Book description
Although the natives of Darkover are the descendants of a long-lost
Terran colony 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 people of Earth and Darkover, Terran Larry Montray and
Kennard Alton, the heir to the Alton Domain, forge a bond of friendsip
which flourished even in the face of their families disapproval. And
when Larry and Kennard are forced to combine Darkover matrix magic with
Terran technology to stand against a mutual enemy, will thei personal
alliance fracture the stability of both their cultures and bring about a
new era in Terran-Darkovan relations? Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930 -
1999) Marion Zimmer was born on a farm in Albany, New York, in 1930, and
married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. She received a B. A. from Hardin
Simmons University, Texas, and did post-graduate work at the University
of California, Berkeley, during which time she helped found the Society
for Creative Anachronism. She sold her first story in 1952 and was a
writer of note for over four decades. Bradley is best known for two
signature series: the 'Darkover' science fantasy series and her
Arthurian masterpiece, The Mists of Avalon and its sequels. She also
edited anthologies for 14 years and published Marion Zimmer Bradley's
Fantasy Magazine, which ran for 50 quarterly issues between 1988 and the
end of 2000. Marion Zimmer Bradley died in Berkeley, California, on
September 25, 1999, four days after suffering a major heart attack.
