The Harrowing of Gwynedd
novel 1989 Chronicles of the Deryni
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| Reader rating | 4.08 (2,473 ratings, collected 2026-11-06) |
| Page count | 384 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345332592 |
Synopsis
The first novel of Katherine Kurtz's Heirs of Saint Camber trilogy (Del Rey, 1989) is set in the kingdom of Gwynedd, where the Deryni, a people with psychic and magical abilities, face persecution from the Crown and the Church under the Regents of the young King Alroy. The Camberian Council plans a deception: a new baptizer cult, led by Revan, will claim to wash away Deryni powers, offering willing Deryni a way to shield themselves from the Regents. Meanwhile Prince Javan works to maintain Deryni communication lines and manipulates Archbishop Hubert to gain protection, while Evaine sacrifices her life to free her father, Camber, from his limbo state.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of the Deryni
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Katherine Kurtz
Notes
- Part of the Heirs of Saint Camber trilogy; no matching series record in the data.
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 Chronicles of the Deryni (standalone work): position 10 of 16: previous The Quest for Saint Camber (1986) · next King Javan's Year (1992)
Sources
← Chronicles of the Deryni dossier · All universes
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