Darkspell
core novel 1987 Deverry
Record
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (10,655 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 476 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0-385-23109-1 |
| First-edition date | 1987-09 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Deverry
- Series: Act One: Deverry core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Katharine Kerr
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1988: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 22nd.
Notes
- From the series record (Act One: Deverry): UK alt-titles exist for books 3-4 (Dawnspell: The Bristling Wood; Dragonspell: The Southern Sea).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Act One: Deverry: position 2 of 4: previous Daggerspell (1986) · next The Bristling Wood (1989)
- Internal chronology, within Deverry: position 2 of 16: previous Daggerspell (1986) · next The Bristling Wood (1989)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deverry_Cycle
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- https://www.isfdb.org
- https://www.sfadb.com/Katharine_Kerr
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