Darkspell

Deverry Cycle
	Daggerspell; Darkspell; The Bristling Wood; The Dragon Revenant; A Time of Exile; ; Days of Blood and Fire; ; ; ; The Fire Dragon; The Gold Falcon; The Spirit Stone; The Shadow Isle; The Silver Mage
Author	Katharine Kerr
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Media type	print (hardcover and paperback); audiobook

Darkspell is a novel by Katharine Kerr published in 1987.

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Synopsis[]

Rhodry is sent into exile by his brother Rhys, the Gwerbret of Aberwyn, and becomes a mercenary soldier called a “silver dagger.” Jill goes with him; they become involved in a dark dweomerman’s plot to steal the Great Stone of the West, a magical gemstone which guides the conscience of Deverry’s king.

Reception[]

Dave Langford reviewed Darkspell for White Dwarf #99, and stated that "if the language is fake-Celtic, why the Old English? (To give a warm glow to D&D fans, I suppose.) I lost heart at this point."^[1]

Reviews[]

Review by Faren Miller (1987) in Locus, #320 September 1987
Review by Sue Thomason (1988) in Vector 144

References[]

^ Langford, Dave (March 1988). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 99. Games Workshop. p. 11.