Black Raven

At the end of the civil wars, Prince Maryn sees peace finally within his grasp. But powerful sorcery threatens to tear his life, his reign and his troubled kingdom apart. Only Lilli, a young apprentice, can see the horrifying power of the curse that could visit disaster on them all. Yet what use is untried magic in the fight to save her beloved prince?


In a rivering dual narrative the deftly weaves past and present histories of Deverry together, Kerr shows her unique skill att creating exceptional characters caught up in exceptional times in a world at once fantastic but also grittily realistic and moving.