- Katherine Kurtz
Katherine (Irene) Kurtz (born
18 October 1944 ) is the author of numerousfantasy novels, especially theDeryni novels . Although born in America, for the past several years, up until just recently, she has lived in a castle in Ireland. (Ireland does not tax book royalties, which policy was designed to encourage native-born writers, but it has also encouraged writers from other countries to immigrate astax exiles .) She now lives in Virginia.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 of 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 theSociety for Creative Anachronism ; in her "persona" of Bevan Fraser of Stirling she achieved the rank of Duchess, ruling theKingdom of the West as Queen Consort on two occasions.Partial bibliography
Deryni universe
See
Deryni novels for full details.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)Templar books
(with
Deborah Turner Harris )
*"Book I: The Temple And the Stone" (1998)
*"Book II: The Temple and the Crown" (April 2001)Other
*"Two Crowns for America" (1996)
*"Saint Patrick's Gargoyle" (2001) (paperback January 2002)
*"Lammas Night " (1983)
*"The Legacy of Lehr" (1986)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.
Original Manuscripts
Original manuscripts of the author's works are housed at the [http://www.lib.csusb.edu/ John M. Pfau Library] , California State University, San Bernardino.
Contact information
She has given permission to mail to her directly, at the following address:
:Katherine Kurtz:Holybrooke Hall:Bray, Co. Wicklow:IRELANDNote: She has recently moved to Staunton, Virginia located in the Shenandoah Valley.
External links
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