Saint Camber

Book Details

78.6% complete

Author(s):

Katherine Kurtz

First Pub:

1978

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Subject(s):

Deryni (Fictitious characters) - Fiction
Fantasy fiction
Gwynedd (Imaginery place) - Fiction

Chapters:

See 26

Prologue - Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. -Isaiah 42:9

I - By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. -Proverbs 25:15

II - But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. -II Timothy 3:14

III - For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces. -Jeremiah 9:21

IV - For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. -I Peter 3 :17

V - Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? -Galatians 4:16

VI - I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. -II Timothy 4:7

VII - And thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. -Isaiah 62:2

VIII - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. -Proverbs 24:33

IX - As a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. -I Corinthians 3:10

X - The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. -Proverbs 23:24

XI - Grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal. -Acts 4:29-30

XII - I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. -I Corinthians 9:22

XIII - For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order. -Colossians 2:5

XIV - I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. -Galatians 4:11

XV - I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. -Psalms 116:14

XVI - For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. -Hebrews 5:1

XVII - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you. -I Peter 1:13

XVIII - Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints. -Colossians 1:26

XIX - Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. -Jeremiah 46:3-4

XX - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves. -II Timothy 2:24-25

XXI - And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. -Galatians 6:9

XXII - For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. -Acts 22:15

XXIII - I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. -Galatians 4:20

XXIV - For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: nor of men sought we glory. -I Thessalonians 2:5-6

XXV - How is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints! -Wisdom of Solomon 5:5

Internal ID:

2413

Series:

<- Camber of Culdi - Camber the Heretic ->

Deryni*

#5 of 16

Deryni*

An encompasing series of several trilogies about the Deryni by Katherine Kurtz.

View this series in the book list

1) Deryni Rising
2) Deryni Checkmate
3) High Deryni
4) Camber of Culdi
5) Saint Camber
6) Camber the Heretic
7) The Bishop's Heir
8) The King's Justice
9) The Quest for Saint Camber
10) The Harrowing of Gwynedd
11) King Javan's Year
12) The Bastard Prince
13) King Kelson's Bride
14) In the King's Service
15) Childe Morgan
16) The King's Deryni

Legends of Camber of Culdi

#2 of 3

Legends of Camber of Culdi

A series within the Deryni world written by Katherine Kurtz. Also called "Legends of Saint Camber".

View this series in the book list

1) Camber of Culdi
2) Saint Camber
3) Camber the Heretic

Copyright:

Dedication:

This one is for
JOHN H. KNOBLOCK
who started me on my intellectual love affair
with the medieval world and its church,

and for all the other men and women
of whatever faith
who helped to turn that cerebral fascination
into an affair of the heart,
whether or not they were aware of it.
In our own ways, we all feed our sheep.

First Sentence:

It was the spring of 905, half a year since the crowning of Cinhil Haldane at Valoret; half a year since the last Deryni king, Imre of Fesil, had been deposed and defeated by Cinhil's new-won magic; since Imre's sister Ariella, heavy with his child, had fled the halls of Valoret to seek sanctuary with the hosts of Torenth to the east.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"And God bless you, Sire," said Camber of Culdi, as the king moved away in his glowing sphere of torchlight.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 06-Aug-2019

Last Updated: 18-May-2023

Publications

01-Sep-1979

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1979

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.25

Pages*:

432

Catalog ID:

25952

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

23191

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-25952-1

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-25952-3

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Bob Porter - Map
Darrell K Sweet - Cover Artist

THE FINAL
SACRIFICE

Camber of Culdi, master of arcane Deryni powers, should have been content. When Imre's evil reign threatened to destroy the Kingdom of Gwynedd, Camber had led the successful revolt against him and had found the last heir of the human kings to replace him. With the crowning of Cinhil, Camber's work should have been done.

But now Ariella, sister of the dead Imre, was plotting war against Cinhil. Only Camber could thwart her evil spells. Only Camber could guide Cinhil to unite human and Deryni forces.

Cinhil, however, was in no mood to heed Camber's advice. He was bitter and angry with Camber for having snatched him from his monastic cell and thrust him into this struggle for power.

There seemed no hope for Gwynedd unless Camber could end the resentment of the King against him. And the only way to accomplish that was for Camber of Culdi to die!

A NEW DERYNI NOVEL
FIRST PAPERBACK PUBLICATION

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: October 1978
Paperback format:
First Edition: February 1979

Includes:
Appendix I: Index of Characters
Appendix II: Index of Places
Appendix III: Partial Lineage of the Haldane Kings
Appendix IV: The Festillic Kings of Gwynedd and Their Descendants
Appendix V: Partial Lineage of the MacRories

Book Links

Search Brave

Wikipedia

Good Reads

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Library Thing

Search Library of Congress

Author(s) Links

Katherine Kurtz on Good Reads

Find Katherine Kurtz on IMDB

Katherine Kurtz on The ISFDB

Katherine Kurtz on Library Thing

Author(s)

Katherine Kurtz
Birth: 18 Oct 1944 Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Notes:

From About the Author in Bishop's Heir:

Katherine Kurtz was awarded a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Miami and attended medical school for a year before deciding she would rather write about medicine than practice it. She earned an M.A. in medieval English history from UCLA while writing her first two novels, and worked as an instructional designer for the Los Angeles Police Academy for the next ten years. She is also a professionally trained hypnotist, an avid horsewoman, and an avowed cat person. She has a husband who wears kilts, a ten-year-old son named Cameron, a vintage Bentley motorcar once owned by HRH the Duke of Kent, and hopes soon to live in a castle in Ireland. Besides the Deryni Trilogy, the Camber Trilogy, and several short stories set in the Deryni universe, she has recently published a World War II thriller, Lammas Night, dealing with magic worked to keep Hitler from invading England in the summer of 1940. She is currently at work on the second and third books of the Histories of King Kelson, with at least two more trilogies planned.

Awards

No awards found

I try to maintain page numbers for audiobooks even though obviously there aren't any. I do this to keep track of pages read and I try to use the Kindle version page numbers for this.
Synopses marked with an asterisk (*) were generated by an AI. There aren't a lot since this is an iffy way to do it - AI seems to make stuff up.
When specific publication dates are unknown (ie prefixed with a "Cir"), I try to get the publication date that is closest to the specific printing that I can.
When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.