Announcing the final Darkover novel

Farewell and Adelandeyo, Darkover

I fell in love with the Darkover series, created by the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, when becoming a professional author was still my dream. I loved the world, the characters, and the insightful and compassionate treatment of themes. Many of my early short fiction sales were to the Darkover anthology series, which I eventually had the honor of continuing as editor, beginning with Stars of Darkover. Around 1999, Mrs. Bradley asked if I would consider collaborating with her on one or more Darkover novels. She passed away just as we began work on The Fall of Neskaya (DAW, 2000), which I completed. Since then, I have written eight more Darkover novels under the supervision of her Literary Works Trust. The final volume, Arilinn, was released in hardcover and ebook formats on November 12, 2024. Darkover is one of the longest-running and best-loved series, straddling the border between science fiction, romance, and fantasy. For decades, it has touched the hearts and fired the imaginations of generations of fans. The earliest published stories date back over half a century to the publication of The Planet Savers in Amazing magazine, then the first version of The Sword of Aldones in 1962 and The Bloody Sun in 1964. You can find the list, both in order of publication and Darkover chronology, here. For the last quarter-century, I have striven to tell the best stories I could, always staying true to the spirit of Darkover and its amazing people.  Now the Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust and I have agreed to bring the saga to a close with Arilinn, a heartfelt love letter and farewell to the series and its fans. I hope that if you have enjoyed my Darkover stories, you will check out my original work.

-- Deborah J. Ross

 

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Arilinn will be available in trade paperback in November 2025. It is currently available in the following formats:
Kindle: https://buff.ly/4cfj5Xm
ePub: https://buff.ly/3XiCZwA
Audiobook: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/arilinn/800413
Hardcover: Amazon (perfect bound) https://buff.ly/48QprMG, or ask your bookstore to order hardcovers (with dust jacket) from Ingram, using ISBN 978-1-938185-83-0.