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    Stormqueen!
    Stormqueen!
    Stormqueen!
    Audiobook17 hours

    Stormqueen!

    Written by Marion Zimmer Bradley

    Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan

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    About this audiobook

    During the lawless Ages of Chaos, when the ruling families of Darkover ruthlessly inbred their laran-gifted offspring to gain powerful talents, a baby was born to the lord of Aldaran. This child, born on a dark and thunder-filled night----, was possessed of a terrifying and uncontrolled talent: Dorilys, heiress to her father's domain, could unwittingly call forth lightning, even while still a fretful child. Fearful for his daughter's life and the safety of his domain, Lord Aldaran sent to a tower for help. But even the powers of a trained monitor and a Hastur lord might not be enough to save this painfully afflicted and deadly young woman.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJun 15, 2018
    ISBN9781501970924
    Stormqueen!
    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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    • 4/5
      One of the best of the Darkover novels I've read. Less angsty and gloomy than a lot of them.

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    • 5/5
      I'm a fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley, but my affection for her rests not on the Avalon books, which I didn't care for, but her Darkover series. Darkover is a "lost colony" of Earth that falls back into a medieval society. Ruled by a psychically gifted aristocracy, after centuries it's rediscovered by a star-spanning high-tech human federation, giving the series a feel of both science fiction and fantasy. Most books focus on the clash between the two cultures. This is one of the exceptions, set before the time of rediscovery, in the "Age of Chaos." The Darkover series as a whole features strong female characters, but it has enough swashbuckling adventure to draw the male of the species, and indeed this series was recommended to me by a guy (when we were in high school!)This book is centered on one of the more memorable female characters in the series, Dorilys Aldaran, the "stormqueen" who has power over the weather. Although some of the Darkover books are loosely connected, having characters in common, they were written to be read independently and were written out of sequence. This makes it difficult without a guide to know what story to start with. Stormqueen was published in 1978, when MZB was at the height of her powers, and of the 18 Darkover novels written solely by MZB, is one of my favorites--easily top five. Early chronologically in the timeline of the series, and with no recurring characters, it makes a fine introduction to a beguiling world.

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    • 4/5
      This was one of the better of the Darkover books...though I admit to being a particular fan of those set in the Ages of Chaos.

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    • 3/5
      Lots of plot elements, two sets of brothers one of whom is full of bad will, several tangled loves. A 1978 book which handles an arms race from horrified viewers, to involved technicians, to greedy users. And looks at women’s issues with a strange sappy do anything for love sensibility that is off from the more feminist notes.
    • 3/5
      My second favorite of all the Darkover books. The whole series is wonderful.
    • 4/5
      A good read about Darkover in the Ages of Chaos. Unlike the other Darkover novels, which deal with the conflict between Darkoverans and Terrans, the conflict is between the characters and the duties imposed on them by their families, laran, and the breeding programs.
    • 5/5
      This one is excellent, truly. I think it was probably the first Darkover book I read, and a gripping introduction to the world.It nicely showed a lot of the culture, breeding programmes, extreme laran powers and the like, and the warfare using laran weapons too in a wild and extravagent style, wrapped around a love story or two.