Deverry Cycle - Novels

Novels

Kerr began working on what would become the Deverry cycle in 1982, expecting to produce a short story. The project grew much larger than that, eventually expanding into a series of fifteen novels. Kerr has likened the Deverry cycle to a play, dividing the story into four acts:

• Act one: Deverry

1. Daggerspell (1986) — "Author's definitive edition" issued in 1993
2. Darkspell (1987) — "Author's definitive edition" issued in 1994
3. The Bristling Wood (1989) — US title; issued in the UK as Dawnspell: The Bristling Wood
4. The Dragon Revenant (1990) — US title; issued in the UK as Dragonspell: The Southern Sea

• Act two: The Westlands

1. A Time of Exile (1991)
2. A Time of Omens (1992)
3. Days of Blood and Fire (1993) — US title; issued in the UK as A Time of War
4. Days of Air and Darkness (1994) — US title; issued in the UK as A Time of Justice

• Act three: The Dragon Mage

1. The Red Wyvern (1997)
2. The Black Raven (1998)
3. The Fire Dragon (2000)

• Act four: The Silver Wyrm

1. The Gold Falcon (2006)
2. The Spirit Stone (2007)
3. The Shadow Isle (2008)
4. The Silver Mage (2009)