In the second part of our adventure through Katharine Kerr’s Daggerspell, we read to the middle of Chapter Five, meet our main cast (again), tie tight the knots of destiny, and move into our oddly independent main plot.

Next week, we finish the book!

Content Warnings: incest, rape, suicide, suicidal ideation, violence, sexual violence, misogyny, racism, discussion of homophobia

Footnotes:

• Daggerspell
  
  
• Katharine Kerr
  
  
• Ruth Urquhart
  
  
• The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore
  
  
• Euhemerus
  
  
• I’ve Got A Bad Feeling About This
  

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