Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Author: Best Book
Publisher: ares books
ISBN:
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Languages : en
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While only women can command the power of the matrix and the secret sciences which keep Darkover from Terran hands, in most respects they are still chattels. But the Free Amazons are considered equal to men, and it is they who provide the key to the Terran-Darkover dilemma. About the Author Marion Zimmer was born in Albany, NY, on June 3, 1930, and married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. Mrs. Bradley received her B.A. in 1964 from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, then did graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1965-67. She was a science fiction/fantasy fan from her middle teens, and made her first sale as an adjunct to an amateur fiction contest in Fantastic/Amazing Stories in 1949. She had written as long as she could remember, but wrote only for school magazines and fanzines until 1952, when she sold her first professional short story to Vortex Science Fiction. She wrote everything from science fiction to Gothics, but is probably best known for her Darkover novels. In addition to her novels, Mrs. Bradley edited many magazines, amateur and professional, including Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, which she started in 1988. She also edited an annual anthology called Sword and Sorceress for DAW Books. Over the years she turned more to fantasy; The House Between the Worlds, although a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club, was "fantasy undiluted". She wrote a novel of the women in the Arthurian legends -- Morgan Le Fay, the Lady of the Lake, and others -- entitled Mists of Avalon, which made the NY Times best seller list both in hardcover and trade paperback, and she also wrote The Firebrand, a novel about the women of the Trojan War. Her historical fantasy novels, The Forest House, Lady of Avalon, Mists of Avalon are prequels to Priestess of Avalon She died in Berkeley, California on September 25, 1999, four days after suffering a major heart attack. She was survived by her brother, Leslie Zimmer; her sons, David Bradley and Patrick Breen; her daughter, Moira Stern; and her grandchildren.

Author: Clayton Emery
Publisher: Boxtree
ISBN: 9780752207445
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Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Author: Jess Lebow
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786964022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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A series focusing on the popular character class Fighters! The first title in a new Forgotten Realms series focusing on the popular Dungeons & Dragons® game character class of Fighters. Each title will feature characters with a different exotic style of fighting.

Author: Steven Erikson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765315748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 678

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Fantasy-roman.

Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476679525
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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This literary companion surveys the young adult works of American author Marion Zimmer Bradley, primarily known for her work in the fantasy genre. An A to Z arrangement includes coverage of novels (The Catch Trap, Survey Ship, The Fall of Atlantis, The Firebrand, The Forest House and The Mists of Avalon), the graphic narrative Warrior Woman, the Lythande novella The Gratitude of Kings, and, from the Darkover series, The Shattered Chain, The Sword of Aldones and Traitor's Sun. Separate entries on dominant themes--rape, divination, religion, violence, womanhood, adaptation and dreams--comb stories and longer works for the author's insights about the motivation of institutions that oppress marginalized groups, especially women.

Author: Janae
Publisher: Golden Phoenix Publishers
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Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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In a world where magic and danger intertwine, Aria, a fiery-haired sophomore at the prestigious Aurelian Academy, finds herself entangled in a sinister plot that threatens to unravel the very fabric of her enchanted realm. As cryptic messages foretelling unspeakable fates begin to haunt her every step, Aria must rely on the strength of her budding powers and the unwavering support of her devastatingly handsome boyfriend, Cyrus, the heir apparent to the throne. But as Cyrus grapples with the shocking revelations of his true heritage, Aria finds herself caught in a tumultuous love triangle with the darkly alluring Prince Lucius, whose advances prove increasingly difficult to resist. With the arrival of the demon master Zhaotep Zo Darackinör and the rising body count at Aurelian Academy, Aria and Cyrus must race against time to uncover the secrets of their pasts and confront the malevolent forces that seek to destroy everything they hold dear. As they navigate a treacherous maze of ancient prophecies, forbidden desires, and shocking betrayals, Aria and Cyrus begin to realize that the greatest threat to their love and their world may not lie in the shadows, but in the secrets they've sworn to keep hidden. In this pulse-pounding tale of magic, romance, and self-discovery, two young lovers must summon the courage to face their deepest fears and embrace their destinies if they hope to save the realm from the brink of eternal darkness.

Author: Dani Kollin
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429968281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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Prometheus Award Winner for Best Novel: “Fans of SF as a vehicle for ideas will devour this intriguing debut.” —Publishers Weekly In the wake of complete economic collapse, a reborn civilization has arisen. It is one in which every individual is incorporated at birth, and spends many years trying to attain control over his or her own life by getting a majority of his or her own shares. Life extension has made life very long indeed. Now the incredible has happened: A billionaire businessman named Justin Cord, frozen in secret in the long-ago early twenty-first century, has been discovered and resurrected, given health and a vigorous younger body. Justin is the only unincorporated man in the world, a true stranger in this strange land. He survived because he’s tough and smart. And he cannot accept only part ownership of himself, even if that places him in conflict with a civilization that extends outside the solar system to the Oort Cloud . . . “The clash between today’s cultural values and those of a vividly imagined future has never been more compelling . . . The Kollin brothers’ debut captivates with unforgettable characters and an ingenious vision of the economic future.” —Booklist “A bright, stimulating work that deserves a wide readership.” —Gregory Benford, New York Times–bestselling author of Foundation’s Fear “Reminiscent of Heinlein—a good, old-fashioned, enormously appealing SF yarn.” —Robert J. Sawyer, Nebula Award–winning author of The Downloaded

Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 110166312X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1122

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Return to the genre-bending world of Darkover, to a trilogy that follows the thrilling story of two Free Amazon women In the three novels which comprise THE SAGA OF THE RENUNCIATES, Marion Zimmer Bradley tells the masterful tale of two valiant women who face and try to break the invisible chains of custom, convention, habit and expectation with which society binds women, and women bind themselves. Magdalen Lorne is a Terran woman born and reared on Darkover. She thinks herself the perfect Terran undercover Intelligence agent, and disguises herself as a Free Amazon to enable her to fulfill a mission to free a Terran man from kidnappers. But when she herself is captured by a band of real Renunciates, she discovers they have a harsh punishment for any pretenders: she must swear the Oath of the Free Amazons, relinquish her former life, and become a Renunciate in reality. Jaelle has been raised in the harsh patriarchal environment of the Dry Towns. Her mother Mellora is a Comyn woman who has been kidnapped in order to breed laran-gifted offspring for her barbarian "husband." But when a desperate, pregnant Mellora dies in childbirth following a daring escape aided by a band of Renunciates, the still young Jaelle is adopted into the Guild, and becomes the Free Amazon Jaelle n'ha Mellora, a woman who has never known kindness from a man. Together Magda, now known as Margali n'ha Tsabet, and her Guild-sister Jaelle will follow a twisting course neither could have predicted. A course which will lead them to question every aspect of themselves and of their two so-different societies. And one which will eventually set them on a life-threatening journey not only to the frozen ends of the physical world, but to the perilous limits of the spiritual overworld as well.

Author: J. R. Bailey
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462020348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Koristad Altessor, son of Arach the Black Guardian, is a young, driven necromancer who wants nothing more than to take vengeance upon the villainous vampire who caused the death of his family. But it is not long before the child of darkness is recruited by an order of righteous warriors who are dedicated to protecting the innocent from wicked magic users and unspeakable monsters. Koristad and the lightwielders are about to begin an unforgettable journey to the truth. Koristad sets out to carve a path through the darkness of his bleak world. Ac-companied by Peril, a nave and innocent lightwielder, Koristad rises to face the challenges that lie aheadincluding a ?erce battle with a barbarian intent on seeking his own revenge. Unable to call upon his magic powers out of fear of being pulled back into the world of the dead, Koristad must rely on his own strength as he realizes there will never again be one like him. After the necromancer and lightwielder are tasked with protecting an ancient artifact, a long extinct bloodline of mages reemerges. Suddenly, Koristad and Peril are ?ghting for more than they ever imagined, including their own survival.