Katharine Kerr: Dragonspell

The Southern Sea

The fool sees peaks rising above the water and says, ‘Look, many islands!’

The wise man knows that all are connected under the Southern Sea.

The Secret Book of Cadwallon the Druid

Voyager

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First published in Great Britain by GraftonBooks 1990

Copyright © Katharine Kerr 1990

Cover design and illustration by Micaela Alcaino © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2019

Katharine Kerr asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

This novel is published in the United States of America under the title The Dragon Revenant

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

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In memory of

Howard ‘Jake’ Jacobsen

1934–1988

He is, and will be, sorely missed.

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Title Page KATHARINE KERR Dragonspell The Southern Sea The fool sees peaks rising above the water and says, ‘Look, many islands!’ The wise man knows that all are connected under the Southern Sea. The Secret Book of Cadwallon the Druid

Copyright Copyright Copyright Note to Readers Map Dedication A Note on the Series A Note on the Pronunciation of Deverry Words Prologue: Eldidd, 1063 Part One: Bardek Autumn, 1063 Part Two: Deverry and Bardek Winter, 1603 Epilogue: Bardek and Deverry Summer, 1064 Keep Reading Glossary Acknowledgements About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher Voyager An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk First published in Great Britain by GraftonBooks 1990 Copyright © Katharine Kerr 1990 Cover design and illustration by Micaela Alcaino © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2019 Katharine Kerr asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work This novel is published in the United States of America under the title The Dragon Revenant A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan–American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse–engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e–books. HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication. Source ISBN: 9780586207871 Ebook Edition © AUGUST 2014 ISBN: 9780007391455 Version: 2019–07–15

Note to Readers Note to Readers Note to Readers Map Dedication A Note on the Series A Note on the Pronunciation of Deverry Words Prologue: Eldidd, 1063 Part One: Bardek Autumn, 1063 Part Two: Deverry and Bardek Winter, 1603 Epilogue: Bardek and Deverry Summer, 1064 Keep Reading Glossary Acknowledgements About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher This ebook contains the following accessibility features which, if supported by your device, can be accessed via your ereader/accessibility settings: Change of font size and line height Change of background and font colours Change of font Change justification Text to speech

Map Map Map Dedication A Note on the Series A Note on the Pronunciation of Deverry Words Prologue: Eldidd, 1063 Part One: Bardek Autumn, 1063 Part Two: Deverry and Bardek Winter, 1603 Epilogue: Bardek and Deverry Summer, 1064 Keep Reading Glossary Acknowledgements About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher

Dedication Dedication Dedication A Note on the Series A Note on the Pronunciation of Deverry Words Prologue: Eldidd, 1063 Part One: Bardek Autumn, 1063 Part Two: Deverry and Bardek Winter, 1603 Epilogue: Bardek and Deverry Summer, 1064 Keep Reading Glossary Acknowledgements About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher In memory of Howard ‘Jake’ Jacobsen 1934–1988 He is, and will be, sorely missed.