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...
quite good selection of stories with the Homily from Marion Zimmer Bradley's funeral at the end.
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.
Anthology. Averaging the stars, this book rates as 2 stars.1. To Kiss a Gargoyle by Sally Painter. An okay story. I've read other short gargoyle stories and liked the tortured hero aspect. This was strange. The woman literally dry humps a gargoyle statue on a building's ledge having pulled off...
Not much to say, it's the typical harlequin romance novel. It has an interesting plot aside from the romance, which makes me a little upset that the author chose this route instead of a full book or series...but I suppose I can deal with that.
The collection gives some background on the Amazons of Darkover, including an explanation of the oath. Bradley’s story “The Legend of Lady Bruna” has a wonderful framing device and includes Magda. Her “Knives” is a dark story but looks at the meaning of the oath. “Cast off Your Chains” by Margare...
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...
Margaret L. Carter has written an intelligent and intriguing novel that reads very much like something out of real life, with the exception that we are given entree into the life of a woman who is a werewolf. Usually, werewolf novels tend to be overly male-centric and treat the werewolf as a mindles...
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