The Bishop’s Heir (64 page)

Authors: Katherine Kurtz

SHANNIS MEER
âlake region site of the Abbey of Saint Giles, where Jehana went into retreat before Kelson's birth and after his coronation.

STAVENHAM
âseat of the Bishop of Stavenham, Conlan.

TOLAN
âduchy in Torenth, formerly held by Charissa.

TORENTH
âmajor kingdom east of Gwynedd, now ruled by regents for the boy King Liam, nephew of the late King Wencit.

TRANSHA
âseat of Caulay MacArdry, Earl of Transha, in the border marches between Kierney and the Purple March.

TRURILL
âancient border barony between Gwynedd and Meara, west of Culdi; held by Brice of Trurill.

VALORET
âold capital of Gwynedd during the Interregnum, and seat of the Archbishop of Valoret (and Primate of Gwynedd), Bradene.

About the Author

Katherine Kurtz was born in Coral Gables, Florida, during a hurricane. She received a four-year science scholarship to the University of Miami and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. Medical school followed, but after a year she decided she would rather write about medicine than practice it. A vivid dream inspired Kurtz's Deryni novels, and she sold the first three books in the series on her first submission attempt. She soon defined and established her own sub-genre of “historical fantasy” set in close parallels to our own medieval period featuring “magic” that much resembles extrasensory perception.

While working on the Deryni series, Kurtz further utilized her historical training to develop another sub-genre she calls “crypto-history,” in which the “history behind the history” intertwines with the “official” histories of such diverse periods as the Battle of Britain (
Lammas Night
), the American War for Independence (
Two Crowns for America
), contemporary Scotland (The Adept Series, with coauthor Deborah Turner Harris), and the Knights Templar (also with Harris).

In 1983, Kurtz married the dashing Scott MacMillan; they have a son, Cameron. Until 2007, they made their home in Ireland, in Holybrooke Hall, a mildly haunted gothic revival house, They have recently returned to the United States and taken up residence in a historic house in Virginia, with their five Irish cats and one silly dog. (The ghosts of Holybrooke appear to have remained behind.)

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

“The Priesting of Arilan” Â© 1986 by Katherine Kurtz. First published in
The Deryni Archives
(Del Rey Books)

Map by Shelley Shapiro

Cover design by Michel Vrana

ISBN: 978-1-5040-3122-6

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