Katherine Kurtz

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Katherine (Irene) Kurtz (born 18 October 1944) is the author of numerous fantasy novels, especially the Deryni novels. Although born in America, for the past several years she has lived in a castle in Ireland. She is known to be friends with Anne McCaffrey and frequently converses with her fans online.

She was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. She also was an early member of the Society for Creative Anachronism; in her persona of Bevan Fraser of Stirling she achieved the rank of Duchess, ruling the Kingdom of the West as Queen Consort on two occasions.

Contents 1 Published works 1.1 Deryni universe 1.2 The Adept 1.3 Templar books 1.4 Other 1.5 Collaborations 2 Original Manuscripts 3 Contact information

[edit] Published works

[edit] Deryni universe

See Deryni novels for full details.

[edit] The Adept

(with Deborah Turner Harris)

• Book I: The Adept (1991)
• Book II: The Lodge of the Lynx (1992)
• Book III: The Templar Treasure (1993)
• Book IV: Dagger Magic (1995)
• Book V: Death of an Adept (1996)

[edit] Templar books

(with Deborah Turner Harris)

• Book I: The Temple And the Stone (1998)
• Book II: The Temple and the Crown (April 2001)

[edit] Other

• Two Crowns for America (1996)
• Saint Patrick's Gargoyle (2001) (paperback January 2002)
• Lammas Night (1983)
• The Legacy of Lehr (1986)

[edit] Collaborations

A partial list of works she has edited and/or contributed to is as follows:

• Knights of the Blood (1993) (lightly edited by Katherine Kurtz, written by Scott MacMillan)
• Knights of the Blood: At Sword's Point (August 1994) (lightly edited by Katherine Kurtz, written by Scott MacMillan)
• Tales of the Knights Templar (1995) (edited by Katherine Kurtz, with a contributed story entitled Obligations)
• On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar (1998) (edited by Katherine Kurtz, with a contributed story)

In addition, she has contributed to a number of anthologies.

[edit] Original Manuscripts

Original manuscripts of the author's works are housed at the John M. Pfau Library, California State University, San Bernardino [1]

[edit] Contact information

She has given permission to mail to her directly, at the following address:

Katherine Kurtz

Holybrooke Hall

Bray, Co. Wicklow

IRELAND