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    The Dragon Revenant
    The Dragon Revenant
    The Dragon Revenant
    Audiobook15 hours

    The Dragon Revenant

    Written by Katharine Kerr

    Narrated by Ruth Urquhart

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    About this audiobook

    For years the provinces of Deverry have been in turmoil; now the conflict escalates with the kidnapping of Rhodry Maelwaedd, heir to the throne of Aberwyn. Intent on rescuing him, his beloved Jill and the elven wizard Salamander infiltrate the distant land of Bardex, where Rhodry is held captive. Tied to Deverry by obligation and circumstance, the immortal wizard Nevyn begins to see that all the kingdom's problems can be traced to a single source: a master of dark magics, backed by a network of evil that stretches across the sea. Now Nevyn understands that he too is being lured away to Bardek-and into a subtle, deadly trap designed especially for him.

    Katharine Kerr's novels of the Kingdom of Deverry unfold in a world of stunning richness and depth. Her vivid portrayal of characters caught in a complex web of fate and magic captures the imagination with a realism that few can match. Now she returns to this enchanted kingdom, where the wheels of destiny are turning anew.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 11, 2018
    ISBN9781977378927
    The Dragon Revenant
    Author

    Katharine Kerr

    Katharine Kerr was born in Ohio and moved to San Francisco Bay Area in 1962, where she has lived ever since. She has read extensively in the fields of classical archeology, and medieval and dark ages history and literature, and these influences are clear in her work. Her epic Deverry series has won widespread praise and millions of fans around the world.

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    • 3/5
      Nicely written. Long descriptions typical of peiod
    • 4/5
      Book four in the Deverry series follows Jill and Salamander as they travel through the country of Bardek, where Rhodry is held captive. His brother is dead and he is needed to rule back home to avoid a civil war. Nevyn is working to discover the source of evil behind the plot and makes plans to do battle with the dark master. This book changed things up a bit by just focusing on the main timeline in 1063. There are no side stories dealing with the character's past lives. This was a nice break, as the cast of 1063 are really the "main characters", at least in my mind. With all the events going on in the main story, it was nice to focus on that. We also get to see life in Bardek, which previously has only been mentioned before. It's very different from Deverry, especially because it supports slavery - the main issue of this book is that Rhodry was sold as a slave and the group must rescue him.I do hope they bring back the past lives at some point though because it's what makes this series so unique. I'll definitely keep reading!
    • 5/5
      Great series!
    • 4/5
      Perfect. This story went exactly the way I wanted it to. As much as I liked the other books, the past lives confused me too much, and I always felt that Jill was overshadowed (probably on purpose). In this story, she finally gets the chance to begin exploring the dweamor, and to really be herself. We get a good cast of characters in this story- Rhodda and Salamander in particular shined bright. I hope to see more from them in the coming books.

      My only complaint is Perryn- yes, his crimes toward Jill may have been only semi-conscious, but it just seems so, so wrong that he gets a happy ending. He didn't suffer enough.
    • 4/5
      While a bit deeper than most, and also a bit slower than many, this is a very good fantasy series. While it does feature 'elves' and 'dwarves', they are a bit different than the standard fantasy non-humans. These books are well written, subtle and with some depth to them.
    • 5/5
      For the first time in the Deverry series, all the action remains in the present day rather than flitting back to fill gaps in the past, and the plot/pacing is all the tighter for it.Rhodry has been sold as a slave on the Bardek islands, and one storyline follows his new life, intersected with information about Salamander and Jill chasing him down. Behind all this we discover more about the politics and machinations within the Hawks, the Brotherhood and, behind them all, the Old One - desperate enemy of Nevyn.I really enjoyed the slow build and Jill's gradual realisation that the dweomer would be her future, no matter how much she wished otherwise. The climax to the Old One part of the story was very much D&D in nature (no real surprise considering Kerr's background in roleplaying games) and fairly purfunctory. No one was in any great danger, and everyone survived to live another day. What was more interesting was the final few chapters, where Jill makes the decision that releases Nevyn from his reckless vow and changes her life.The sequence of four books are fairly generic fantasy, and certainly more groundbreaking fantasy has been produced since these. However, they should not be dismissed lightly. Kerr's writing is warm and welcoming. The characters are well-written and you care deeply about what happens to them. Kerr has told a fabulously rich story, which was improved immeasurably by the lack of a linear storyline.I think that readers of any epic fantasy would gain a great deal of enjoyment from the Deverry series. Although I wish to all the Gods that the characters would stop tossing their heads to make a point!