Daggerspell.
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Even as a young girl, Jill was a favorite of the magical, mysterious Wildfolk, who appeared to her from their invisible realm. Little did she know her extraordinary friends represented but a glimpse of a forgotten past and a fateful future. Four hundred years-and many lifetimes-ago, one selfish young lord caused the death of two innocent lovers. Then and there he vowed never to rest until he'd righted that wrong-and laid the foundation for the lives of Jill and all those whom she would hold dear: her father, the mercenary soldier Cullyn; the exiled berserker Rhodry Maelwaedd; and the ancient and powerful herbman Nevyn, all bound in a struggle against darkness. . . and a quest to fulfill the destinies determined centuries ago. Here in this newly revised edition comes the incredible novel that began one of the best-loved fantasy series in recent years--a tale of bold adventure and timeless love, perilous battle and pure magic. For long-standing fans of Deverry and those who have yet to experience this exciting series, Daggerspell is a rare and special treat.
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8 primary books9 released books#1 in Deverry Cycle
Deverry Cycle is a 9-book series with 16 primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Katharine Kerr.
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I am sorry, Henric, I hate it.
Or... I don't hate it, I just don't find anything to like in it. Not even the Wales inspired setting.
I hate the misogyny, I hate how... uh.
I like Jill. But I don't like the “their destinies are wound together and they can't escape” idea. That makes me afraid that she's going to get into trouble because of a forced upon love triangle and people are going to try to kill each other, just because they are stuck in this tangled web.
I don't like the incest part. I love my brothers but I wouldn't ever agree to have sex with them, not even to stop them from killing themselves. Frankly, on the contrary. If they wanted to have sex with me, they are obviously so insane and damaged, they'd do everyone a favor by ending it now. And, it would have been better had the brother in the book killed himself.
And why didn't the girl go after her beloved? sigh “I could have ridden anywhere, but I had no reason”. Yeah, you did. Your husband.
Anyway, all that made me think that her deep emotions were just a show.
It was very confused and stupid and... sigh disappointing.
So DNF.
