The Shadow Isle

It has been 16 years since I first picked up the first Deverry novel, DaggerSpell, and here in am, 16 years later, about to finish the fifteenth and final one. Has the journey been worth it? Yes. Was the wait too long? Yes. I would not recommend anyone starts reading the Deverry cycle unless they inte......more

We're finally reaching the end of the Deverry saga with this penultimate book in the series (the last is due to be published in October 2009). There is a sense of Katharine Kerr pulling together all those strands to finish off the series effectively, but some mysteries are still to be resolved. One......more

There's just something lacking in these last few books. I'm reading because I'm invested in the series, but the quality of writing and storytelling is just not up to par with the first... six or seven books, which I couldn't put down.......more

Another solid entry in the Deverry Cycle. This is the third book in “The Silver Wyrm” quartet and the 14th and penultimate book in the overall Deverry series. There is a definite feeling when reading this one that things are coming to a head. As the author herself puts it in a short note at the fron......more

I'm so sad that I'm close to being done with the series. And this was such a good installment. I breezed through it. I loved Berwynna (view spoiler)[and never more than when she avenged Dougie (hide spoiler)] . I also love Laz (view spoiler)[I'm heartbroken that Sidro rejects him, But also, you go, Sidro! Break his hold over you! (hide spoiler)] Neb! OMG glad h......more