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A posthumous recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, Marion Zimmer Bradley reinvented - and rejuvenated - the King Arthur mythos with her extraordinary Mists of Avalon series. In this epic work, Bradley follows the arc of the timeless tale from the perspective of its previously marginalized female characters: Celtic priestess Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar, and High Priestess Viviane.

She was Eilan, the daughter of a Druidic warleader and gifted with visions. In a land struggling to survive both Roman conquerors and her own people's enemies, surely fate had marked her to become a priestess of the Forest House. But first Eilan had chosen a different, forbidden path - to love Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood among the legions sent to subdue her country. So she must hide a terrible secret when she is anointed as the new High Priestess.

Leonie Hastur has a high degree of laran, the telepathic power of the Comyn caste, and wants to be Keeper of Arilinn Tower, which will give her as much power as her twin brother Lorill, Heir to Hastur. But she has a premonition that something strange and disturbing will come from the sky and change their world forever. She is correct. Ysaye Barnett loves life on shipboard and would happily stay right there, with her beloved computers, forever.

The heroine, Zadieyek of Gyre has been captured and sold as a slave, who has amnesia and remembers nothing of her life before the trip across the desert with the slavers - and, due to a head injury, remembers mercifully little of that. But she does know that she would rather fight in the arena than be a harlot for the men who do…While she remains a slave, she’s quite different from the typical 'slave girl' - she grows and develops, always searching for her memory and her past, convinced that this is not how her life is supposed to be. And, of course, she's right.

Nobody alive knew how the feud between Storn and Hammerfell had begun, but that didn't stop the fighting. When Storn's men burned Hammerfell's castle, his infant twin sons were separated, and each grew up thinking himself the rightful Duke of Hammerfell. Conn, raised in the mountains by his father's paxman, continued to fight the Storns. Alastair grew up with his mother in Thendara and planned to marry his cousin, Floria. But when Conn came to Thendara to seek King Aiden's help, and the twins encountered each other, it changed all their lives.

After Lew Alton unwittingly roused the fire demon Sharra, the Sword of Aldones was the only weapon that could lay her to rest again. But only one man could wield the sword, and getting it was an even bigger problem.

In Darkover’s dim past, before the tumultuous Ages of Chaos, small kingdoms still vied for power. But with the rise of psychic abilities called laran, unscrupulous leaders turned to half-trained sorcerers for an advantage. One such struggle arose between the realms of Hastur and its ambitious neighbor, Carcosse. Leora Hastur is still a child when her laran awakens, and the resulting crisis almost claims her life. Her beloved older sister, Neave, and her father’s small circle of telepathic workers manage to save her, but nothing can shield her from the horrors of the impending war.

Dr. Randall Forth is so desperate to discover a cure for the 48-year-fever, known as Trailmen's fever, he persuades Dr. Jay Allison to undergo hypnosis. Once hypnotized, Jay Allison becomes Jason Allison, his hidden and polar opposite secondary personality.

In the heart of the Terran colony on Darkover, a deadly outbreak of Trailmens Fever threatens to wipe out the population. Time is running out, and the only chance for survival lies in developing a serum‚Aîif they can secure the cooperation of the enigmatic native Trailmen and the brilliant yet troubled parasitologist Dr. Jay Allison, who grapples with his own split personality. Will they unite in time to save the colony? (Introduction by Mark Nelson)

For the Hunters, the Hunt was a religion. The Sacred Prey, sentient beings collected from all over the galaxy, were literally given a fighting chance - they were allowed to choose weapons from an armory with every imaginable weapon and given time to train. Then they were taken to the place of the Hunt, where death awaited them. Those who survived until the eclipse of the red moon, however, were honored by the Hunters and rewarded with all the wealth they could desire. The trick, of course, was surviving.

Sybil Ellis was a 17-year-old orphan with very few options: If she didn't want to be a governess or a companion - and she didn't - she had to marry. So she married Dr. Philip Maynard, who was old enough to be her grandfather and treated her like a daughter. In fact, he treated her like Judith, the daughter he had lost, even to calling her by that name and having all of his new servants do likewise.

Once hailed as the top Terran Intelligence agent on the enigmatic planet of Wolf, Race Cargill has faced death countless times among the planets strange half-human and non-human inhabitants. His daring missions brought him fame and glory, but all that changed six long years ago. Now confined to a mundane desk job at Terran Headquarters, Cargills life has become a monotonous routine, a far cry from his thrilling past. However, when THE DOOR THROUGH SPACE unexpectedly swings open, old rivalries reignite, and a dangerous plot threatens the very foundation of the Terran Empire.

Young Bart Steele is grappling with the death of his father when a mysterious stranger enters his life, warning him that danger lurks around every corner. Handing Bart a ticket to board a Lhari star cruiser bound for an unknown destination, he embarks on an extraordinary journey filled with adventure and discovery. Unbeknownst to him, this voyage will change everything. Join Bart in this captivating tale from sci-fi legend Marion Zimmer Bradley, as narrated by Mark Nelson.

La bambina nata al Volgere dell’Autunno, mentre la notte cedeva all'alba, vedrà il Volgere dell'Epoca, il passaggio tra due mondi. Sono queste le parole che salutano la nascita di Eilan, figlia della Somma Sacerdotessa di Avalon, mentre sua madre esala l'ultimo respiro. Poi la piccina viene mandata dal padre, il principe Coelius, e nella sua casa viene chiamata Helena e cresciuta come una romana. Finché nel 259 d.C., compiuti dieci anni, non fa ritorno al mitico luogo in cui è venuta al mondo, per essere addestrata come sacerdotessa contro il parere di sua zia Ganeda.

Ashe is sent to the planet Wolf, where he discovers a mysterious gateway known as the "Door through Space." The Door is said to lead to a mythical world known as the "Forbidden Planet," where ancient and powerful aliens are said to reside. Ashe must navigate treacherous alien terrain, outwit dangerous adversaries, and confront his own demons in order to unravel the mystery of the Door and the secrets it holds.

At one time Race Cargill had been the best Terran Intelligence agent on the complex and mysterious planet of Wolf. He had repeatedly imperiled his life amongst the half-human and non-human creatures of the sullen world. And he had repeatedly accomplished the fantastic missions until his name was emblazoned with glory.But that had all seemingly ended. For six long years he'd sat behind a boring desk inside the fenced-in Terran Headquarters, cut off there ever since he and a rival had scarred and ripped each other in blood-feud.But when THE DOOR THROUGH SPACE swung suddenly open, the feud was on...

Bart Steele er 17 år, da han er færdig med sin uddannelse på Rumakademiet. Nu er det tid til at vende tilbage til sin hjemplanet, Vega. Det viser sig imidlertid, at tingene på Vega har ændret sig meget i den tid, Bart har været væk. De brutale Lharier er kommet til magten, og de er ude efter Bart og hans far, fordi de kender til brændstoffet 'rummets ottende farve'. Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) var en amerikansk forfatter, der udgav et væld af både børne- ungdoms- og voksenbøger.

Tutti conosciamo la storia della guerra di Troia. I protagonisti sono Achille, Ettore, Paride, Priamo, Aiace, Odisseo: uomini che danno grandi prove di coraggio, che combattono per l'onore di uno di loro, per il potere, per difendere la propria città o per la rabbia di una perdita che lascia un vuoto incolmabile. Uomini che uccidono, rapiscono, imbrogliano, stuprano... Ma forse la storia vera non è proprio come ce l'hanno raccontata. Molte donne l'hanno abitata e non erano solo prede da riscattare, ma regine, guerriere, sacerdotesse.

I England glider tilhængerne af den gamle keltiske tro og kristendommen længere og længere fra hinanden, selvom der længe har hersket fred i Kong Arthurs rige. Hvad vil der ske, når det endelige opgør skal stå? Kan det fortsat lade sig gøre at holde dronningen og ridder Lancelets kærlighed skjult? Og kan striden om tronen løses uden at involvere Arthurs uægte søn Mordred? Tågerne omkring Avalon er en fantasyserie på fire bind, der dykker ned i legenden om Kong Arthur og ridderne af det runde bord i England i 4-500-tallet.

Presset af dronning Gwenhwyfar er Arthur begyndt at vise stadig større interesse for den kristne tro. Det fører til uenigheder med Avalons præstinder, og snart bryder striden mellem den gamle og den nye tro ud i lys lue. Det er endnu ikke lykkedes Gwenhwyfar at skænke ham en arving, og samtidig bliver det sværere og sværere at bevare hemmeligheden om Morgaines søn. "Tågerne omkring Avalon" er en fantasyserie på fire bind, der dykker ned i legenden om Kong Arthur og ridderne af det runde bord i England i 4-500-tallet.