Bøger af Marion Zimmer Bradley

Terran child psychologist Bryn Haslund has her hands full, treating youngsters from war-torn planets. Arthur Nagy, the brutal dictator of the interplanetary Star Alliance, ruthlessly suppresses dissent, launching increasingly devastating military campaigns. Once idyllic worlds are embargoed or bombed into ashes, and Nagy's StarOps secret police lurk everywhere. Bryn has tried to stay out of politics, leaving that to her charismatic statesman father, Ernst, the only one with the stature to stand up to Nagy. Despite her efforts to remain neutral, Bryn gets caught in the crackdown of a protest-turned-riot and only her status as her father's daughter keeps her out of jail. Ernst makes a speech in which he is expected to condemn the violence but instead, he issues his whole-hearted support for Nagy's policies and then goes missing under mysterious circumstances. With the Alliance's secret police hot on her heels, Bryn locates her father in the research labs of Alpha. Here she discovers that Nagy's scientists have implanted a mechanical mind-control device in Ernst's brain. In her search to disable the device, she finds the records of a remote, almost-forgotten planet where psychic powers have been developed to an extraordinary degree...Cottman IV, known as Darkover. In the desperate hope that Darkover's powerful natural telepaths can free her father's mind, Bryn and her father arrange transport on a smuggler's ship. Powerful winds knock their shuttle off course when they try to land on Darkover, and send it spinning out of control. Bryn cries out for help...and someone answers her telepathic plea.

Bart Steele, the recent graduate of the Space Academy on Earth, learns that his father has been murdered but has sent him a message: "Bart, I send money and instructions by my friend. Do as he says. Don't go home, Dad." In a far future space travel is common, but the secret of traveling faster than the speed of light is jealously guarded by a non-human race, the Lhari. Lhari are the species that is color-blind in the sense that everything they see is monochromatic. The pace is relentless and Bart must extort the secret from the Lhari by going undercover as one of them.

This is a classic science fiction novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley. This work tells the story of the Terran Empire and their quest to maintain a peaceful rule. However, on the planet Wolf something is afoot. They enlist the services of Race Cargill of the Terran Secret Service, and he goes undercover on Wolf to find the source of the problem. His mission doesn't go as planned and he becomes involved in a blood feud, but this leads him to the secret of THE DOOR THROUGH SPACE.This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

In this science fiction adventure, young Bart Steele embarks on a daring mission to uncover the secrets of space travel monopolized by the mysterious Lhari race. As he navigates through intrigue, danger, and interspecies tension, Bart must confront his own fears and prejudices to achieve his goal. The novel explores themes of space exploration, xenophobia, and the pursuit of knowledge in a richly imagined universe.Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) was an American author of fantasy novels such as "The Mists of Avalon" and the Darkover series, often with a feminist outlook. Her science fiction novel "The Colours Of Space" (1963) shows the influence of such writers as Leigh Brackett, Edmond Haminton, and Henry Kuttner and set the stage for her later success with the Darkover seriets.

The New York Times bestselling science fiction and fantasy author of the Avalon series introduces the prequel to the beloved and enduring classic The Mists of Avalon in this mesmerizing epic of one woman's legendary role at a turning point in history. In a Britain struggling to survive Roman invasion, Eilan is the daughter of a Druidic warleader, gifted with visions and marked by fate to become a priestess of the Forest House. But fate also led Eilan to Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood, son of the Romans sent to subdue the native British. For Gaius, Eilan felt forbidden love, and her terrible secret will haunt her even as she is anointed as the new High Priestess. With mighty enemies poised to destroy the magic the Forest House shelters, Eilan must trust in the power of the great Goddess to lead her through the treacherous labyrinth of her destiny.

This omnibus features two classic, long-unavailable Darkover novels-Darkover Landfall and Two to Conquer-in one volume for the first time.

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I år 296 kommer Constantius til Storbritannia og forelsker seg i Prinsesse Eilan, for romerne er hun kjent som Helena. Hun er datter av King Coel og yppersteprestinnen av Avalon. Helena ser muligheten for å forene de to familene gjennom et ekteskap. Men for å kunne være sammen med Constantius må hun svike sin søster og snu ryggen til sikkerheten i Avalon, for å kunne starte et nytt liv i den farlige byen til fienden.

En nat ser prinsessen Kassandra i en række mareridt sin by Troja i flammer, og hun forsøger at advare sin far, kong Priamos, om det, der vil komme. Men ingen tager hendes drømmesyn alvorligt. I stedet fortsætter livet og hverdagen i Troja, som om intet er hændt. Kun den indsigtsfulde og modige Kassandra tager skæbnen alvorligt. Hun uddanner sig til præst og kriger for at kunne følge Solgudens kald."Solgudens kald" er første del af serien "Flammer over Troja", som er en fri genfortælling af Homers verdensberømte "Iliaden". I trilogien "Flammer over Troja" genfortæller Marion Zimmer Bradley historien fra Homers verdensberømte epos "Iliaden" om byen Trojas belejring og fald i 8-900-tallet f.Kr.Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) var en amerikansk fantasy- og science fiction-forfatter. Hendes bøger er udkommet på mange sprog, og hun opnåede stor popularitet blandt sin enorme læserskare. Mest kendt er hun for sit store firebindsværk om Kong Arthurs England – "Tågerne omkring Avalon".

Kassandra, der nu er præstinde i Slangemoderens tempel, modtager stadig syn og glimtvise beskeder fra fremtiden. Men selvom hun koncentrerer sig mere og mere om sit kald som præstinde, kæmper hun også med sine følelser. Hendes fødeby Troja er nu belejret af Ægæerne, men vil stadig ikke anerkende Kassandras forudsigelser og skæbnetro. "Kærlighedsgudindens gave" er anden del af serien "Flammer over Troja", som er en fri genfortælling af Homers verdensberømte "Iliaden". I trilogien "Flammer over Troja" genfortæller Marion Zimmer Bradley historien fra Homers verdensberømte epos "Iliaden" om byen Trojas belejring og fald i 8-900-tallet f.Kr.Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) var en amerikansk fantasy- og science fiction-forfatter. Hendes bøger er udkommet på mange sprog, og hun opnåede stor popularitet blandt sin enorme læserskare. Mest kendt er hun for sit store firebindsværk om Kong Arthurs England – "Tågerne omkring Avalon".

Troja har ikke langt igen, men selvom hærføreren Hector er død, og byen er splittet af indre magtkampe, er der stadig ingen, der vil lytte til seersken Kassandra. Ikke andre end amazonernes dronning, der nu kommer byen til hjælp. Hvad er det mon, Ægæerne er i gang med at bygge derude på sletten foran byen? Og hvad bliver Kassandras skæbne, når den lange krig får en ende?"Jordrysterens hævn" er tredje og sidste del af serien "Flammer over Troja", som er en fri genfortælling af Homers verdensberømte "Iliaden". I trilogien "Flammer over Troja" genfortæller Marion Zimmer Bradley historien fra Homers verdensberømte epos "Iliaden" om byen Trojas belejring og fald i 8-900-tallet f.Kr.Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) var en amerikansk fantasy- og science fiction-forfatter. Hendes bøger er udkommet på mange sprog, og hun opnåede stor popularitet blandt sin enorme læserskare. Mest kendt er hun for sit store firebindsværk om Kong Arthurs England – "Tågerne omkring Avalon".

Three infant princesses receive the mystically protective Black Trillium at birth and learn to use their strengths and conquer their weaknesses to withstand the dangers that face them.

Desperate to discover a cure for the cyclical 48-year-fever, known as Trailmen's fever, Dr. Randall Forth persuades a colleague, Dr. Jay Allison, to undergo hypnosis. He calls forth a secondary personality, Jason Allison, is gregarious and an experienced mountain climber, while Dr. Jay Allison is a cold, clinical man with no outdoor skills. Jason is asked to lead an expedition into the Hellers to collect medical volunteers from among the Trailmen. Accompanying him are Rafe Scott, Regis Hastur, Kyla Raineach, a Renunciate guide, and several others. During the trip, Jay/Jason yo-yos between his two personalities - one warm and charming, the other distant and clinical. Jason, the warm personality, falls in love with Kyla..... By the time I got myself all the way awake I thought I was alone. I was lying on a leather couch in a bare white room with huge windows, alternate glass-brick and clear glass. Beyond the clear windows was a view of snow-peaked mountains which turned to pale shadows in the glass-brick. Habit and memory fitted names to all these; the bare office, the orange flare of the great sun, the names of the dimming mountains. But beyond a polished glass desk, a man sat watching me. And I had never seen the man before. He was chubby, and not young, and had ginger-colored eyebrows and a fringe of ginger-colored hair around the edges of a forehead which was otherwise quite pink and bald. He was wearing a white uniform coat, and the intertwined caduceus on the pocket and on the sleeve proclaimed him a member of the Medical Service attached to the Civilian HQ of the Terran Trade City. I didn't stop to make all these evaluations consciously, of course. They were just part of my world when I woke up and found it taking shape around me. The familiar mountains, the familiar sun, the strange man. But he spoke to me in a friendly way, as if it were an ordinary thing to find a perfect stranger sprawled out taking a siesta in here. "Could I trouble you to tell me your name?"

An exciting fantasy adventure set in Marion Zimmer Bradley's popular world of DarkoverCourt 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 blessing, disguises himself and travels to the barbarous, warlike Dry Towns where no one will recognize a prince. In the Dry Towns, Gareth overhears rumors of deadly, illegal Terran blasters and stumbles upon a terrible reality no one could have suspected. 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. Almost by chance, Linnea reconnects along the telepathic relays with Kierestelli, now called Silvana of Nevarsin Tower. Silvana, convinced that her parents abandoned her, rejects her mother's overture and returns to her hidden home among the chieri. But the chieri once roamed the stars themselves, and they have no forgotten the terror of warfare in space-lessons that they pass on to Silvana. Unknown to the ruling Comyn, danger now fills the skies above Darkover, and Silvana holds half the key to protecting their world. Gareth holds the other half, if he can only stay alive long enough to discover where that key is....

The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne.';A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement.'The New York Times Book ReviewIn Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us. As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim.