Marion Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels, often exploring feminist themes. Her early work shows a strong influence from the adventure fantasy authors of her childhood, featuring distant worlds and daring escapades. Throughout her career, she also experimented with different genres, publishing under various pseudonyms, including works of gay and lesbian pulp fiction. Her most celebrated works, such as the Darkover series and her retellings of Arthurian legend, often blend fantasy and science fiction elements, with later installments in her series being continued by collaborators.
This collection of stories, including two never-before-published tales, travels through the history of Darkover, the planet of the Bloody Sun, from the Founding to the time of Recontact. Original.
This collection of eighteen fantasy tales focuses on the adventures of the Free Amazons, a group of remarkable women who have set themselves apart from the male-dominated world of Darkover
Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Sword & Sorceress" series has always presented the best in contemporary women's fantasy, and this new volume carries on the tradition! In this volume, 26 original stories of bold, talented, and heroic women lead readers through enchanted realms of the imagination into danger both physical and sorcerous, where power and courage lie in a woman's hands.
The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement.”—The New York Times Book Review In Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us. As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim.
This is a re-telling of the legend of the fall of Troy as seen through the eyes of Kassandra, daughter of Priam, Priestess of Apollo, and foreseer of the future. It is written by the author of The Mists of Avalon, The Catch Trap, Night's Daughter and Lythande.
Features a memorable group of tales set in the land of Darkover, a place where ancient powers have awakened humans to their own hidden talents
Although the natives of Darkover are the descendants of a long-lost Terran colony ship, they distrust the Terran spacers who have recently taken up residence on their planet. Many feel that these strangers from space have the power to disrupt the entire society of Darkover. Yet despite the mutual prejudice between the peoples of Earth and Darkover, Terran Larry Montray and Kennard Alton, the heir to the Alton Domain, forge a bond of friendship which flourished even in the face of their families' disapproval. Will their personal alliance fracture the stability of both their cultures?
Spanning generations of Darkover history, this collection of stories journeys into the heart of Darkover power, from the ancient chieri, to the alliance of Ariada Aillard, to Regis Hastur's struggle to bridge the gap between Terrans and the people of Dark
Haunted by childhood memories of a strange silver man and a woman in flames, Margaret Alton returns to Darkover, the planet of her birth, where her memories lead her into a trap set centuries before her birth. Reprint.
