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    Dragonspell: The Southern Sea

    By Katharine Kerr

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    Book four of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years.

    ‘A cracking read’ – SFX

    Memories lost, an end to magic, a vow of steel…
     
    Aberwyn's overlord is dead and the land stands on the brink of war and rebellion. Rhodry is now heir to the rulership, but he has been kidnapped by the agents of an evil magic. Desperate, his half-brother Salamander and his beloved Jill race to free him and bring him home.
     
    But they may be too late, for Rhodry has been caught in the crossfire of Nevyn’s great battle with the Old One. A pawn in the ancient war between Light and Dark, Rhodry’s memories – of home, of duty, of Jill – have been erased.
     
    Jill must now battle to save the man she loves, even if he no longer knows her.
     
    He will never be the same.  Nor will she.
     
    Dragonspell is the fourth book in the Deverry series. Prepare to be spellbound by a sparkling fantasy classic: a tale of adventure and timeless love, perilous battle and pure magic.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateJun 17, 2010
    ISBN9780007391455
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    Katharine Kerr

    Katharine Kerr was born in Ohio and moved to San Francisco Bay Area in 1962, where she has lived ever since. She has read extensively in the fields of classical archeology, and medieval and dark ages history and literature, and these influences are clear in her work. Her epic Deverry series has won widespread praise and millions of fans around the world.

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    • 4/5
      Perfect. This story went exactly the way I wanted it to. As much as I liked the other books, the past lives confused me too much, and I always felt that Jill was overshadowed (probably on purpose). In this story, she finally gets the chance to begin exploring the dweamor, and to really be herself. We get a good cast of characters in this story- Rhodda and Salamander in particular shined bright. I hope to see more from them in the coming books.

      My only complaint is Perryn- yes, his crimes toward Jill may have been only semi-conscious, but it just seems so, so wrong that he gets a happy ending. He didn't suffer enough.
    • 3/5
      Nicely written. Long descriptions typical of peiod
    • 5/5
      Great series!
    • 4/5
      Book four in the Deverry series follows Jill and Salamander as they travel through the country of Bardek, where Rhodry is held captive. His brother is dead and he is needed to rule back home to avoid a civil war. Nevyn is working to discover the source of evil behind the plot and makes plans to do battle with the dark master. This book changed things up a bit by just focusing on the main timeline in 1063. There are no side stories dealing with the character's past lives. This was a nice break, as the cast of 1063 are really the "main characters", at least in my mind. With all the events going on in the main story, it was nice to focus on that. We also get to see life in Bardek, which previously has only been mentioned before. It's very different from Deverry, especially because it supports slavery - the main issue of this book is that Rhodry was sold as a slave and the group must rescue him.I do hope they bring back the past lives at some point though because it's what makes this series so unique. I'll definitely keep reading!
    • 4/5
      While a bit deeper than most, and also a bit slower than many, this is a very good fantasy series. While it does feature 'elves' and 'dwarves', they are a bit different than the standard fantasy non-humans. These books are well written, subtle and with some depth to them.
    • 5/5
      For the first time in the Deverry series, all the action remains in the present day rather than flitting back to fill gaps in the past, and the plot/pacing is all the tighter for it.Rhodry has been sold as a slave on the Bardek islands, and one storyline follows his new life, intersected with information about Salamander and Jill chasing him down. Behind all this we discover more about the politics and machinations within the Hawks, the Brotherhood and, behind them all, the Old One - desperate enemy of Nevyn.I really enjoyed the slow build and Jill's gradual realisation that the dweomer would be her future, no matter how much she wished otherwise. The climax to the Old One part of the story was very much D&D in nature (no real surprise considering Kerr's background in roleplaying games) and fairly purfunctory. No one was in any great danger, and everyone survived to live another day. What was more interesting was the final few chapters, where Jill makes the decision that releases Nevyn from his reckless vow and changes her life.The sequence of four books are fairly generic fantasy, and certainly more groundbreaking fantasy has been produced since these. However, they should not be dismissed lightly. Kerr's writing is warm and welcoming. The characters are well-written and you care deeply about what happens to them. Kerr has told a fabulously rich story, which was improved immeasurably by the lack of a linear storyline.I think that readers of any epic fantasy would gain a great deal of enjoyment from the Deverry series. Although I wish to all the Gods that the characters would stop tossing their heads to make a point!