The Deverry Cycle is a series of Celtic fantasy novels by Katharine Kerr set in the fictional land of Deverry. As of February 2020, sixteen books have been published in the series. The series is written in a non-linear style: the principal narrative is frequently interrupted by flashbacks to events that occurred decades, or even centuries, before. These flashbacks concern the prior incarnations of characters in the principal narrative, and provide insight into the relationships of the characters in their current incarnations. Novels Kerr began working on what would become the Deverry cycle in 1982, expecting to produce a short story. The project grew much larger than that, eventually expanding into a series of sixteen novels. Kerr has a contract for two additional full novels in the series. Kerr has likened the Deverry cycle to a play, dividing the story into five acts: Act one: Deverry Daggerspell (1986) — "Author's definitive edition" issued in 1993 Darkspell (1987) — "Author's definitive edition" issued in 1994 The Bristling Wood (1989) — US title; issued in the UK as Dawnspell: The Bristling Wood The Dragon Revenant (1990) — US title; issued in the UK as Dragonspell: The Southern Sea Act two: The Westlands A Time of Exile (1991) A Time of Omens (1992) Days of Blood and Fire (1993) — US title; issued in the UK as A Time of War Days of Air and Darkness (1994) — US title; issued in the UK as A Time of Justice Act three: The Dragon Mage The Red Wyvern (1997) The Black Raven (1998) The Fire Dragon (2000) Act four: The Silver Wyrm The Gold Falcon (2006) The Spirit Stone (2007) The Shadow Isle (2008) The Silver Mage (2009) Act five: The Justice War Sword of Fire (2020), the first book in a new trilogy (The Justice War) set in Deverry, was released in February 2020. A Dagger in Air (in progress) The Iron Mace Cultures and peoples The novels take place in the world of Annwn (pronounced "An-noon" , meaning "no place", the Otherworld in Welsh mythology), an Earth-like planet in a parallel universe. Annwn has six sapient species: humans, elves, dwarves, Horsekin, Dwrgi, and dragons. Humans There are three human nations on Annwn. They are the kingdom of Deverry, the Rhiddaer, and Bardek. Both Deverry and Bardek were colonized by humans from the "real" world, who arrived there by magical means. Only the