Camber of Culdi (The Legends of Camber of Culdi Vol. 1) by Kurtz, Katherine - 1985

New York: Del Rey. Very Good. 1985. Thirteenth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0345335945 . Minor edge wear and rubbing, binding fairly tight. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy, inscribed by author on title page.

Camber of Culdi, one of the greatest Deryni sorcerors of his generation, wished nothing more than a quiet retirement to his family estates after a lifetime of service to the Crown of Gwynedd. Camber's faith and honor, though, would not in the end allow inaction.
At once cruel, oppresive, and whimsical the Festillic usurpers of that Crown thought they had utterly destroyed the rightful heirs a century before. As the kingdom grows ever more restive under the Festillic yoke, Camber comes to find that this was not quite true, after all.
In later years, Camber would be called the Defender of Humankind, Patron Saint of Deryni magic, and the restorer of the Haldane thrown. As so often happens, popular histories become distorted, often out of recognition.
This is Camber's story -- at least the first volume.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; Signed by Author .