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The Renunciates
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Description edit
Long out of print, these three Darkover books tell the tale of two Free Amazon women whose lives are irrevocably entwined. "Literate and exciting." ( The New York Times Book Review )
Books in This Collection
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The Shattered Chain
by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)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...
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Thendara House (Darkover: Renunciates Trilogy, Bk. 2)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)A romantic fantasy set in a futuristic society divided by two cultures, one male dominated and one egalitarian, where the roles of male and female, love and marriage and justice and injustice are brought sharply into focus. From the author of...
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City of Sorcery
by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)Haunted by mysterious images of hooded figures, Magdalen Lorne, chief Terran operative on Darkover, pursues a quest not only to the frozen ends of the physical world but also to the perilous limits of the spiritual world. And there she is...
Characters/People edit
- Rafaella n'ha Doria: Add a description of this character.
- Vanessa n'ha Yllana
- Sherna n'ha Marya
- Magdalen Lorne/Margali n'ha Ysabet
- Jaelle n'ha Melora
- Camilla n'ha Kyria: emmasca, teacher of sword-play in the Guild-house.
- Cholayna Ares/Cholayna n'ha Chandria: Terran Intelligence, tall black woman with silver white hair.
- Alexis (Lexie) Anders: pilot
- Lady Rohana
- Peter Haldane
- Jae Ile
- Mother Lauria
- Marisela
- Keitha
- Comyn
- Rafi
- Montray
- Damon
- Shaya
- Bethany
- Alessandro Li
- Kyril
- Byma
- Dom Gabriel
- Andrew
- Gwennis
- Alida
- Carr
- Acquilara
- Darkovan
- Aleki
- Dom Ann
- Ferrika
- Rima
- Arlinda
- Hastur
- Lori
- Kyntha
- Darrill
Setting & Locations edit
- Darkover/Cottman IV: Planet. Also called the Bloody Sun by Terrans.
- Thendara
- Armida
- Caer Donn
- Nevarsin
- Hellers: The wildest, most unknown, trackless and uninhabited mountains on Darkover.
- Wall Around the World: Impenetralble mountain range
- Free Amazon
- Castle Ardais
- Sain Scarp
- Avarra
- Neskaya
- Shainsa
- Bridge Society
- Rakhaila
- Old Town
- Arilinn
- Alpha
- Empire
- Kadarin
- Zandru
- Scaravel
- Midwinter Festival
- Trade City
- Amazon Oath
- Dalereuth
- Aldaran
- Great North Road
- Ravensmark
- Irmelin
- Terranan
- Evanda
- Kindra
- Temora
- Jerana
- Festival Ball
- Forbidden Tower
- Cassilda
- Callista
- Alton
- Head Center
Organizations edit
- Free Amazons: the Guild of Renunciates
- the Bridge Society: members of the guild working in/with the Terran headquarters
First Sentence edit
Night was lowering across the Dry Towns, hesitating as if, at this season, the great red sun were reluctant to set.
Table of Contents edit
The Shattered Chain
Thendara House
City of Sorcery
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Renunciates. (standard series)
This book is in Darkover. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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