Katherine Kurtz

Katherine Kurtz

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, 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 as tax 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 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.

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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* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/kurtzkatherine.html Novel synopses, cover art, and reviews at FantasyLiterature.net]


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