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A review by nataliejcase
The King's Deryni by Katherine Kurtz
4.0
I enjoyed this conclusion, though I don't think it ranks among the best of Kurtz's work. I have to wonder if the author knows a lot of children, based on a few of the things she writes in this trilogy. That aside, it was fun to read the back story of my favorite character, and I think you can really begin to see the man he will become, particularly in this book.
She also continues to set up the conflict with the Church and with the Queen very well, without being heavy handed about it. The bit between the Queen and Alaric was a bit rushed I think, and she didn't give us a very good sense of the Queen at all. She was almost thrown in as a last bit of conflict, and to allow for the birth of Kelson.
I am, however, drawn to re-read those first three books, which is where my love of Kurtz, her Deryni and Alaric Anthony Morgan began.
She also continues to set up the conflict with the Church and with the Queen very well, without being heavy handed about it. The bit between the Queen and Alaric was a bit rushed I think, and she didn't give us a very good sense of the Queen at all. She was almost thrown in as a last bit of conflict, and to allow for the birth of Kelson.
I am, however, drawn to re-read those first three books, which is where my love of Kurtz, her Deryni and Alaric Anthony Morgan began.