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Brione Haldane, the King of Gwynedd,
dies mysteriously during a hunt. They say that it was a heart
attack, but his best friend, Morgan, the General of the Gwynedd
army, and half Deryni, knows that it was Dyryni magic that killed
him.
With Morgan’s cousin, Monsignor Duncan McLain, at his
side, they take Kelson aside before his coronation and walk him
through the same rituals that Brione went through before he became
King. This will enable Kelson to manipulate the small amount
of magic that his father used.
Kelson’s mother, Jehana,
is out to see Morgan killed because he has Deryni blood in him
and she feels that is was his fault that her husband was killed.
Kelson defends Morgan more than once, but his mother is relentless.
The Shadowed One, Charissa, knows that she should rule in Kelson’s
place, since she is a true Deryni. She is ruthless in the pursuit
of her goal, and nothing will stand in her way, not even a half
Deryni like Morgan, and certainly not a poorly trained 14 year
old boy about to become king.
Deryni Rising is the first book of The
Chronicles of the Deryni trilogy. It is also the first book that
Katherine Kurtz had published.
There is debate about which series
should be read first, either this one or The Legends of Camber
of Culdi trilogy, which take place 300 years before this story,
or this one. According to the author, the books should be read
in the order that they were originally published.
This is a fantasy
tale about a young man who has to step into his dead father’s
shoes to become king before he is ready. But he is a strong lad
and willingly does so. He has the help of the dead king’s
best friend. His enemy is a woman that he has never met before,
but will soon get to know.
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