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)

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