Book description
Thus begins the second novel in Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J.
Ross' monumental
Clingfire
trilogy - the epic story of a cataclysmic time in the history of Marion
Zimmer Bradley's Darkover.
The era of the Hundred Kingdoms was a time when power-hungry petty
monarchs abounded on this frigid and magical world - a time of
uncontrolled war and lawless disregard for all but the most
imperialistic of political aims. a legendary friendship is forged
between king and keeper which will lead to a new destiny for Darkover.
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. Deborah J. Ross
(1947 -)
Deborah J. Ross, who grew up in California and attended college in
Oregon, began telling stories at an early age and continued writing
throughout her school and work life. Around the time she decided to
write professionally, Ross became friends with Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Many of Ross's short stories were published by Bradley in her
anthologies and magazines, and they later collaborated on a number of
titles from the well-known Darkover series, including the Clingfire
trilogy.
