A review by davidlz1
Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz

3.0

This was the second installment of The Chronicles of the Deryni. There were plenty of people who did not care for this book as much as the first one and I can only imagine it was due to a lack of real action, magic casting, etc. However, as I suspected, Ms. Kurtz uses her books to build her world so this installment was great in explaining more of the world we find ourselves in. I thought it was a good read. There was one segment within the novel that I felt was just fluff; almost a tangential storyline that really did not do a good job of entwining itself back into the overall story (Rimmell). I kind of see what she was trying to accomplish with it, but it simply fell flat. Regardless, I am looking forward to the third and final installment of the Chronicles. I also look forward to reading more books she has set in this world (though it will probably be a while as I have a sizable backlog!).