The Deverry Cycle, Act I; Thoughts and Tribute
This is a tribute to the greatest writer of whom I’ve had the pleasure to read from during the last year and a half. This is to Katharine Kerr.
Katharine Kerr is mostly known for her today fifteen parts long book series called the “Deverry Cycle”, a “high fantasy” tale with strong influences from Anglo-Saxon and Celtic culture. And this is a tribute and a contemplation, if you will, of the first four books in the series, also known as the “first act”. For this book series, and especially the first two books in the series (Daggerspell and Darkspell), have left a special mark on my heart. They have opened my eyes for a kind of Fantasy I did not realize existed, and with its great writing and lovely characters that left me feeling nothing else but pure fan love for this now twenty-six years old book series.
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Emily Rodda, a tribute
I’ve just finished reading a fantasy novel series and the joy the books in this series have left with me from these years of reading I would like to share. The series is called “Deltora Quest” and is authored by Emily Rodda. Also known as Jennifer Rowe, Australian crime-fiction author. With this I would like thank her and also tell everyone how her books changed my life as of reading English Fantasy.
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