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King Javan's Year (The Heirs of Saint Camber) Kindle Edition

by Katherine Kurtz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 119 ratings
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A young king’s ascension threatens a traitorous conspiracy of powerful nobles who plan to brutally eliminate all magic-users from their medieval realm

The brief reign of Alroy Haldane is nearly at an end, as the life of the young king of Gwynedd slowly slips away. Called back from the abbey where he has sought sanctuary for the last three years, Alroy’s twin, Prince Javan, prepares to ascend the throne—against the wishes of the former regents, who plan to enslave or destroy all Deryni in the kingdom. Though human, Javan secretly possesses the psychic powers of the magical race that the powerful faction of great lords and religious zealots strives to eliminate—and it is this ability that alerts him to the terrifying scope of their dark treachery. While his enemies do not yet realize how determined a foe the young liege is, Javan must summon remarkable courage and cunning if he hopes to prevail against them—or even survive.

In the middle chapter of her enthralling medieval fantasy trilogy, the Heirs of Saint Camber, award-winning author Katherine Kurtz adds richness and depth to the alternate world she has so magnificently brought to life in three previous series. Blending exquisitely detailed history with breathtaking invention, Kurtz proves once again that she is without equal in the popular realm of fantasy fiction.
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    Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  6. Publication date
    March 8, 2016
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“[Kurtz] builds a deeper, more complex, and more thoughtfully developed world with each succeeding volume.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Clashes between Deryni sorcery and Church fanaticism combine with scenes of emotionally charged drama and tragedy to create a medieval fantasy that Kurtz’s many fans will welcome.” —Library Journal

Praise for the Deryni Novels
“Kurtz’s love of history lets her do things with her characters and their world that no non-historian could hope to do.” —Chicago Sun-Times on The Bishop’s Heir
 

About the Author

Katherine Kurtz was born in Coral Gables, Florida, during a hurricane. She received a four-year science scholarship to the University of Miami and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. Medical school followed, but after a year she decided she would rather write about medicine than practice it. A vivid dream inspired Kurtz’s Deryni novels, and she sold the first three books in the series on her first submission attempt. She soon defined and established her own sub-genre of “historical fantasy” set in close parallels to our own medieval period featuring “magic” that much resembles extrasensory perception.

While working on the Deryni series, Kurtz further utilized her historical training to develop another sub-genre she calls “crypto-history,” in which the “history behind the history” intertwines with the “official” histories of such diverse periods as the Battle of Britain (Lammas Night), the American War for Independence (Two Crowns for America), contemporary Scotland (The Adept Series, with coauthor Deborah Turner Harris), and the Knights Templar (also with Harris).

In 1983, Kurtz married the dashing Scott MacMillan; they have a son, Cameron. Until 2007, they made their home in Ireland, in Holybrooke Hall, a mildly haunted gothic revival house, They have recently returned to the United States and taken up residence in a historic house in Virginia, with their five Irish cats and one silly dog. (The ghosts of Holybrooke appear to have remained behind.)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01AYTUPYC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (March 8, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 8, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4212 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 119 ratings

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Rotten Roger
5.0 out of 5 stars Title is a bit of spoiler
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2016
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As the title is spoiler, you are ready know the villains are going to win most of the rounds. While Javan tries his best to get the better of the former regents, they conspire to stop him from gaining true power. The writing does a lot of justice to Javan’s character. However, the villains do not get much character development. But I did want to kill some of the bad guys myself.
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JJAmazonShopper
4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling and a heart-wrencher
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017
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Book 2 in the Heirs of Saint Camber trilogy.

16 year old Javan Haldane is heir to the throne currently held by his dying twin brother, Alroy. But the great lords who have ruled Gwynedd since the death of old King Cinhil never let Alroy really reign--and have no intention of letting Javan inherit the throne; they prefer the more malleable youngest son, Rhys Michael. But Javan has just been using his time in the seminary as as camouflage and a way to gain the education he'll need to be king. When the time comes, Javan does succeed in claiming his rights, but can he keep his new crown? Will his supporters be strong enough to supplant the great lords?

It's a gripping book, but one that I honestly have never been able to read through completely, because I like Javan and his friends so much that I can't watch what I know happens to them (from reading the next book, The Bastard Prince).
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Bob Niemiec
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2020
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Fast moving and everything tied together with unexpected twists.
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Valentine Vishnu
5.0 out of 5 stars ... get lost in all the Camber books is a fine way to visit another world
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2018
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To get lost in all the Camber books is a fine way to visit another world. Kurtz never fails to captivate.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2016
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A compelling view of the intelligence and courage of a young king attempting to live lo g enough to led his kingdom away form ignorance and bigotry.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Depressing book
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
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I first read this years ago & recently decided to go back & listen to Ms. Kurtz's books on text-to-voice. I'd forgotten how depressing this one was. You know from the title that King Javan is going to die at the end of the book, & since it is the middle book of a trilogy, the royal family is still in trouble after the end of this book. I'm not likely to listen to this one again.
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Alan Ostroff
5.0 out of 5 stars great author
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2019
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I love all of Ms. Kurtz's books
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Pghgrl
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016
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As much as I like the series, I had a difficult time finishing this installment. Perhaps that was the author's intention -- to mirror the difficult times experienced by the main character. Dark and brooding, filled with deceit and violence, perhaps signalling the transition to the next entry, The Bastard Prince. Glad to finish and now on to the next.
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Brenda Roberts
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2017
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Couldn't put it down and was very sorry to finish all in the series
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