Katherine (Irene) Kurtz (born 18 October 1944) is the author of numerous fantasy novels, especially the Deryni novels. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting The Deryni novels are a series of Historical fantasy books written by American -born author Katherine Although born in America, for the past several years, up until just recently, she has lived in a castle in Ireland. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. (Ireland does not tax book royalties, which policy was designed to encourage native-born writers, but it has also encouraged writers from other countries to immigrate as tax exiles. ) She now lives in Virginia.
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She was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. The Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA is the name of a literary group of American fantasy authors active from the 1960s through the 1980s noted Heroic fantasy is a sub-genre of Fantasy literature which chronicles the tales of heroes and their conquests in imaginary lands Linwood Vrooman Carter ( June 9, 1930 - February 7, 1988) was an American author of Science fiction and Fantasy Flashing Swords! was a series of Fantasy anthologies published by Dell Books from 1973 to 1981 under the editorship of Lin Carter. She also was an early member of the Society for Creative Anachronism; in her persona of Bevan Fraser of Stirling she achieved the rank of Duchess, ruling the Kingdom of the West as Queen Consort on two occasions. Society for Creative Anachronism (usually shortened to SCA) is a historical re-creation and Living history group founded in 1966 which Society for Creative Anachronism (usually shortened to SCA) is a historical re-creation and Living history group founded in 1966 which
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Partial bibliography
Deryni universe
See Deryni novels for full details. The Deryni novels are a series of Historical fantasy books written by American -born author Katherine
The Adept
(with Deborah Turner Harris)
- Book I: The Adept (1991)
- Book II: The Lodge of the Lynx (1992)
- Book III: The Templar Treasure (1993)
- Book IV: Dagger Magic (1995)
- Book V: Death of an Adept (1996)
Templar books
(with Deborah Turner Harris)
- Book I: The Temple And the Stone (1998)
- Book II: The Temple and the Crown (April 2001)
Other
- Two Crowns for America (1996)
- Saint Patrick's Gargoyle (2001) (paperback January 2002)
- Lammas Night (1983)
- The Legacy of Lehr (1986)
Collaborations
A partial list of works she has edited and/or contributed to is as follows:
- Knights of the Blood (1993) (lightly edited by Katherine Kurtz, written by Scott MacMillan)
- Knights of the Blood: At Sword's Point (August 1994) (lightly edited by Katherine Kurtz, written by Scott MacMillan)
- Tales of the Knights Templar (1995) (edited by Katherine Kurtz, with a contributed story entitled Obligations)
- On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar (1998) (edited by Katherine Kurtz, with a contributed story)
In addition, she has contributed to a number of anthologies. Deborah Turner Harris (born 1951 in Pennsylvania) is an American Fantasy author best known for her collaborations with Katherine Kurtz. Deborah Turner Harris (born 1951 in Pennsylvania) is an American Fantasy author best known for her collaborations with Katherine Kurtz. Lammas Night is a Fantasy novel by American -born author Katherine Kurtz, first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in
Original Manuscripts
Original manuscripts of the author's works are housed at the John M. Pfau Library, California State University, San Bernardino.
Contact information
She has given permission to mail to her directly, at the following address:
- Katherine Kurtz
- Holybrooke Hall
- Bray, Co. Wicklow
- IRELAND
Note: She has recently moved to the USA.
External links
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