 It was the eighth of Kurtz' Deryni novels to be published, and the second book in her third Deryni trilogy, The Histories of King Kelson.Although The Legends of Camber of Culdi trilogy was published immediately prior to the "Histories" trilogy, the "Histories" trilogy is a direct sequel to Kurtz' first Deryni series, The Chronicles of the Deryni.The novel is set in the land of Gwynedd, one of the fictional Eleven Kingdoms.