Book I of The Heirs of Saint Camber. Evil times had come for the Deryni, the race of humans with magical powers. In Gwynedd, the weak boy-king Alroy reigned; but the real rulers were the Regents - evil, power-hungry men who sought the total destruction of the Deryni. And now word came that Bishop Alister Cullen was dead, depriving Deryni and honourable humans alike of their greatest friend, for that was the body Camber of Culdi had worn for twelve years. But as they stood before his bier, neither his daughter Evaine or his son Father Joran could be sure. Was it a sign he had worked a final spell to hold off death and now waited for release and healing? Cover art by Melvyn Grant.