CHILDREN of HASTUR by Marion Zimmer Bradley Book Club Edition BCE HC DJ 1975

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CHILDREN of HASTUR by Marion Zimmer Bradley Book Club Edition BCE HC DJ 1975. Regis Hastur, heir to the greatest Domain, has no laran at all. Widely considered Bradley's finest Darkover novel and the dramatic heart of the series. For readers new to Darkover, this is the ideal starting point. Children of Hastur – Marion Zimmer Bradley – Nelson Doubleday BCE 1975 HC ❄️ Darkover Series • Hastur Cycle • Omnibus Edition Science Fantasy / Telepathy / Alien World / Classic SF Nelson Doubleday BCE • 1975 HC/DJ • 691 Pages Contains Two Complete Darkover Novels Children of Hastur The Heritage of Hastur & Sharra's Exile — Two Landmark Darkover Novels in One Volume Marion Zimmer Bradley • Author of The Mists of Avalon • Creator of Darkover Nelson Doubleday Book Club Edition • 1975 • Hardcover with Dust Jacket • 691 Pages This Volume Contains Two Complete Novels The Heritage of Hastur Darkover • First Published DAW 1975 Lew Alton, illegitimate son of a Comyn lord, possesses powerful laran — telepathic gifts — but is treated as an outcast. Regis Hastur, heir to the greatest Domain, has no laran at all. When a Terran-backed rebellion threatens Darkover's telepathic caste, these two young men are forced to confront their destinies — and each other. Widely considered Bradley's finest Darkover novel and the dramatic heart of the series. Sharra's Exile Darkover • Revised & Expanded from The Sword of Aldones (1962) Lew Alton, scarred by the cataclysm of the Sharra matrix, returns to Darkover after years of exile on Terra. He carries the burden of the Sharra matrix — a weapon of terrible power — and the weight of a love that cost him everything. A darker, more psychologically intense companion to Heritage, and the conclusion of Lew's story. About the Darkover Series & These Novels Darkover is one of the most beloved and enduring world-building projects in science fiction — a planet with a dim red sun, locked in technological stasis under a thin layer of Terran occupation, where a feudal aristocracy maintains its power through laran: hereditary psionic abilities that range from telepathy and telekinesis to the terrifying power of matrix mechanics, through which the Comyn lords can amplify mental energy into physical force. What distinguishes Darkover from other science-fantasy worlds is its anthropological depth. Bradley built Darkover over decades, developing its cultures, castes, and history with a sociologist's eye — the tensions between the Terran Empire and Darkover's indigenous culture, the oppressive structures of the Comyn aristocracy, the role of women, sexuality, and family. By the time she wrote The Heritage of Hastur in 1975, she had been developing the world for 15 years, and it shows: Heritage is tightly plotted, emotionally rich, and deeply rooted in a world that feels fully inhabited. This Nelson Doubleday BCE omnibus collects both The Heritage of Hastur and Sharra's Exile — the two novels that form the emotional and narrative core of the Hastur Cycle — in a single handsome hardcover volume. For readers new to Darkover, this is the ideal starting point. For collectors, it is one of the most durable and presentable formats in which these landmark novels exist. "The Heritage of Hastur is remarkable for the seriousness and depth with which it addresses questions of duty, identity, sexuality, and power — at a time when most SF was not asking those questions at all." — SF Encyclopedia ✦ About the Author ✦ Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999) Creator of Darkover (1958–1999) • Author of The Mists of Avalon (1982) • Pioneer of Feminist Science Fantasy Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999) was one of the most influential science fiction and fantasy writers of the 20th century. She began building the Darkover series in 1958 with The Planet Savers and continued expanding it for over 40 years — producing some 30+ novels and anthologies set on the world of the Bloody Sun. Her 1982 Arthurian novel The Mists of Avalon became a #1 New York Times bestseller and redefined how fantasy could treat myth, gender, and power. The Darkover series is notable for its sustained engagement with social and political themes — gender roles, sexuality, the ethics of telepathy, colonialism, and the conflict between tradition and change — developed over decades in a coherent fictional world. Bradley was also a major literary editor, founding Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine and the Sword and Sorceress annual anthology, which launched the careers of numerous fantasy writers. Omnibus Title Children of Hastur Contains The Heritage of Hastur + Sharra's Exile Author Marion Zimmer Bradley Publisher Nelson Doubleday Edition Book Club Edition (BCE) Year 1975 Format Hardcover with Dust Jacket Pages 691 Series Darkover — Hastur Cycle Genre Science Fantasy / Telepathy / Alien World Condition VG — Very Good ⚠ Note: Edges of the dust jacket and pages have some minor shelf wear. Binding is tight. Pages are crisp with no writing or highlighting. Please see photos. ✦ Ideal For Marion Zimmer Bradley fans and Darkover collectors seeking a handsome hardcover edition of these two landmark novels together. The ideal entry point into the Darkover series for new readers — Heritage of Hastur stands as perhaps Bradley's finest single novel, and this BCE omnibus presents both it and Sharra's Exile in a format that will hold up for decades. Also recommended for readers of feminist SF/fantasy, telepathy fiction, and classic 1970s science fiction. A beautifully substantial vintage hardcover from one of the genre's most important voices. JT Enterportals Rare, Academic & Scholarly Books 📦 Same or Next Business Day Shipping >>Powered by WonderLister App