Thendara House, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Thendara House, Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Thendara House

Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan

Unabridged: 20 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/01/2018

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

The cross-currents of two cultures, one male-dominated, one egalitarian, combined with the human problems of two who switched allegiances, brings into focus all the deepest questions of love and marriage, justice and injustice. Thendara House is a novel of speculation which has become a classic masterwork on the role of women on any world, past, present, or future. 

About Marion Zimmer Bradley

Bestselling author Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) wrote The Mists of Avalon, The Forest House, Lady of Avalon, and The Firebrand, as well as the immensely popular Darkover series and numerous other science fiction and fantasy works. In 2000, she was posthumously awarded the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Caitlin on April 10, 2009

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

Goodreads review by Chuck on November 02, 2010

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

Goodreads review by Lara on June 16, 2018

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

Goodreads review by Isaura on May 14, 2009

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

Goodreads review by Nancy on January 03, 2024

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