Katherine Kurtz

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  • Bibliography:
    32 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1970
  • Latest Book:
    December 2014
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About the Author

Katherine Kurtz has been writing fantasy for well over three decades. She is married and lives in a renovated castle in the south of Ireland.

Full Series List in Order

The Chronicles of Deryni

1 - Deryni Rising (Aug-1970)
2 - Deryni Checkmate (May-1972)
3 - High Deryni (Sep-1973)
4 - Deryni Magic (Jan-1991)
5 - King Kelson's Bride (Jun-2000)
6 - In the King's Service (Nov-2003)
7 - Childe Morgan (Dec-2006)
8 - The King's Deryni (Dec-2014)
The Deryni Archives (Jul-1986)
Deryni Tales (May-2002)

Heirs of Saint Camber

1 - The Harrowing of Gwynedd (Oct-1989)
2 - King Javan's Year (Nov-1992)
3 - The Bastard Prince (May-1994)

The Histories of King Kelson

1 - Bishop's Heir (Oct-1984)
2 - The King's Justice (1986)
3 - The Quest for Saint Camber (Aug-1986)

The Legends of Camber of Culdi

1 - Camber of Culdi (Jul-1976)
2 - Saint Camber (Oct-1978)
3 - Camber the Heretic (Nov-1981)

Book List in Order: 32 titles

  • Deryni Rising

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 1

    HIGH MAGIC -- AND LOW 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...

  • Deryni Checkmate

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 2

    TROUBLE OVER GWYNEDD The number of the Deryni was small, very small--for they had been hounded for generations, their very identity kept secret for so long that many who were of Deryni blood did not know it. Those who did, those few who had ma...

  • High Deryni

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 3

    DERYNI PLOT -- AND COUNTERPLOT! With young King Kelson on the throne of Gwynedd, the priesthood of the Eleven Kingdoms felt its control deeply threatened. For Kelson was half Deryni -- part of that race of humans gifted with extrasensory powers....

  • Camber of Culdi

    The Legends of Camber of Culdi - 1

    DERYNI KINGMAKER Camber was the greatest of the Deryni--that race of men who were gifted with arcane mental powers that set them above normal humans. In later legends, he was to become a figure of mystery, known as both the patron saint of dark m...

  • Saint Camber

    The Legends of Camber of Culdi - 2

    THE FINAL SACRIFICE Camber of Culdi, master of arcane Deryni powers, should have been content. When Imre's evil reign threatened to destroy the Kingdom of Gwynedd, Camber had led the successful revolt against him and had found the last heir of the h...

  • St. Camber

  • Camber the Heretic

    The Legends of Camber of Culdi - 3

    DARK AGE DESCENDING Camber of Culdi, most powerful of the, magical Deryni race, was worried. Twelye years before, he had "died" and assumed the form of Bishop Allister Cullen, in order to guide .the human king Cinhil and ensure peace between Deryn...

  • Lammas Night

    The New York Timesâ€"bestselling author explores the occult history of WWII in this thriller inspired by true events during the Battle of Britain. The year is 1940, and Great Britain’s forces struggle against the invincible Nazi war machine. France...

  • Bishop's Heir

    The Histories of King Kelson - 1

    "DEATH TO ALL DERYNI!" Once again the Kingdom of Gwynedd under young King Kelson found itself facing the horror of war between the Church and the Deryni. And this time, there was also the threat of revolution. Caitrin, Pretender Queen of Meara,...



  • The King's Justice

    The Histories of King Kelson - 2

    A ROYAL TANGLE In theory, young Kelson Haldane, King of Gwynedd and heir to both royal and Deryni magical powers, should have been the most fortunate man alive. Instead, he found himself embroiled in the double ugliness of civil and religious war....

  • The Legacy of Lehr

    DEADLY GAMES OF INTERGALACTIC CAT-AND-MOUSE They were larger than lions, possessed of mystical powers and psychic cunning, and once had been worshipped as mighty gods. But when an imperial decree orders Captain Lulobo of the space-cruiser Valkyrie...

  • The Deryni Archives

    The Chronicles of Deryni

    There have been many events in the past 230 years of the half-magical race of the Deryni that were too short to turn into novels. Katherine Kurtz has been writing these when not occupied with longer works, and they are now collected here. Some have a...

  • The Quest for Saint Camber

    The Histories of King Kelson - 3

    THE IMPOSSIBLE SAINT Time after time, the legendary Camber--one-time Saint of the half-magic race of Deryni--had intervened in the affairs of young Kelson, King of Gwynedd. Yet Camber was known to have died two hundred years before! Now Kelson ...

  • The Harrowing of Gwynedd

    Heirs of Saint Camber - 1

    In an alternate Middle Ages, a new chapter begins in the magnificent fantasy saga of the Deryni, as the magical race faces annihilation by royal enemies and a radical church These are the darkest days for the Deryni of Gwynedd, the magical race that ...

  • Deryni Magic

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 4

    A RACE OF GIANTS In Gwynedd lived the Deryni, that mysterious race of wizards with arcane mental powers. Often feared and misunderstood, they came to be persecuted by humans, forced into hiding lest their race be destroyed. They were a race of Hea...

  • King Javan's Year

    Heirs of Saint Camber - 2

    UNEASY LIES THE HEAD The young King Alroy was dying, and so the power-hungry former Regents began their plotting anew, conspiring to immure the rightful successor--the Deryni-sympathizing Prince Javan--in the monastery where he had taken holy vows...

  • Vampyr

  • The Bastard Prince

    Heirs of Saint Camber - 3

    The Princes in the Tower The power-hungry former Regents of the three Haldane princes were pleased. They controlled Gwynedd once more, now that Rhys Michael was king--malleable, wine-loving, and soft. Or so they thought... Unbeknownst to the Re...

  • Knights of the Blood: At Sword's Point



  • Tales of the Knights Templar

    The Knights Templar was a military order founded during the time of the crusades to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Legend endows the Templars with magical powers with which they are said to have altered the course of history. "The Templ...

  • Two Crowns for America

    Bestselling fantasist Katherine Kurtz combines magic, Freemasonry, and revelation in this spellbinding tale of the American Revolution as it might have been... The year is 1775. In Europe, an unseen Master peers into a darkened mirror for the imag...

  • On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar

    The bestselling author of the Deryni fantasy series has compiled a new collection of stories about a mysterious and romantic order of medieval knights, featuring tales written by Andre Norton, Deborah Turner Harris, and other of today's leading fanta...

  • King Kelson's Bride

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 5

    Speculation runs rampant throughout the kingdom of Gwynedd as to when, and to whom, King Kelson will finally be wed. As a rival monarch takes his rightful place on the throne of a nearby land, it becomes more imperative than ever that Kelson produce ...

  • St. Patrick's Gargoyle

    From his perch high above the bustling Dublin streets, a gargoyle named Padraig keeps watch over his beloved city. It was once beautifully elegant, brilliantly sacred. But now something has changed. He can feel it... On a bitterly cold December ni...

  • Deryni Tales

    The Chronicles of Deryni

    Filled with richly drawn characters and unforgettable intrigues, Katherine Kurtz's Deryni novels inspired some of her most devoted fans to write their own Deryni tales-and Kurtz has collected eight of her favorites in this exciting anthology. Deryni ...

  • White Knights

    in Crusade of Fire: Mystical Tales of the Knights Templar

    The Knights Templar were the fabled order of mystic warrior-monks supposedly disabanded more than seven centuries ago by the pope. Legends persist of their presence, and this collection of stories muse on the Knights' arrival at history's turning poi...

  • In the King's Service

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 6

    This is a tale of an earlier time in the kingdom of Gwynedd, a time before the magical Deryni were persecuted as evil beings, before they were hounded nearly out of existence, before those of Deryni blood feared to let it be known. In those days, ...

  • Codex Derynianus

    Codex Derynianus is an A-to-Z guide of the Deryni world, covering the major and minor characters, place names, historical events, countries, cities, peoples, saints, and religious elements mentioned in the seventeen published novels and story collect...

  • Childe Morgan

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 7

    Alaric Morgan has been pledged to the king's service from birth, for his Deryni blood makes him ideal to safeguard the powers of the Haldane kings and ensure that Prince Brion, King Donal's heir, shall have the protection of his hereditary Haldane ma...



  • Knights of the Blood

    Los Angeles policeman Jack Drummond travels back to 1972, World War II, and the time of the Crusades to investigate a bizarre series of murders in which the murder weapon had been a stake through the heart. Reissue....

  • Crusade of Fire: Mystical Tales of the Knights Templar

    Legend holds that their alliance was formed in A.D. 1119 in order to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land. Later they came to be known as the warrior elite of Christiandom. But because of their intense secrecy, many debated whether the Knights Templar w...

  • The King's Deryni

    The Chronicles of Deryni - 8

    Now Kurtz weaves a thrilling conclusion to the epic Childe Morgan trilogy, in which bonds of both magic and loyalty will be put to the ultimate test… Alaric Morgan always knew his purpose in life -- to stand alongside the king of Gwynedd. The ol...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Katherine Kurtz has published 32 books.

Katherine Kurtz does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The King's Deryni, was published in December 2014.

The first book by Katherine Kurtz, Deryni Rising, was published in August 1970.

Yes. Katherine Kurtz has 4 series.
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