Arilinn (2024) is the final Darkover novel, set in the tumultuous times leading to the Ages of Chaos and chronicling the founding of that Tower.
The Laran Gambit was released in 2022 and is available in ebook, hardcover , and trade paperback editions.
Jewels of Darkover (2023) is the last Darkover anthology. I previously edited Stars of Darkover (2014) and one anthology each following year: Realms of Darkover, Masques of Darkover, Crossroads of Darkover, Citadels of Darkover. These are scheduled to cease publication at the end of 2025.
My collection of my Darkover short fiction, A Heat Wave in the Hellers and Other Tales of Darkover will remain in print.
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I began working with Marion in the final year of her life, thinking we would collaborate on one or more novels. Although we had worked out a general plot arc for three books when she died, I went on to write them myself under the supervision of her Literary Trustee. Those three books, The Fall of Neskaya, Zandru’s Forge, and A Flame in Hali, were followed by three more. At first, I worked to maintain Bradley’s literary voice and creative vision. By the end of the sixth book (The Children of Kings), I realized how much of my own imagination colored the story and its landscape. I found myself drawn away from the characters and situations that Marion had envisioned, and toward those I had invented.
I believe it’s a healthy thing to simultaneously allow for the introduction of new characters, themes, and resonances, at the same time staying true to the spirit of the world, a wondrous place of telepaths and swordsmen, nonhumans and ancient mysteries, the clash of cultures between a star-faring, technologically advanced civilization and one that has pursued psychic gifts and has turned away from weapons of mass destruction. It’s an engraved invitation to gritty, romantic, action-adventure, gender-bending, inclusive, poignant, uplifting stories!
How the collaboration came about:
Marion passed away in September 1999, and I was asked to speak at her funeral. In completing this project and continuing the series beyond it, I hope to honor her memory and the enduring vision she has left to us all.