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In the King's Service

by Katherine Kurtz · 2003

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In this first book of an all-new Deryni trilogy, New York Timesbestselling author Katherine Kurtz takes readers back in time—before King Kelson's bride...before King Kelson's birth... when the magical Deryni blood was sought by the most powerful men and women in the kingdom of Gwynedd. Back when a man named Donal ruled over all.

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adult
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medium · 370 pages

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