Darkover Landfall (Darkover, Book 1)
Chronologically, this is the first Darkover novel -- the introduction to the founders of Darkover. We see how humans first came to the planet, and how they began to adapt to their new surroundings. Humans crash on an uncharted planet while on a trip to begin a colony on another planet. How...
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Chronologically, this is the first Darkover novel -- the introduction to the founders of Darkover. We see how humans first came to the planet, and how they began to adapt to their new surroundings. Humans crash on an uncharted planet while on a trip to begin a colony on another planet. How Bradley treats the topic is very original, and very well done.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780886772345 (0886772346)
Publish date: December 1st 1972
Publisher: DAW
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Darkover 6 (#1)
Erf. I've started re-reading this series, because I remember how much I loved it when I was a teenager... but damn, I didn't remember this one was so bad. (Or is it because I sometimes used to like shite as a teenager, and that was part of it?)The story in itself is not uninteresting, all the more s...
I'm a fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley, but my affection for her rests not on the Avalon books, which I didn't care for, but her Darkover series. Darkover is a "lost colony" of Earth that falls back into a medieval society. Ruled by a psychically gifted aristocracy, after centuries it's rediscovered by ...
There has been some debate about how good of writer MZB was. If I am being totally honest, I would have to say that she is not the best writer in the world, and considering the massive amount of work she put out, some of it is "hack" work.The Darkover novels always stand out, however. Part of this...
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