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A Heat Wave In The Hellers And Other Tales Of Darkover
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Book Synopsis A Heat Wave in the Hellers, and Other Tales of Darkover by : Deborah J. Ross
Download or read book A Heat Wave in the Hellers, and Other Tales of Darkover written by Deborah J. Ross and published by Deborah J. Ross. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: : In 1985, Deborah J. Ross sold her first Darkover short story to Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Free Amazons of Darkover. For the first time, here are all of Ross’s Darkover short stories, some of them previously unpublished, now collected in one volume. ...A pair of City Guards cadets invent an imaginary recruit in order to avoid their chores, and then must face the consequences… In the Ages of Chaos, a young wizard must rely on his uncertain powers to survive a haunted Tower… Only the legendary Keeper could save her circle under the onslaught of forbidden weapons, but the results would cripple generations of women to come… …and in the title story, written as a birthday gift, Ross sends Marion Zimmer Bradley herself to Darkover to solve a crisis in “A Heat Wave in the Hellers”…
Download or read book Collaborators written by Deborah J. Ross and published by Deborah J. Ross. This book was released on 2021-07-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First-rate world-building from a writer gifted with soaring imagination and good old-fashioned Sense of Wonder. — C.J. Cherryh A romantic and intellectually sexy gender discussion wrapped up in a compelling novel. — J. M. Frey, Lambda Literary Award reviews Poised on the brink of war, the people of the planet Bandar are stunned by the arrival of a disabled Terran space ship. But the Terrans are even less prepared to understand the politics, gender fluidity, or mob reflexes of the natives. The Terran captain uses increasing force as the only way to ensure desperately needed repairs. Hoping to bring enlightened human values to the natives, a young scientist's intervention leads to disaster. After a vicious assault, a pregnant native becomes radicalized. A failed poet sees the Terran occupation as a way to gain the recognition he craves. A widow whose farm is bombed using Terran weaponry journeys to the capital in search of help and ends up facing a firing squad. And a reporter becomes the voice of the resistance, determined to take back his world from the invaders... As violence escalates, the fate of both peoples rests with those who have suffered the most. Can they find a way to forgiveness . . . and peace? Lambda Literary Award Finalist James Tiptree, Jr. Award 2014 Long List
Book Synopsis "The Fallen Man" (A short story) by : Deborah J. Ross
Download or read book "The Fallen Man" (A short story) written by Deborah J. Ross and published by Deborah J. Ross. This book was released on with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In magical Renaissance Italy, art not only captures reality but remakes it. Shadows gather within the duke’s palazzo, threats that only the gifted young artist Rodiana can visualize through her painting. Danger lurks even closer, as a lecherous noble guest is bent on taking Rodiana for himself. Her best defense against the attack and its aftermath lies in the power of her art to both reveal and conceal the truth. This story was based on a historical personage, the Renaissance fresco painter, Onorate Rodiana, who escaped an assault by a wealthy courtier to become a notorious bandit queen.
Book Synopsis The Poisoned Crown (Novelette) by : Deborah J. Ross
Download or read book The Poisoned Crown (Novelette) written by Deborah J. Ross and published by Deborah J. Ross. This book was released on with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king is dead, long live the prince, but not for long if his stepmother the Queen Regent has anything to say about it. So he appeals to the one person he can trust, his father’s best swordswoman and the king’s secret lover. Venise wants nothing more than to bury herself in her grief at the king’s death, but her conscience will not allow her to abandon the young man who is so like his father. The only question is whether the two of them can stand against the Queen Regent’s black magic.
Download or read book Among Friends written by Deborah J. Ross and published by Deborah J. Ross. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In pre-Civil War Delaware, farmer Thomas Covington is part of a network of Quakers who help escaping slaves headed north. When he shelters a runaway, a slave-catcher comes calling…only it’s not human. The hunter is an automaton, relentless and incapable of mercy. Dealing with the automaton will test Thomas’s Quaker belief that there is “that of God in every person,” and force him to consider whether the mechanical intelligence may be enslaved by its programming, leading to unexpected questions for the Abolitionist movement.
Book Synopsis Four Paws to Light My Way (Novelette) by : Deborah J. Ross
Download or read book Four Paws to Light My Way (Novelette) written by Deborah J. Ross and published by Deborah J. Ross. This book was released on with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The warlock’s curse swept across the land, affecting each in a different way. Jian the swordswoman was left blind and in despair, but the Soldier God sent her a dog to act as her eyes. Now the king has summons Jian back into his service. Only a sword fighter without sight can protect the princess whose face is death to any who look upon her. Their mission is to defeat the warlock and lift the curse from the dying land. But can Jian fight well enough under her dog’s guidance to survive the perilous journey? And what price will she pay for victory?
Book Synopsis Zandru's Forge by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book Zandru's Forge written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a time of war and unrest, a legendary friendship is forged between king and keeper which will lead to a new destiny for Darkover.
Book Synopsis A Flame in Hali by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book A Flame in Hali written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2005-06-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a time of war and unrest, King Carolin of Hastur and his friend Keeper Varzil Ridenow work selflessly to put an end to the destruction caused by the long range weapons of the magical matrix Towers. But Eduin Deslucido-who once called Carolin brother-has been consumed with a vengeful rage, and will stop at nothing to destroy the king and his plan for peace.
Download or read book Collaborators written by Deborah Ross and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poised on the brink of war, the people of the planet Bandar are stunned by the arrival of a disabled Terran space ship. But the Terrans are even less prepared to understand the politics, gender fluidity, or mob reflexes of the natives. The Terran captain uses increasing force as the only way to ensure desperately needed repairs. Hoping to bring enlightened human values to the natives, a young scientist's intervention leads to disaster. After a vicious assault, a pregnant native becomes radicalized. A failed poet sees the Terran occupation as a way to gain the recognition he craves. A widow whose farm is bombed using Terran weaponry journeys to the capital in search of help and ends up facing a firing squad. And a reporter becomes the voice of the resistance, determined to take back his world from the invaders...As violence escalates, the fate of both peoples rests with those who have suffered the most. Can they find a way to forgiveness . . . and peace?
Book Synopsis Thunderlord by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book Thunderlord written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga of two kingdoms, divided by bitter history and present-day suspicions, one armed with devastating power and the other determined to overcome it, no matter what the price. Can love and resourcefulness overcome even the overwhelming power of a Thunderlord? A follow-up to The Ages of Chaos omnibus, Thunderlord is a brand-new novel of the genre-bending Darkover universe, expanded by Marion Zimmer Bradley's collaborator Deborah J. Ross.
Book Synopsis The Planet Savers by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book The Planet Savers written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Planet Savers" by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Nine Stories written by J. D. Salinger and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "original, first-rate, serious, and beautiful" short fiction (New York Times Book Review) that introduced J. D. Salinger to American readers in the years after World War II, including "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and the first appearance of Salinger's fictional Glass family. Nine exceptional stories from one of the great literary voices of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and frequently affecting, Nine Stories sits alongside Salinger's very best work--a treasure that will passed down for many generations to come. The stories: A Perfect Day for Bananafish Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut Just Before the War with the Eskimos The Laughing Man Down at the Dinghy For Esmé--with Love and Squalor Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period Teddy
Book Synopsis The Children of Kings by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book The Children of Kings written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Court life for prince Gareth Elhalyn, grandson of the legendary Regis Hastur, has become unbearable. In a desperate attempt to escape, Gareth appeals to his powerful grandmother, Linnea, and with her blessings, disguises himself and travels to the barbarous, warlike dry towns where no one will recognize a prince. Meanwhile, Linnea has never ceased to search for her lost daughter, Kierestelli, whom she and Regis were forced to send into hiding with the native chieri.
Book Synopsis The Fall of Neskaya by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book The Fall of Neskaya written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fall of Neskaya, Book One of the Clingfire Trilogy, marks the legendary author's final return to Darkover before her death. Set in the tumultuous era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a terrible time of strife and war, this unique fantasy world is divided into a mutlitude of small belligerent domains vying for power and land. One ambitious and corrupt tyrant will stop at nothing to control Darkover-even wield the terrifying weapons of the matrix.
Book Synopsis The Alton Gift by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book The Alton Gift written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited continuation to Marion Zimmer Bradley's popular science fiction Darkover saga After generations of struggle to protect the unique native culture of Darkover from the ambitions of the ruthless Terran Federation, the Terrans have finally been forced to abandon Darkover due to interstellar civil war. As Lew Alton—returned home to the world of his birth after decades spent in exile as the Darkovan representative to the Terran Senate—wrestles with the dark shadows from his past, his daughter Marguerida’s psychic Gifts warn her of impending danger. But danger to whom? Her husband Mikhail, as powerful head of the Hastur Doman is her most obvious worry, for many would stand to gain from his demise. Meanwhile, unknown to Marguerida, her son, Domenic, searches for his place in a world of shifting loyalties, torn by love for two very different women, and troubled by his destiny as the heir to Hastur. But while Darkover’s powerful rulers face their personal demons, desperate refugees flood the streets of Thendara, Darkover’s capital city, for in the mountains an ancient menace is once again on the rise—a power against which neither sword nor the psychic sorcery of Darkover can prevail.
Book Synopsis Star of Danger by : Marion Zimmer Bradley
Download or read book Star of Danger written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Severn House Pub Limited. This book was released on 1993-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the planet Darkover, inhabited by both humans and nonhumans, Larry Montray takes part in his first space mission and encounters a terror that will affect every human on the planet. Originally in paperback.
Download or read book Dame Care written by Hermann Sudermann and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Dame Care" by Hermann Sudermann. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
