Zandru's Forge
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Zandru's Forge is a fantasy
novel written by Marion Zimmer Bradley
and Deborah J. Ross
as part of the Darkover series
and is set in the "Hundred Kingdoms" time period. This book is also part two of the Clingfire Trilogy.
Zandru's Forge is set in Darkover
's "Hundred Kingdoms" era. It is an era blurred in with the Ages of Chaos at the tail end. Breeding programs are no more, but wars are still fought with terrible Laran weapons. The events in this book start about 20 years after the end of The Fall of Neskaya
. One part of it overlaps with Hawkmistress!
as it contains Carolin Hasturs exile and the part where Romilly McAran joins his band. It also describes the early life of Varzil Ridenow (aka Varzil the Good) so events take place before Two To Conquer
.
Rumail Deslucido has survived and with him his hatred for the Hastur clan which he instills in all his sons. His youngest son Eduin MacEarn enters Arilinn and tries to gain the friendship of Carolin Hastur, the nephew and heir to King Felix, in order to kill Carolin. But Carolin makes friends with Varzil Ridenow and together they share the dream to ban all laran weapons from Darkover when Carolin is king and Varzil a keeper. But when King Felix dies, Carolin's cousin Rakhal declares himself as king and outlaws Carolin. Meanwhile Eduin succeeds in killing Felicia Leynier, Varzil's lover and the sole surviving child of Taniquel Hastur-Acosta.
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
novel written by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
and Deborah J. Ross
Deborah J. Ross
Deborah J. Ross , once Deborah Wheeler, is an American published science fiction and fantasy author.- Biography :Ross was born in April 1947 and grew up in California. She has always told stories, even as a very young child. Ross attended Portland State University, graduating in 1973...
as part of the Darkover series
Darkover series
The Darkover series consists of several novels and short stories set in the fictional world of Darkover as created by science fiction author Marion Zimmer Bradley.-Darkover chronology:...
and is set in the "Hundred Kingdoms" time period. This book is also part two of the Clingfire Trilogy.
Setting
Main article: DarkoverDarkover
Darkover is the focus of the Darkover series of science fiction novels and short stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and others published since 1958. According to the novels, Darkover is the only human-habitable of seven planets orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman...
Zandru's Forge is set in Darkover
Darkover
Darkover is the focus of the Darkover series of science fiction novels and short stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and others published since 1958. According to the novels, Darkover is the only human-habitable of seven planets orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman...
's "Hundred Kingdoms" era. It is an era blurred in with the Ages of Chaos at the tail end. Breeding programs are no more, but wars are still fought with terrible Laran weapons. The events in this book start about 20 years after the end of The Fall of Neskaya
The Fall of Neskaya
The Fall of Neskaya is a fantasy novel written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross as part of the Darkover series and is set in the "Hundred Kingdoms" time period. This book is also part one of the Clingfire Trilogy.- Setting :...
. One part of it overlaps with Hawkmistress!
Hawkmistress!
Hawkmistress! is a fantasy novel written by Marion Zimmer Bradley as part of the Darkover series and is set in the "Hundred Kingdoms" time period.- Setting of Hawkmistress! :Main article: Darkover...
as it contains Carolin Hasturs exile and the part where Romilly McAran joins his band. It also describes the early life of Varzil Ridenow (aka Varzil the Good) so events take place before Two To Conquer
Two To Conquer
Two To Conquer is a fantasy novel written by Marion Zimmer Bradley as part of the Darkover series and is set in the Hundred Kingdoms time period.- Setting of Two To Conquer :...
.
Rumail Deslucido has survived and with him his hatred for the Hastur clan which he instills in all his sons. His youngest son Eduin MacEarn enters Arilinn and tries to gain the friendship of Carolin Hastur, the nephew and heir to King Felix, in order to kill Carolin. But Carolin makes friends with Varzil Ridenow and together they share the dream to ban all laran weapons from Darkover when Carolin is king and Varzil a keeper. But when King Felix dies, Carolin's cousin Rakhal declares himself as king and outlaws Carolin. Meanwhile Eduin succeeds in killing Felicia Leynier, Varzil's lover and the sole surviving child of Taniquel Hastur-Acosta.
Characters
Main article: Characters in Darkover- Carolin Hastur, nephew and heir to the King Felix
- Varzil Ridenow (aka Varzil the Good), younger son of Dom Felix Ridenow, powerful laranzu
- Rahkal Hastur, Carolin's cousin and usurper of the throne
- Eduin MacEarn, youngest son of Rumail Deslucido
- Felicia Leynier, sole child of Taniquel Hastur-Acosta and Coryn Leynier, leronis, trains to be a female keeper
Chapters
- Prologue
- Book I: Chapter 1-20
- Book II: Chapter 21-30
- Book III: Chapter 31-45
- Book IV: Chapter 46-49
- Epilogue
Publication history
- 2003, USA, DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
ISBN 0-7564-0149-6, Pub date June 2003, Hardback - 2003, USA, Science Fiction Book Club #58200, Pub date July 2003, Hardcover
- 2004, USA, DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
ISBN 0-7564-0184-4, Pub date June 2004, Paperback