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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} the Lodge of the Lynx by Katherine Kurtz the Lodge of the Lynx Summary Katherine Kurtz Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Lodge of the Lynx by Katherine Kurtz The Lodge of the Lynx Summary Katherine Kurtz. Everything you need to understand or teach The Lodge of the Lynx by Katherine Kurtz. The Lodge of the Lynx Summary & Study Guide. The Lodge of the Lynx Summary. The central theme of the Adept series is the struggle between good and evil. It has raged from humanity's early days until the present. In The Lodge of the Lynx Kurtz hints that not only have the motives of evildoers little changed from age to age, but the same supernatural forces may continue to give them aid. The same is true of protectors of the good. This dualism is very near the traditional Christian belief in the struggle between God and Satan, but the book does not confine itself to Christian imagery. Beings who resemble Christian saints and angels do appear on the metaphysical plane. Adam also meets entities drawn from Egyptian myth and other lore, as well as unpersonified influences of light and grace. The Lynx masters call on an ancient Pictish god, Taranis the Thunderer, to lend them power. The Lodge of the Lynx Themes. The Lodge of the Lynx Summary & Study Guide Description. The Lodge of the Lynx Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Related Titles on The Lodge of the Lynx by Katherine Kurtz. Preview of The Lodge of the Lynx Summary: The central theme of the Adept series is the struggle between good and evil. It has raged from humanity's early days until the present. In The Lodge of the Lynx Kurtz hints that not only have the motives of evildoers little changed from age to age, but the same supernatural forces may continue to give them aid. The same is true of protectors of the good. This dualism is very near the traditional Christian belief in the struggle between God and Satan, but the book does not confine itself to Christian imagery. Beings who resemble Christian saints and angels do appear on the metaphysical plane. Adam also meets entities drawn from Egyptian myth and other lore, as well as unpersonified influences of light and grace. The Lynx masters call on an ancient Pictish god, Taranis the Thunderer, to lend them power. The Lodge of the Lynx — Katherine Kurtz; Deborah Turner Harris. Through countless lives and eras, the Adept has fought the powers of Darkness. Now, as psychiatrist Adam Sinclair, he leads his loyal Huntsmen against supernatural evil in all its myriad forms. But the Darkness is striking back--in the guise of an unholy cult long thought to be extinct. Endowed with the elemental energy of an ancient Druidic artifact, the Lodge of the Lynx stands ready to unleash destruction on Sinclair, his allies and, ultimately, all of Scotland. The old battle begins anew--and this time the future may belong to. THE LODGE OF THE LYNX. The Lodge of the Lynx by Katherine Kurtz. Hooray! You've discovered a title that's missing from our library. Can you help donate a copy? If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address: Better World Books Amazon More Bookshop.org. When you buy books using these links the Internet Archive may earn a small commission. Benefits of donating. When you donate a physical book to the Internet Archive, your book will enjoy: Beautiful high-fidelity digitization Long-term archival preservation Free controlled digital library access by the print-disabled and public † Open Library is a project of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Katherine Kurtz Books In Order. Katherine Kurtz is one of the critically acclaimed American author, who is famous for writing modern and high fantasy, historical fantasy, and alternate history novels. She is particularly famous for writing the Deryni universe book series as well as for co-authoring the Adepy series books. Author Kurtz has been an active member of the Sorcerers Guild and the Swordsmen writers’ associations, as well as the Creative Anachronism Society. For several years, she used to reside in an Irish castle, but now she lives in Virginia, The United States. Author Kurtz began her writing career in the year 1970 with the publication of her debut book titled Deryni Rising. This book marked the beginning of her highly successful Deryni series. Her first book was very influential for being among the first fantasy books which was written in more of a historical fantasy mode than the legend or mythology mode. This was opposite to the common style of writing high fantasy books such as the ones written by J.R. Tolkien. Kari Sperring from the Strange Horizons has called author Kurtz as the first writer to have tried to write historical fantasy novels based in a secondary world. She has noted Kurtz’s close attention on the importance that faith had in the pre-modern societies of the Western regions. Author Kurtz is also praised for portraying magic as a ritual and formal practice as opposite to the informal and picaresque way magic was shown in the other fantasy book of her time. Author Kurtz was born on October 18, 1944, in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. She also spent most of her time growing up at the same place. Kurtz completed her graduation from the Miami University with a BS in the field of Chemistry. Author Kurtz is married to Scott MacMillan, with whom she got hooked in the year 1983. The couple has a son. Until the year 2007, Kurtz used to reside in Ireland along with her family. Then, she moved to the U.S., and made Virginia her home. The popular Deryni series written by her is a historical fantasy book series. The plots of this series are set in Gwynedd’s medieval kingdom. This kingdom is depicted as being populated by the humans as well as the Deryni, which is race comprising of psychics having magical powers. Kurtz has also shown that the relationship between the two races keeps on becoming tenuous every now and then, and this tends to affect the primary characters depicted in the series. After being launched in 1970, the series still going great. It is divided into 5 smaller series, each comprising of 3 to 4 books. The medieval kingdom in Gwynedd resembles British Isles from the 12th century. It consists of a Holy Church, just like that of the Roman Catholics. There is also a feudal government in the kingdom, which is ruled by the hereditary monarchy. The Deryni race is shown to possess inherent abilities filled with magic. They have been persecuted and shunned for many centuries. Kurtz has filled the plots with military, ecclesiastical, and political conflicts, which often take place on grand scales. And none of the races are shown to be inherently good or evil. Both the races have antagonists and protagonists, which tend to come out in their colors at different points in the series. In addition to the novels, the series is also comprised of short stories. The first 4 trilogies are set between the 10th and 12th centuries, while the last one shows the events prior to the start of the 1st trilogy. A standalone novel, called King Kelson’s Bride, is also a part of the series and is set after the end of the 3rd trilogy. One of the earliest books published in the series is entitled ‘Deryni Checkmate’. The Del Rey publishers released it in 1987. Author Kurtz has described the main characters in this book as Kelson Haldane, Archbishop Loris, and Alaric Morgan. The story opens by showing that Kelson Haldane is forced to reveal his secret powers being a Deryni for claiming the Gwynedd’s throne. This puts him at odds against the other powerful clerics because they see the Deryni as evil agents. A man named Archbishop Loris is dedicated to eradicate the whole of the Deryni race from Gwynedd. He launches a ruthless campaign to persecute them and targets the proudest among all of them, who the most trusted advisor and friend of Kelson Haldane, named Alaric Morgan. Being a Duke, Morgan fights to keep his reputation and his life. When one of the rogue Deryni decides to use his power as a deadly weapon to destroy the human race, the Deryni race is put at a great risk. Due to this, an outright war seems a certainty. As the factions of the kingdom begin to battle against each other, young Haldane feels that he must find his inner strength to prevent the falling apart of his kingdom. Another popular novel that Kurtz wrote in this series is titled ‘High Deryni’. The Ballantine Books released it in 1976. At the beginning of the story of this book, author Kurtz has shown that Kelson Haldane becomes successful in claiming his birthright of sitting on the Gwynedd throne at a very young age. Because of this, a Deryni begins ruling the realm for the first time after many centuries. His extraordinary abilities and magical powers make him even more effective to rule. But, the ‘Eleven Kingdom’ priesthood is known to hold sway for many generations on the throne. They consider the Deryni as heretics and witches. The Deryni race was driven underground by them and lost the kingdom’s control. And when Kelson sits on the throne, the priesthood does not intend to support him either.
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