Deryni books in order
Deryni is a series of 16 books by Katherine Kurtz: 5,802 pages in the 15 with a known length, about 106 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 16
- books
- 5,802
- pages in 15 of them
- 106 hours
- to read those 15
- 213 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Deryni Rising 5.0 h 2 
Deryni Checkmate 5.6 h 3 
High Deryni 6.8 h 4 
Camber of Culdi 5.8 h 5 
Saint Camber 8.4 h 6 
Camber the Heretic 9.0 h 7 
The Bishop's Heir 6.4 h 8 
The King's Justice 6.2 h 9 
The Quest for Saint Camber 8.0 h 10 
The Harrowing of Gwynedd 7.0 h 11 
King Javan's Year 9.0 h 12 
The Bastard Prince 7.9 h 13 
King Kelson's Bride 8.9 h 14 
In the King's Service 6.8 h 15 
Childe Morgan 5.7 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
Deryni Rising 1970 5.0 h
In the kingdom of Gwynedd, the mysterious forces of magic and the superior power of the Church combine to challenge the rule of young Kelson.
- 2
Deryni Checkmate 1972 5.6 h
More than thirty years ago, Katherine Kurtz changed the face of fantasy with the Deryni Chronicles.
- 3
High Deryni 1973 6.8 h
- 4
Camber of Culdi 1976 5.8 h
Camber was the greatest of the Deryni -- that race of men who were gifted with arcane mental powers that set them above normal humans.
- 5
Saint Camber 1978 8.4 h
Legends of Camber of Culdi
- 6
Camber the Heretic 1981 9.0 h
Legends of Camber of Culdi
- 7
The Bishop's Heir 1984 6.4 h
- 8
The King's Justice 1985 6.2 h
Young King Kelson, having inherited Deryni powers from his mother, faces a rebellion led by the anti-Deryni, former-Archbishop Loris and Caitrin, a pretender to the throne of…
- 9
The Quest for Saint Camber 1986 8.0 h
More of the story!
- 10
The Harrowing of Gwynedd 1989 7.0 h
- 11
King Javan's Year 1992 9.0 h
- 12
The Bastard Prince 1994 7.9 h
- 13
King Kelson's Bride 2000 8.9 h
"King Kelson's Bride" is the long-awaited conclusion to Kurtz's most popular and enduring work, the bestselling "Deryni" series, in which political power meets its match in the…
- 14
In the King's Service 2003 6.8 h
- 15
Childe Morgan 2006 5.7 h
Alaric Morgan has been pledged to the king's service.
- 16
The King's Deryni 2014 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Deryni Rising | about 101 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 2, Deryni Checkmate | about 96 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 3, High Deryni | about 89 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 4, Camber of Culdi | about 83 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 5, Saint Camber | about 75 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 6, Camber the Heretic | about 66 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 7, The Bishop's Heir | about 60 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 8, The King's Justice | about 53 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 9, The Quest for Saint Camber | about 45 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 10, The Harrowing of Gwynedd | about 38 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 11, King Javan's Year | about 29 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 12, The Bastard Prince | about 21 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 13, King Kelson's Bride | about 13 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 14, In the King's Service | about 6 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 106 hours 22 minutes
15 of 16 books, 5,802 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
213 days (about 31 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.