 Hardcover Edition | |
| Author | Katherine Kurtz |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Matt Stawicki |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Childe Morgan Trilogy |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardcover) |
| Pages | 359 (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-441-01060-1 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 52860126 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3561.U69 I5 2003 |
| Preceded by | King Kelson's Bride (publication date), The Bastard Prince (literary chronology) |
| Followed by | Childe Morgan |
In the King's Service is a historical fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ace Books in 2003. It was the fourteenth of Kurtz' Deryni novels to be published, and the first book in the fifth Deryni trilogy, the Childe Morgan trilogy. The events of this trilogy are a direct prequel to the first Deryni trilogy, the Chronicles of the Deryni.