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Katharine Kerr

Author of Daggerspell

53+ Works 19,117 Members 236 Reviews 59 Favorited

About the Author

Katharine Kerr was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1944. Her maiden name was Katharine Nancy Brahtin. After dropping out of Stanford University in the mid-1960s, Kerr worked in a number of low-paying jobs, including a stint at the U.S. Post Office. In 1976, a friend gave Kerr her first fantasy show more role-playing game and she became so intrigued with both gaming and the fantasy field that she began writing articles for gaming magazines. After working as a contributing editor for Dragon Magazine, as well as contributing to gaming modules for both TSR, Inc., and Chaos, Inc., Kerr turned her attention exclusively to fiction writing. Kerr is best known for her historical fantasy Deverry Series novels, published by Bantam and HarperCollins. Titles include Daggerspell, Darkspell, Dawnspell: The Bristling Wood, and Dragonspell: The Southern Sea. Kerr also developed The Westlands Cycle series for HarperCollins. Among the titles of some of those novels are A Time to Exile, A Time of Omens, and Days of Blood and Fire. Some of Kerr's other science fiction novels include Polar City Blues, Palace, and Freeze Frames and she has also edited three short-story anthologies. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Katharine Kerr

Daggerspell (1993) 2,398 copies
Darkspell (1989) 1,720 copies
The Bristling Wood (1989) 1,528 copies
The Dragon Revenant (1990) 1,416 copies
A Time of Exile (1991) 1,264 copies
A Time of Omens (1992) 1,201 copies
Days of Blood and Fire (1993) 1,158 copies
Days of Air and Darkness (1994) 1,122 copies
The Red Wyvern (1997) 1,091 copies
The Black Raven (1999) 919 copies
The Fire Dragon (2000) 832 copies
The Gold Falcon (2006) 654 copies
The Spirit Stone (2007) 495 copies
The Shadow Isle (2008) 437 copies
Polar City Blues (1991) 388 copies
The Silver Mage (2009) 377 copies
Palace (1996) 336 copies
Snare (2003) 292 copies
License to Ensorcell (2011) 232 copies
Freeze Frames (1994) 183 copies
Polar City Nightmare (2000) 174 copies
Water to Burn (2011) 127 copies
The Shimmering Door (1997) — Editor — 117 copies
Enchanted Forests (1995) — Editor — 112 copies
Sword of Fire (2020) 97 copies
Apocalypse to Go (2012) 97 copies
Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994) — Editor — 87 copies
Resurrection (1992) 79 copies
Love on the Run (2012) 61 copies
Sorcerer's Luck (2013) 23 copies
Dragon Lords and Warrior Women (2010) — Contributor — 20 copies
Deverry: Three Tales (2014) 13 copies
Sorcerer's Feud (2014) 11 copies
Hot Water (2006) 10 copies
Dark Magicks (2013) 7 copies
Flickers (2016) 5 copies
Pet Noir 2 copies
The Bargain (1995) 1 copy
Cui Bono? 1 copy

Associated Works

Return to Avalon (1996) — Contributor — 245 copies
Sisters in Fantasy (1995) — Contributor — 161 copies
Witch Fantastic (1995) — Contributor — 124 copies
Dinosaur Fantastic (1993) — Contributor — 120 copies
Whatdunits (1992) — Contributor — 97 copies
Alternate Outlaws (1994) — Contributor — 85 copies
The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age (2004) — Contributor — 80 copies
Aladdin: Master of the Lamp (1992) — Contributor — 66 copies
Fantasy for Good: A Charitable Anthology (2014) — Contributor — 45 copies
Invisible: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F (2014) — Contributor — 33 copies
Were- (2016) — Contributor — 31 copies
The Phantom Queen Awakes (2010) — Contributor — 27 copies
Across the Spectrum (2013) — Contributor — 7 copies
Rocket Boy and the Geek Girls (2009) — Contributor — 4 copies

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I don't have a lot of patience for high fantasy, especially historically accurate medieval Welsh fantasy. Just not my cup of tea.
 
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kittyfoyle | 42 other reviews | Mar 15, 2024 |
Just as good as the first time.
 
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jazzbird61 | 42 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
I am really enjoying this series again. Very happy that I didn't finish it the first time around (I started in 2008 when Kindle was just getting off the ground and ebooks were scarce) so I have no idea how it is going to end.

This is true epic fantasy, of a kind that we don't seem much of these days. And the ones we see seem to be taking 10 years to finish and or get the next books out.
 
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jazzbird61 | 16 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
I'm not enjoying this group as much as the previous one. Lilli is a bit mushy and Prince Merryn doesn't seem very likable.
 
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Works
53
Also by
17
Members
19,117
Popularity
#1,142
Rating
3.8
Reviews
236
ISBNs
359
Languages
8
Favorited
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