Deryni Magic explores the world of the Deryni, brought to life in the ongoing Deryni Chronicles series of fantasy novels by New York Times bestselling author, Katherine Kurtz. Technically, this is a second edition of Deryni Magic; the first was published by DelRey in 1990 as a guide to the magic within the author's fictional world. This edition builds and expands upon Ms. Kurtz's original text, with an eye toward new developments in the Deryni saga. It also looks at the powers of the Deryni from the perspective of the Deryni Adventure Game published by Grey Ghost Press. This additional material explains how magic works within the adventure game, including game rules and advice for Gamemasters on how to handle Deryni powers and make their own stories that much more magical.
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From Publishers Weekly
In a charming grimoireok/eed , or book of spells, Kurtz tells her fans everything they could wish to know about her creations, the Deryni, a race of people with magical powers who inhabit a medieval Europe-like land. This fictional encyclopedia offers articles on the origins and history of the Deryni, the framework of their church and rituals, explanations of their telepathic and other psychic powers, and of some magical techniques they employ, including shape-changing, dark magic and healing powers. As Kurtz elucidates the skills of the Deryni, she considers the ethical questions involved in, for instance, the ability to read minds (such as the responsibility of a Deryni priest who knows more than he hears in confession), and casts a thoughtful light on our own beliefs about magic and religion. She describes spells, for example, as a trigger to posthypnotic suggestiono, 108 , and she speaks of the Eucharist as "one of the most powerful magical rituals ever devised by humankind." p. 29 Extensive appendices fill in details on the clergy, healing invocations and Deryni esoteric texts, and genealogies, maps and drawings illustrate the book.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The late Lester del Rey had a theory about the biological seat of Deryni power, a theory that he could have related in astonishing specificity. I just remember that he said it must come from somewhere in the nose, something related to the olfactory senses. I always thought that wa snot a very glamourous way to look at an exciting, epic sweep of fantasy. But after all, magic has to come from somewhere.
--Veronica Chapman, Senior Editor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great, but not one of her best.,
This review is from: Deryni Magic (A Del Rey book) (Mass Market Paperback)
I have read every Deryni book out there at least twice and i'll be the first to admit that this one is my least favourite. She was abviously trying to catch the readers up on her visions of the Deryni, and she did that well. It's not a book you want to read if you aren't a Fan already.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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More a Reference,
By S. K. Leggate "Sunni" (Fernley, NV United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deryni Magic (A Del Rey book) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book seems to be more of a reference and informational tool in regards to the Deryni series. It isn't a book to be read and enjoyed from cover to cover.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Dull, Pretentious, Pointless,
By A Customer
This review is from: Deryni Magic (A Del Rey book) (Mass Market Paperback)
I really like the Deryni series and I wanted to like this book. Too bad I just couldn't. When the author refers to quotes from her own books as "(a character) entering something into the canon," you know something's not right. Though the book is helpful in compiling most of the instances of magic in the books so far, the overuse of quotes and the dull writing make this a chore to work through. Magic is classified into uses which serve as chapter headings and then doesn't keep to the subject. Not much is "revealed" either, or even clarified. I learned more just re-reading the original books. A definite miss.
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