Deryni Universe

The American author Katherine Kurtz is a fantasy writer with an extremely broad and expansive imaginative scope. Taking in entire landscapes, she’s been able to project vast and exciting worlds that capture the readers attention. With ideas that take on big themes, she’s also been able to craft characters that resonate with her readers as well. One series that she’s particularly well known for is that of her Deryni franchise, the first one coming out back in 1970. Taking place in the Deryni Universe, they chart the histories and the lives of the many people inhabiting it. With military conflicts and everyday politics and daily life, it draws in from a wide range of different people into one central series.