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The Ages of Chaos (Darkover Omnibus #2)
Set during the lawless Ages of Chaos, when the ruling families of the Seven Domains of Darkover ruthlessly inbred their psychic offspring to gain powerful and fearsome talents, two young women are born with "wild" psychic gifts. These stories, one tragic and one triumphant, combine to give the reader a vivid and poignant picture of a devastating time period in th...more
Mass Market Paperbound, omnibus, 768 pages
Published
May 1st 2002
by Daw Books
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So, I checked this out from the library (having previously read both books in the omnibus) because Jo Walton's review of Hawkmistress made me want to re-read it.
Unfortunately, I thought Hawkmistress was terrible. Romilly thinks she is/is portrayed as on a quest when the reality is that she's just kind of bouncing around. And her father and almost everyone else blaming her for his beating her? Just no.
Stormqueen, on the other hand, was much more readable. Though there was ...more
Unfortunately, I thought Hawkmistress was terrible. Romilly thinks she is/is portrayed as on a quest when the reality is that she's just kind of bouncing around. And her father and almost everyone else blaming her for his beating her? Just no.
Stormqueen, on the other hand, was much more readable. Though there was ...more
The version I read only had "Stormqueen!" but I really enjoy her books, and this one was no exception.
This is a omnibus edition and it has 2 book.
I started by the second book and I really loved it. I was my first Darkover book, and it is still one of my favourites (I read more since then).
The first book (StormQueen) has some details that may confuse someone that is not familiar with the Darkover world.
Booth book are set in a feudal kind of society, where women are over protected (and considered inferior by some) there is war and some people has psychic abiliti...more
I started by the second book and I really loved it. I was my first Darkover book, and it is still one of my favourites (I read more since then).
The first book (StormQueen) has some details that may confuse someone that is not familiar with the Darkover world.
Booth book are set in a feudal kind of society, where women are over protected (and considered inferior by some) there is war and some people has psychic abiliti...more
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Born on a farm in Albany, New York, during the Great Depression, she began writing in 1949 and sold her first story to Vortex magazine in 1952. In 1965 Bradley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hardin-Simmons University in...more
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Born on a farm in Albany, New York, during the Great Depression, she began writing in 1949 and sold her first story to Vortex magazine in 1952. In 1965 Bradley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hardin-Simmons University in...more
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