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City of Sorcery
Written by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
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 tested by the evil sorcery of the Dark Sisterhood.
Author
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Zimmer Bradley is the creator of the popular Darkover universe, as well as the critically acclaimed author of the bestselling ‘The Mists of Avalon’ and its sequel, ‘The Forest House’. She lives in Berkeley, California.
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Reviews for City of Sorcery
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Re-read, first time in years. Pretty much stock feminist romance writing with some mind-boggling credulity-straining passages.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote 18 Darkover novels--more if you include collaborations. Darkover is a "lost colony" of Earth that falls into a medieval society ruled by a psychic aristocracy and is later rediscovered by a star-spanning advanced human federation after centuries, giving the series a feel of both science fiction and fantasy. Most books in the series examine this culture clash and this book is no exception as it focuses on a Terran, Magda, and a native of Darkover, Jaelle. The books were designed to be read independently, and so you could start here, but some books are somewhat connected and that's the case here, and you may see it marked as book two of the "Renunciates Trilogy." The Renunciates are also known as the "Free Amazons" and the first book in the trilogy, The Shattered Chain also deals with Jaelle and Magda and makes an excellent entry into the series. Indeed, it's the book I started with on the recommendation of a friend, and the book that hooked me on the series. The two later books in the trilogy are certainly good reads, even if I do like Shattered Chain best. I quite liked City of Sorcery, one of the last books set in Darkover MZB ever wrote, even if not the last chronologically. It's about five women, including Jaelle and Magda, who go on a journey to "the Wall Around the World." (Think Himalayas.) I liked the comraderie among the women and the sheer adventure. It has a different, more reflective feel than I usually found in MZB.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Various terranen women find the home of the renunciates with some fun and games alongside.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5MZB is a master storyteller. Most of her books read as if she were rushing to press. There are a few notable exceptions. This isn't one of them. A good enough story, nonetheless.