The Heirs of Hammerfell (Darkover)
One of the "Darkover" novels. In the Age of A Hundred Kingdoms, Darkover - planet of the bloody sun and world of legend and mystery - is hewn apart by border conflict between two of its realms. The infant twin heirs of Hammerfell are separated, but their fates are inextricably linked.
One of the "Darkover" novels. In the Age of A Hundred Kingdoms, Darkover - planet of the bloody sun and world of legend and mystery - is hewn apart by border conflict between two of its realms. The infant twin heirs of Hammerfell are separated, but their fates are inextricably linked.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780886774516 (0886774519)
ASIN: 0886774519
Publish date: 1990-09-04
Publisher: DAW
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
During the period of Isolation. The story of twins who escape the destruction of their family home, are lost from one another, one, Conn, going with a family retainer to hide within the local area, the other, Alastair, goes with his mother to Thendara. When they both meet again they have problems be...
What I enjoyed about this Darkover novel was the fairy tale structure. It's as if Bradley is telling the story as the Darkoverans would tell it. Outside of the narrative form, the book is very predictable; too easily predictable. It's not bad, but it lacks depth and surprise.
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