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63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting collection.,
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This review is from: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover (Paperback)
For those who have been reading the "Friends of Darkover" collections of fan fiction that MZB has edited, most of these stories will be familiar; only a couple of them are new. These are the stories, written by MZB herself, that have appeared in the various collections, collected here in one place for those purists who refuse to read the Darkover fan fiction but want to read everything that herself has had to say. They include "To Keep The Oath", the story of how Camilla came to be a renunciate; "The Keeper's Price", written in collaboration with Lisa Waters about the failed keeper Hillary Castamir, "Everything But Freedom", about the Lady Rohana, and several tales of Dyan Ardais.The writing is excellent, as any regular reader of Marion Zimmer Bradley could have guessed, and the stories give us interesting glimpses into the interstices between the full-length Darkover novels. If you've collected all of the Friends of Darkover Collections, you may not feel that it's worth the price of a whole book just for two new stories (although the new ones -- "Hillary's Homecoming" and "Hillary's Wedding" -- are both quite good) but if you have not been willing to buy collections of fan fiction for the one or two actual MZB stories per book, this is the book for you.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover (Darkover anthology) (Kindle Edition)
This book (kindle version) contains:
To Keep the Oath Bonds of Sisterhood House Rules Knives Firetrap The Keeper's Price The Lesson of the Inn Hilary's Homecoming Hilary's Wedding Everything But Freedom Oathbreaker Hawkmaster's Son A Man of Impulse The Shadow
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Both good and bad parts,
This review is from: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover (Paperback)
I bought this book because I wanted to fill in the holes between the Darkover books without having to wade through fan fiction. I've never read any of the other Friends of Darkover collections. In my opinion, the stories ranged from excellent to painful.
"Hilary's Homecoming" was a nightmare continuitywise. I know that MZB has stated that she was never concerned about continuity in her books, but there is a minimum. I mean, Hilary comes home as a very young virgin from Arilinn and meets her grandson as a potential suitor! The longest story in this book "Everything But Freedom" about Rohana Ardais (from the Renunciate trilogy) ran nearly 100 pages and was only vaguely interesting. Several of the other stories were also about the Free Amazons; they were interesting, but forgettable. The highlight of this book was definitely the section on Dyan Ardais; specifically, the last two stories, "Man of Impulse" and "The Shadow". "Man of Impulse" deals with Dyan's stay with Merryl and Marilla at Lindirsholme, which was referenced in "Sharra's Exile". "The Shadow" is about the relationship between Regis and Danilo between "Heritage of Hastur" and "Sharra's Exile". Although most of the collection was pretty mediocre, the book is definitely worth buying if just for Dyan's stories.
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