Childe Morgan

by Katherine Kurtz

ACE, 279 pp, $24.95

Childe Morgan is a new novel of the Deryni.

Alaric Morgan has been pledged to the King’s service since birth. For his Deryni blood makes him ideal to ensure that Prince Brion shall have the protection of his hereditary Haldene magic. But the fear of the populace is fostered by members of the Church; especially Bishop Oliver de Noir, who has made it his personal crusade to wipe out the Deryni and especially Lady Alycede Morgan, Alaric’s mother, whose testimony lead to the execution of the Bishop’s younger brother.

The Camberion Counsel despises Alaric’s mixed blood, but he has the King’s protection and his future mapped out if he grows up since Alaric is only four years old.

Katherine Kurtz’s writing is fluid, characters moving and Human. The medieval world of Gwynnedd is seamless and true with the characters. I look forward to new volume like a child at Christmas. Isn’t it time to treat yourself, friends and family? - Pam Allan