 Stunned and horrified, Kelson can do nothing but hold the body of his dead bride and weep.In 1985, "The Bishop's Heir" was ranked 26th in an annual poll of fantasy novels by "Locus magazine" readers, placing it between T. E. D. Klein's "The Ceremonies" and Lloyd Alexander's "The Beggar Queen".The poll was won by Robert A. Heinlein for his novel, "".