Blood Will Tell (Darkover)

Sharra's Exile is a science fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley. Part of the Darkover series, it is a sequel to The Heritage of Hastur. a slightly different form as a short story entitled "Blood Will Tell" in The Keeper's Price.
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She had written as long as she could remember, but wrote only for school magazines and fanzines until , when she sold her first professional short story to Vortex Science Fiction. She wrote everything from science fiction to Gothics, but is probably best known for her Darkover novels. In addition to her novels, Mrs.


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Bradley edited many magazines, amateur and professional, including Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine , which she started in Over the years she turned more to fantasy; The House Between the Worlds , although a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club, was "fantasy undiluted". She wrote a novel of the women in the Arthurian legends -- Morgan Le Fay, the Lady of the Lake, and others -- entitled Mists of Avalon , which made the NY Times best seller list both in hardcover and trade paperback, and she also wrote The Firebrand , a novel about the women of the Trojan War.

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    • Mass Market Paperback Verified Purchase. One person found this helpful. I've been slowly working my way through the Darkover books in chronological order, and I just finished Star of Danger. And at this point, I have to say that Star of Danger is a pretty lightweight entry compared to previous books in the series.


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      • Not that it's a bad book - it just reads like a children's book, both in style and complexity. Let me put it this way - I finished the entire book in the time it took to do two loads of laundry. You know how the Lord of the Rings trilogy is a vast, complex saga, but The Hobbit is a kid's story? Same world, same characters, but one is clearly for grownups and one is clearly for kids? It's an entertaining story of two teenagers one Darkover, one Terran who end up on a survival trek through the wilderness together.

      Along the way they fight a forest fire, face bandits, meet a few nonhuman residents of Darkover, and learn to overcome their cultural differences and work together to survive. The story isn't so much about the world of Darkover as it is about two kids having an adventure together. Star of Danger is one of the earliest entries - 4th, I think? It's clearly written long before MZB had fully fleshed out the world of Darkover, and as a result it has none of the complexity and depth of her later novels. There are a few continuity problems that jumped out at me, but that's because I'm reading them in chronological order and not in order of publication date.

      To Terran Jeff Kerwin the distant planet he remembered only as a childhood dream was home. But when years of planning finally brought him back to Darkover, ha found that there was no peace for him there--not for someone with both the red hair of a Com'yn lord and the bastard strains of Terrani in his blood; not for someo This is the re-written version of the original story. But when years of planning finally brought him back to Darkover, ha found that there was no peace for him there--not for someone with both the red hair of a Com'yn lord and the bastard strains of Terrani in his blood; not for someone who carried a Darkovan matrix jewel without knowing where it came from; not for someone who managed to win th trust of the sacred Keepers and the secrets of their Tower, only to be accused of betrating them to his Terran masters Paperback , pages.

      Published by Ace first published Darkover - Chronological Order After the Comyn 1 , Darkover - Publication Order 3 , more. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Bloody Sun , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Aug 20, mark monday rated it liked it Shelves: View all 15 comments. Jul 29, Mike Smith rated it really liked it Shelves: This is the 3rd novel written in the science fictional Darkover series, first published in The only version now available and the one I'm reviewing was updated in and incorporated some material that was cut from the first edition for length reasons and some new material that took into account later Darkover books written in the 60s and 70s.

      I don't know how much of that is the ori This is the 3rd novel written in the science fictional Darkover series, first published in I don't know how much of that is the original edition and how much is the re-write. The main theme here, as in most of the early Darkover novels, is the clash between the technological Terran civilization and the fedual Darkovan civilization that wants to retain its ways and customs. There's a little bit of the feminist theme that came to dominate the later books in the series. This is a relatively straightforward suspense story, with the central mystery revolving around a main character with fragmentary memories of his childhood.

      He is torn between the two civilizations and doesn't know where he fits in. Even worse, he could be a "sleeper agent" or mole planted by one faction to spy on or destablize the other. The plot moves along fairly well, with interesting characters. The writing is still a bit melodramatic, but this is, overall, one of the stronger Darkover stories. This edition also includes a short story that tells the backstory of some minor characters from another novel.

      Just to get this bit over with. I was appalled and horrified to find out about MZB and her husband and the abuse. I was unsure if I'd be able to Just to get this bit over with. I was unsure if I'd be able to separate the novel from the author's life. I only partially succeded. This was the first Darkover novel I ever read I picked it up in the bookstore on an American base, I only got it because i recognised her name from The Mists of Avalon and it was in the sci-fantasy section and I liked it right away.

      Even though I've read Game of Thrones and other stuff so I know it's historically something that happened. It did make me uncomfortable knowing, as I didn't before, more about MZB. So not a book I'll be reading again. Which makes me a bit sad. And now a question: Ender's Game and Orson Scott Card for example Apr 21, Lisa Harmonybites rated it really liked it Shelves: I'm a fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley, but my affection for her rests not on the Avalon books, which I didn't care for, but her Darkover series.

      Darkover is a "lost colony" of Earth that falls into a medieval society.

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      Ruled by a psychic aristocracy, it is later rediscovered by a star-spanning high-tech human federation after centuries, giving the series a feel of both science fiction and fantasy. Most books in the series examine this culture clash and this book is no exception as it focuses on a Te I'm a fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley, but my affection for her rests not on the Avalon books, which I didn't care for, but her Darkover series.

      Most books in the series examine this culture clash and this book is no exception as it focuses on a Terran, Jeff Kerwin, returning to Darkover only to discover it's very much part of his heritage. The series as a whole features strong female characters, but it has enough swashbuckling adventure to draw the male of the species, and indeed this series was recommended to me by a guy when we were in high school! Although some books are loosely connected, having characters in common, they were written to be read independently and were written out of sequence. This makes it difficult without a guide to know what story to start with, as MZB really didn't come into her own as a writer until the mid-seventies, and books published before that are among the weaker in the series.

      This book, although originally published early on in , was however, later expanded and extensively rewritten in Make sure you get that later edition. If you do, than this makes a good entry point into a captivating series. Sep 29, Jackie "the Librarian" rated it it was amazing Shelves: Darkover, with its catalyst stones, towers full of red-heads with psi powers, and its forgotten colonist history. Fascinating and mysterious, I loved the combination of space port and medieval city existing side by side, and to me, this is the best book in the series.

      Bonito libro de inicio a fin. Lo recomiendo sin lugar a dudas. Aug 08, Yvonne Day rated it it was amazing Shelves: Finally in audio book and well done! Around his neck he wears a blue stone. Some do want the Terran technology. He hopefully and desperately tries to hunt down any records regarding his Darkovan parents. Sleeping with Neyrissa is unlike any woman Jeff has ever been with before. When she comforts Auster with her laran the hatred between the two men explodes. It was an enjoyable surprise for me. With the tempting ease of the Terran technology exchange that the Darkovans want, it is a struggle for the Comyn and the Towers to retain the integrity of the Darkovan way of life, rather than becoming another Empire satellite state.

      To their credit, Arilinn Tower succeeds with finding the desperately needed metals for industry and commerce , buying them some more time. Unfortunately, they soon discover that someone is compromising their efforts, from the inside. Jeff and Auster have been at odds since they met. Unknowing to Kerwin, Auster has a trap matrix set up to ensnare Jeff and prove his innocence instead! He attempts to make a new life for himself with Elorie, who still retains her powerful laran.

      A result of the death of Leonie Hastur will be the end to Keepers that the Towers once possessed. Also, the greedy and irresponsible Empire is one step closer to getting their hands on the matrix stones. At this point in history, it seems that the Terrans and Darkovan will not reunite into the same civilization as they once were when the lost ship crash landed on Darkover, the planet of The Bloody Sun. Apr 08, John Loyd rated it it was amazing.

      The Bloody Sun pages by Marion Zimmer Bradley Jeff Kerwin was born on Darkover, raised in the Terran orphanage until he was twelve when he went to live with his grandparents. Jeff studied and joined the Terran space fleet and now with a few years of service has a choice of assignments he asks to go to Darkover. Jeff is looking for records of his past but when he looks he is told that there is no record of a Jeff Kerwin having ever been in the orphanage and even less information on his The Bloody Sun pages by Marion Zimmer Bradley Jeff Kerwin was born on Darkover, raised in the Terran orphanage until he was twelve when he went to live with his grandparents.

      Jeff is looking for records of his past but when he looks he is told that there is no record of a Jeff Kerwin having ever been in the orphanage and even less information on his parents. He has a crystal that he got from his mother and goes outside the Terran city to consult a specialist. The woman in almost fortune teller fashion shows him a glimpse of what the crystal is hiding, gives him a cryptic message, and dies.

      Heart attack, but when he gets back to base he is given orders that he will be transferred off Darkover on the next ship. He flees into Darkovan territory not knowing what to expect. He finds out more of his heritage, and the Com'yn. About halfway through the book Bradley introduces a subplot involving the the Terran-Darkovan relations. Darkover wants to remain independent but some citizens want the technology that the Terran can provide. In this case the Pan-Darkovan syndicate is about to allow the Terrans to do surveys for copper, iron, tin, etc.

      There were a couple of places where I was wondering if I had skipped ahead because most of the book had more detail. Interesting not tedious, e. Jeff adjusting to the customs of living in a group of telepaths. Then Jeff breaks a taboo and no discussion of how they'll finish the survey, or of what options he has, just picks up with him on his way back to the Trade City. The theme that I take from the Darkover novels is a greater heed to the environment.

      Which from a standpoint is ahead of it's time. Perhaps that's just happenstance and it's more about the Darkovan culture struggling to not be assimilated or overwhelmed by Terran culture. Anyway this story has held up really well. Jun 08, Chuck rated it it was amazing. Up-front, I will say that this is, by far, the best of its kind that Bradley wrote. The "kind" I refer to is the "A red-headed Earthman in the service of the Terran Empire feels strangely drawn to Darkover and finds his destiny, including true love, on that strange planet" book.

      It's a familiar motif, and one which Bradley very deliberately followed; she said that "the essence of the Darkover novels" is "the clash of cultures between Terran and Darkover. Spoiler Alert I am going to give away the end, so skip the next paragrapgh if you don't want the ending spoiled. Reading "Bloody Sun," however, even if you've read a number of her other works, you don't mind. It is cut enough from the cloth of the other books in this Bradley genre to be familiar, but it's just so damned well done you don't mind that you think you've read the story before and know the end before you open the book.

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      It's the HOW that matters. The tale actually has an intesting twist in that the red headed Terran strangely drawn to Darkover -- Jeff Kerwin -- is actually a Darkovan shipped off planet to save his life who has grown up thinking he was Terran. Really interesting--others have called this book a "real jewel"--and I can't recommend it highly enough to those who love Darkover.

      The thing that strikes me most about the book is that it's just so much better than the other Darkover books written in the mid 60s. I understand that she re-wrote this in , and that may be the reason for it--that she was more skillful later. I still generally think that Bradley's best works are the ones with women protagonists that more fully explore Darkover and put the Terrans in the background.

      But, that being said, I stick by my first comment--that this is, by far, the best of this class of Darkover novel. Sep 20, Surreysmum rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is one of the slightly earlier ones in chronological sequence, and was also one of the earliest written, though I read it in the revised edition.

      Bradley, it seems to me, has done a skilful job of hiding the seams of her revision, and I found this novel to have all the merits of her series in general: This novel takes place mostly in one of the "Towers, [These notes were made in This novel takes place mostly in one of the "Towers," where telepaths now a dying breed learn to control and harness their "laran. He returns to Darkover to search out what happened to his parents, and stumbles eventually onto a story that is more than he bargained for - the story of the renegade leronis Cleindori, brutally murdered in Jeff's infancy.

      She was his mother was she, in turn daughter of Jaelle? See end of Thendara House - I'm not sure , and Damon was his father. There's a certain amount of bedroom farce in this one, as Jeff moves into the slightly different mores of a telepathic circle, falling first for Taniquel and then for Elorie, but the metaphysical and physical problem of how Elorie can be both a Keeper and sexually active is more important, and also links the current-generation story with that of Cleindori, who was persecuted for precisely the same reason.

      The volume concludes with a short story called "To Keep the Oath," which details the [pre-Thendara House: Feb 24, Christopher Sutch rated it really liked it. First, to clarify because this book has a confusing publication history , I own a late printing of the "expanded and revised" edition of this novel that also contains the short story "To Keep the Oath.

      It served a purpose as an early novel in Bradley's Darkover career by allowing her to develop some of the technical details about the link between sexuality and psychic powers as well as why women play such an important role in the Towers. But, even with the "revisions," the plot and characterization are somewhat clumsy and the main character, Jeff Kirwin, is rather hard to develop sympathy for he's kind of an ass.

      Not one of the better works in the series, but still an important link between earlier and later novels. Jan 09, John rated it it was amazing Shelves: Bloody Hell, what a conclusion. Make sure you have time to finish it when you get to it. The first half of the book is also hard to put down. It gets introspective enough in the third quarter that I speed read bits. But it more than makes up for that in the rest of the story. These notes were taken during reading long before the internet existed.