The Fire Dragon

January 1, 2001
The true ending of the tragic tale of Prince Maryn's ill-fated love for a woman touched by magic comes to pass over two centuries later in the rivalry between Rhodry Maelwaedd and the sorceress Raena. As the fate of the Westfolk hangs in the balance, the workings of fate repeat an ageless cycle of love and betrayal. Kerr's multivolume Deverry saga reaches a turning point in this conclusion to the story begun in The Red Wyvern (LJ 11/15/97) and continued in The Black Raven (LJ 11/15/99). Purchase where the series has a following.

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November 15, 2000
The latest in Kerr's outstanding Deverry saga picks up its two major story lines where " The Black Raven" (1999) left them. We learn the fate of Branoic, Lillorigga, and Bellyra at the end of the civil wars and glean some indication of the effect of the curse tablet that first turned up in " The Bristling "Wood (1989). We also follow the adventures of many souls who are reborn two centuries later in Caer Cawnen, the free city of the North. The Westfolk, guided by Dallandra and guarded by Rhodry and the dragon Arzosah, bring young Jahdo home. But the city also hosts opposing bands of the Horsekin, both of which want Caer Cawnen as an ally in upcoming wars. Raena, still fervently believing in the goddess Alshandra and hating Rhodry, plots as she did in previous incarnations.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2000, American Library Association.)