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Marion Zimmer Bradley is famous for her Avalon books, but I'm a fan of her Darkover stories, set in an original world and a blend of science fiction and fantasy. This is one of a series of anthologies that basically are collection of "fan fiction" by other authors based on MZB's Darkover. I was impr...
Marion Zimmer Bradley is famous for her Avalon books, but what I'm a fan of are her Darkover stories, set in an original world and a blend of science fiction and fantasy. This is one of a series of anthologies that basically are collection of "fan fiction" by other authors based on MZB's Darkover. I...
I loved this when I read it over and over as a young woman. I think, now, that the writing is weak though the stories are interesting.
Perhaps the reason to read this somewhat weak collection is the story “There is Always Someone”. It isn’t a great story, but though it you can see how greatly Bradley embraced the fans of her Darkover series. Also good is “The Ferment”.
Bradley’s “Amazon Excerpt” is a nice story about Rafella, even if it is a little touchy feely. “Broken Vows” by Annette Rodriguez is a good story because it raises questions to get the reader to think. There is an ending to City of Sorcery in “If Only the Banshees Could see”. Deborah Wheeler’s ta...