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Second Age: After the Comyn: Book 4
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After the Age of Chaos had almost destroyed civilization on the planet of the Bloody Sun, even the Sharra had been exiled, but now the Sharra had returned, embodied in the image of a chained woman wreathed in flames, an image which could change the history of Darkover forever. From the author... read more
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Summary edit
The sequel to Heritage of Hastur, perhaps the single most popular of Bradley's spectacular Darkover novels, Sharra's Exile is the story of Lew Alton's return to Darkover and his battle to destroy the deadly Sharra matrix.
Characters/People edit
- Cleindori: The last of the Keepers trained completely in the old, cloistered virginal tradition.
- Lord Dyan-Gabriel / Dyan Ardais: Regent of Ardais.
- Danvan-Valentine Hastur: Regis's grandfather, Lord Hastur, Warden of Elhalyn, Regent of the Crown of the Seven Domains, Hastur of Hastur.
- Kennard Alton / Kennard-Gwynn Alton: Warden of the Alton Domain, Lew & Marius's father.
- Edric Ridenow: Lord Serrais, thickset, red-bearded lord of Serrais.
- Callina Aillard: Keeper
- Linnell Aillard: Lew's foster-sister.
- Lerrys Ridenow: The younger brother of the lord of his Domain.
- Daniel Lawton: Legate for Terra.
- Javanne Hastur: Regis's sister & Gabriel's wife.
- Beltran: Lord of Aldaran.
- Marjorie Scott: Lew's dead love interest.
- Marius Alton: Lew's brother, Kennard's younger son not recognized by Comyn.
- Gabriel Lanart-Hastur: Javanne's husband & Commander of the Guard.
- Rafe Scott / Rakhal Darriel-Scott: Brother to the dead Marjorie & missing Thyra.
- Prince Derik Elhalyn: Deemed unfit, immature , dull-witted & slow to rule by the Hasturs.
- Kathie Marshall: A medic that looks very very like Linnell.
- Merryl Lindir-Aillard: Callina's step-brother.
- Diotima Ridenow / Dio: 15 or 16 years old, Lerrys's sister.
- Mikhail: Regis's named heir.
- Damon Lanart-Aillard / Jeff Kerwin: The son of Cleindori & Lewis.
- Lew Alton: Kennard's half-Terran son, the Alton heir.
- Regis Hastur: The 18 year old Hastur heir.
- Danilo Syrtis: Heir to Ardais, adopted by the childless Lord Dyan Ardais.
- Ashara: The oldest of the Keepers on Darkover.
First Sentence edit
This was the home of my ancestors.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue The second year of exile
BOOK ONE The Exile Darkover: the third year of exile CHAPTER ONE
Glossary edit
- casta: The language spoken on Darkover that sounds like Terra's Spanish.
- cahuenga: The mountain dialect which has become a common tongue all over Darkover; sounds like Terra's English & Gaelic.
- ombredin: A lover of men.
- leronis: Sorceress.
- tenerezu: A Keeper or Guardian.
- raivannin: One of the drugs developed for work among lower circles, tends to shut down the telepathic functions.
- kirian: Lowers the resistance to telepathic contact.
- laran: The special hyper-developed psychic powers of the Comyn and those of their blood.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 10 in Second Age: After the Comyn. (standard series)
Preceded by The Planet Savers, and followed by The World Wreckers .
This is book 20 of 88 in Darkover. (standard series)
Preceded by The Planet Savers, and followed by The World Wreckers .
Authors & Contributors edit
- Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Severn House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0727847996
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Severn House
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0727847996
Page Count: 368
Awards edit
- nominated Hugo Award (1963: Best Novel)
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsLanguage, Science Fiction/Fantasy Violence/ Suggestive Sexual Situations
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Darkover Site: A website dedicated to the Darkover novels.
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