasm for this series carried me through to the very last and then moved me to tears’ – Fantasy Book ReviewĪ broken promise, a curse and a magic beyond imagining… Prepare to be spellbound by a sparkling fantasy classic: a tale of adventure and timeless love, perilous battle and pure magic.
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