Katherine Kurtz

Katherine Kurtz is an American fantasy author best known for the Deryni novels, beginning with *Deryni Rising* in 1970, which helped establish secondary-world historical fantasy. Her work also includes the Templar and Adept series, and she has been writing fantasy for more than four decades.[3][6]

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Fantasy Historical fantasy