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Deryni Rising
by Katherine Kurtz | Science Fiction & Fantasy
Registered by wingefs300wing of Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Monday, July 11, 2005
Average 7 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by AnonymousFinder): available


12 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by wingefs300wing from Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Monday, July 11, 2005

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FROM THE PUBLISHER
"In the land of Gwynedd, the Haldanes have long ruled and have long kept a dangerous secret: there are those of their blood who possess the magical powers of the Deryni. To be Deryni in a land ruled by the all-powerful Church is to be branded an outcast." "But now, young Prince Kelson is about to assume the throne after the mysterious death of his father. He must be told of his magical heritage. For his legacy is being challenged by a woman who does not hesitate to lay full claim to her Deryni powers. And to face her in magical combat, Kelson must learn a lifetime's worth of magic in a few short days." If he loses, he dies as his father had. And if he wins, he is King - but all the world will know that he is also Deryni.  

Journal Entry 2 by wingefs300wing from Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, August 03, 2005

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International Bookray - Completed

Participants:

  1. Virgulina (Portugal - Ship Int.)
  2. Escalla (Portugal)
  3. Nalex(France - Ship Int.)
  4. -JAFFA- (UK - Ship UK only)
  5. Nell-Lu (UK - Ship UK only)
  6. cloggy(UK - Ship Int.)
  7. whitehorsy(Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant / Brabant Flamant Belgium - Ship Int.)
  8. jessicaloveyou(BUKIT MERAH, Singapore - Ship Int.)
  9. gypsyrose02(seville grove, Western Australia, Australia - Ship Australia Only)
Bookray instructions (Copied from catsalive):
1. SIGN UP for this bookray by sending me a Private Message. Order of participants will be juggled between geography, date of request and shipping limitations. Late additions may be added to the end of the list.
2. When the person before you on the list finishes reading the book, they will send you a Private Message for your postal address. If you are experiencing an RBC (Reading Backlog Crisis) or no longer wish to read it, let them (and me!) know and I will move you down/off the list.
3. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE BOOK please make a journal entry so everyone knows it has safely arrived.
4. WHEN YOU FINISH THE BOOK, make another journal entry telling us what you thought - did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?
5. CONTINUE THE BOOKRAY by sending a Private Message to the person after you on the bookring list and request their postal address. Please check back here for the latest distribution list. If the person doesn't respond within 7-10 days (use your judgement), please PM the next person, and then me, so I can update the bookring list.
6. END OF THE RAY, The last person on the ray could try and continue the ray or just give/mail the book to someone else who might like to read it, an RABCK perhaps, look at cliff1976.com wish list web site or release it into the wild.

A note about shipping:

As this is a bookray and the book will not return to me it does not matter how long it takes this book to make its way from person to person. So I would insist that when shipping this book please use the most inexpensive shipping method available to you, ESPECIALLY when shipping this book internationally. 

Journal Entry 3 by wingefs300wing from Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, August 09, 2005

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Shipped at lunch today via surface mail to Virgulina, total weight in the small box I found to ship it in was 7.9 ounces (224g), cost $3.80 

Journal Entry 4 by usedtobe on Friday, August 12, 2005

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Amazing, I never saw Surface Mail get here so quickly! But here it is! :o) 

Journal Entry 5 by usedtobe on Tuesday, September 13, 2005

9 out of 10

When I signed up for this BookRing I didn't have a clue this was a fantasy classic and that the Deryni world was so extensive. I consulted Fantastic Fiction and I found out this author has written tons of books about this world and its characters. Can I just say, help! I mean, now I will have to find more books from this series and I really don't need to add anything to my huge TBR.
Anyway, about Deryni Rising, it was a wonderful surprise to find a story filled with all the ingredients to make me want to keep reading till the end and still want more after that. It has treachery, court intrigues, well hidden secrets, unexplained hates and magic. I loved it! It's such a light and fun story and now I want to know what happens next, thankfully the ending doesn't leave you hanging. Thanks for a wonderful BookRing efs300! :o) 

Journal Entry 6 by Escalla from Lisboa - Parque das Nações, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Friday, September 16, 2005

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With me now, will try to start reading it today! :)
Thank you for including me in the Bookring. 

Journal Entry 7 by Nalex from Lyon, Rhône-Alpes France on Thursday, October 13, 2005

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The Book is in France now. I'll begin to read soon.

Thx Escalla 

Journal Entry 8 by Nalex from Lyon, Rhône-Alpes France on Thursday, October 20, 2005

7 out of 10

Another word discovered...very interesting...changed of what I ever read in Fantasy...but I'm not sure I would like to read some others about this world...one's perhaps enought...
Or later, perhaps, if I could find some here in France, but in English...translation in french wouldn't be well I think

Nevertheless, thanks for this book.

-JAFFA- was Pmed 5mins ago...book will be in UK soon!

(have a nice day every one :-) ) 

Journal Entry 9 by -JAFFA- from Lincoln, Lincolnshire United Kingdom on Friday, November 04, 2005

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Arrived today thanks, its next tbr. 

Journal Entry 10 by -JAFFA- from Lincoln, Lincolnshire United Kingdom on Friday, November 18, 2005

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A good read, I will be reading the next two - if I can find them. On its way to Nell-Lu 

Journal Entry 11 by Nell-Lu from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 13, 2005

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Arrived today. There are a couple of books TBR ahead of it, so I probably won't get onto it until the weekend. Thanks efs300 for starting the ray and -JAFFA- for sending it on to me. 

Journal Entry 12 by Nell-Lu from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 14, 2005

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This snuck to the top of my TBR pile by being the only book I had handy in a quiet moment yesterday evening. I found myself reading the whole thing in one sitting - it is fast-paced and interesting enough that I wanted to know what happened next.

The writing is very readable and overall it is an entertaining book. The plot and characters are rather familiar from other fantasy novels - but perhaps in 1970 this was breaking new ground? I don't know much about the historical development of the genre.

There were some elements that annoyed me (for example, the female characters are all evil, stupid, or unreasonable to the point of being deranged; and the mysterious black bodyguards of the evil sorceress are, literally, black - the only "Moors" in the book). I also found that it read as a prequel to the rest of the series rather than standing alone - there wasn't much actual content. However, as light entertainment it worked fine.

I'm not going to give a star rating to this book because I really struggle to rate fiction that doesn't break out of its genre. I'd happily recommend this book to fans of fantasy novels looking for a quick read, but wouldn't consider passing a copy to anyone who didn't usually read the genre. Does that make it a 7 star book or a 3 star book?

I've PMed cloggy so will pass this on once I get an address. Thanks again for sharing, efs300.

UPDATE, 15 December 2005: I have cloggy's address, so will take this to the Post Office this afternoon. 

Journal Entry 13 by cloggy from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, December 19, 2005

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got it! Thanks Nell-Lu and efs300 for sharing 

Journal Entry 14 by cloggy from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 21, 2005

7 out of 10

Enjoyable and easy read. I agree with Nell-Lu that much seems scene setting for the next two books in the series, but the story still kept my interest. Will keep my eyes peeled for the other two volumes as Deryni Rising did wet my appetite.


Got Whitehorsy's addy, so will try to put it in the post tomorrow 

Journal Entry 15 by whitehorsy from Hasselt, Limburg / Limbourg Belgium on Sunday, January 15, 2006

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This book was waiting for me when I got home last Friday... I've started reading today. Having reached page 57 I can already tell you that I enjoy the story and that I'm really curious about the rest of the story. I had never heard of 'The chronicles of the Deryni' before and that's what's so fun about bookcrossing... I have the chance to read books that I normally never would have found or read.

Thanks efs300 for letting me join this ray. Thanks cloggy for sending it along and for the beautiful postcard of London! :-) 

Journal Entry 16 by whitehorsy from Hasselt, Limburg / Limbourg Belgium on Wednesday, January 18, 2006

7 out of 10

This book has kept me good company on the train! I'm not a big fantasy reader, I don't know why, I think I would enjoy it a lot though. So, this was a nice change in my usual reading pattern. I've really enjoyed the book and might even read the sequels if I ever happen to come across them. :-)

Thanks for sharing efs300! I will be sending this book to jessicaloveyou in Singapore tomorrow.

Thursday 19th: sent off to jessicaloveyou by surface mail 

Journal Entry 17 by jessicaloveyou on Thursday, January 26, 2006

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i have just received the book.thanks whitehorsy! 

Journal Entry 18 by jessicaloveyou on Friday, April 07, 2006

7 out of 10

well...a rather nice book.it shows the treachery of the political scene.i'll never become a politician 

Journal Entry 19 by jessicaloveyou on Friday, April 07, 2006

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i've sent the book to gypsyrose.
 

Journal Entry 20 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Monday, April 10, 2006

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has arrived in oz. Thankyou. looking forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 21 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Monday, May 01, 2006

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have been inundated by rings. have had to make the decision to pass on some without reading. this is one. sorry. shall wild release it soon. 

Journal Entry 22 by Mochagirl from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, January 03, 2007

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This book was sent to me almost a month ago, included with a bookring book. Sorry for not journalling sooner. It was a really nice surprise - thanks gypsyrose02! 

Journal Entry 23 by Mochagirl from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, January 07, 2007

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I started reading this book, but just couldn't get into it. I have quite a few other books to read at the moment, and one of the OBCZs in Canberra really needs to be stocked up, so I am going to release it there tonight at the first Canberra Booking of the year.

Thanks gr02 for sending me this book - it really was a nice surprise, and I've been meaning to try Katherine Kurtz for a while, so I'm sorry I didn't really do justice to it. 

Journal Entry 24 by wingAnonymousFinderwing on Monday, June 02, 2008

5 out of 10

Purchased the book to sell in my online second-hand bookstore. Didn't realise it was already on a mission. I already have my own copy of this book which I enjoyed and still sits in my library. This one I will release back into the wild.

CAUGHT IN CANBERRA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY AUSTRALIA 



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