Under the auspices of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Literary
Trust, after her death I wrote nine Darkover novels. The writing is mine, but because she
created Darkover, her name also appears on the cover. After the allegations of sexual abuse against her came out, I fulfilled my existing publishing contracts. There will be no more
Darkover novels written by me. The decision to reject works by an author who
has done reprehensible things is a personal one. However, it was and remains my hope to
make the Darkover series available to readers who loved it, written by someone
other than Bradley.
The text of my personal statement regarding Bradley, Walter Breen, and the sexual abuse of children is here.
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. It pits Darkover's natural psychic powers called laran against a power-crazed Terran tyrant armed with mechanical mind control.
Jewels of Darkover (2023) is the last Darkover anthology. I previously edited Stars of Darkover (2014), Realms of Darkover, Masques of Darkover, Crossroads of Darkover, Citadels of Darkover. They went out of print in 2025.
My collection of my Darkover short fiction, A Heat Wave in the Hellers and Other Tales of Darkover remains in print.
