A Time of Justice [Paperback]

Katharine Kerr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1995 | Series: Deverry Cycle Westlands 4

Book eight of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

With a Time of Justice, Katharine Kerr concludes her epic Westlands cycle and creates a new masterpiece of fantasy fiction.

'This grand saga is by a wide margin the best Celtic fantasy, around' - Chicago Sun-Times

'One of the top fantasists of her generation' - Interzone

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Harcolvoyager (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 000647859X
• ISBN-13: 978-0006478591
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,112,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Katherine Kerr is absolutely enthralling, June 4, 2004

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"shivakahn" (Shreveport, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Time of Justice (Paperback)

I loved this book and all the others in the series. Katherine Kerr is my absolute all time favorite author.
When I first saw the title Time of Justice however, it really through me for a loop because I was thinking, "Oh my, a Katherine Kerr book I not only haven't read but had never even heard of!!"
The confusion is because this book is also published under the title of "Days of Air and Darkness". I didn't want others to experience my confusion so just wanted to let everyone know.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Time of Justice, July 9, 2000

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KTuttle18 (Des Moines, IA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Time of Justice (Paperback)

Fans of Katharine Kerr will not likely be disappointed by "Time of Justice". Those who have come to appreciate her gritty and visceral interpretation of an alternate medieval world will not be left lacking. Rhodry's noble yet flawed heroism, the frequent flashbacks, and sorcery of a very ancient kind are all present throughout the novel. As an installment in the ongoing, complex series, it is indispensable. However, this book lacks the strength to stand on its own as so many of Kerr's previous (and later) works have been able to. One feels that Kerr was writing for the deadlines rather than for herself, and this give the narrative a hurried, superficial feel. While a fan should in no way be discouraged from reading this book, new readers are apt to be confused and put off by a style which depends greatly upon its intricate twists and meanderings. Therefore, this should be looked upon as a step towards a conclusion rather than a representative of the whole.

3.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking in scope; pity about the QA., December 7, 2011

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S Lamble (Glen Waverley, Vic Australia) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: A Time of Justice (Deverry Cycle Westlands 4) (Kindle Edition)

I've been reading this series since 1998, and love it. Having it available in eBook format is a fantastic plus; I'm on limited space, and need to cut back on the physical volumes.

Unfortunately, this Kindle edition - unlike the physically printed "dead tree" edition - is marred by myriad typos and formatting errors. Some of them are minor (using the wrong apostrophe for abbreviations; hyphenation marks where they don't belong); some are more significant (spelling mistakes, probably from OCR errors that weren't caught on a proof-read; poor text flow - missing paragraph breaks and similar.)

The book itself - indeed, the entire series - is a fantastic read, and well worth the asking price. Sadly, the eBook edition needs more polish before it can be called a properly finished product. The same applies to the other three books in the Westlands cycle of the overall series (I haven't yet bought the other 11 books for my Kindle.)