The Shattered Chain

Another re-read for me. I've always liked these 3 books in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series. The Renunciates are women living in the feudal, patriarchal Darkovan society who renounce the traditional dependency on men & work to live in new ways doing all kinds of different things. These have b......more

75 out of 100 for 2010 The second book in this omnibus book is a reread for class, but, since I just read a 500 page book for class, I'm going to count it against my goal of 100 for '10. If you are interested in my reactions to Thendara House, which is, I think, Bradley's best novel, see my review of......more

Four stars each for The Shattered Chain and Thendara House, two stars for City of Sorcery because even 17 years later, that ending still pisses me off. Maybe a reread will change my mind, but I will be mad about it forever.......more

I always love the books in the Darkover series. This one delves deeper into the ladies who rebel against Darkovers male-dominated society. Very good read.......more

Three novels in one omnibus. I had read the first 2 years ago, and enjoyed getting the rest of the story. Magdalen Lorne was a Terran who had grown up on Darkover and could pass as a native. She was unmasked by a group of Renunciates when she was pretending to be one of them and forced to take their......more