Leonie Hastur, a powerful telepath and daughter of one of the most powerful ruling clans of Darkover, becomes disturbed by a premonition that something is about to happen that will forever change her world. Reprint.
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From Publishers Weekly
As established in Bradley's previous stories and novels about Darkover, the planet is the home of the descendants of the survivors of a crashed colony ship, who formed a medievally structured society that has endured for centuries. This tepid collaboration with Lackey ( Bardic Voices ) fills one important gap in the history of that world, to wit, the discovery of Darkover by the Terran Empire. The novel cuts back and forth between the Terran ship that discovers the Darkovans and the young telepath who first senses their arrival, and later contacts one of the Terran team. The authors seem more interested in constructing set pieces than building a coherent narrative. In so doing, they accomplish the dubious feat of creating interesting characters without employing them effectively: a kidnapping in the later chapters seems an extraneous event added to create conflict; that one of the major characters is killed is not made clear when it happens and is mentioned only casually several pages later. Fans of the series may want this missing link, but those unfamiliar with the world will still be in the dark.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
When an exploratory spaceship from the Terran Empire encounters remnants of one of their own lost colonies on the fourth planet of the Cottman system, what begins as a promising dialog between disparate cultures quickly falls prey to human greed. Coauthors Bradley and Lackey combine their considerable talents to illuminate a seminal event in Darkover's long histroy from both the Terran and Darkovan perspectives. Series fans will welcome this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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By Joe Sherry
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This Darkover novel is similar to "Darkover Landfall" in that it deals with the discovery (in this case, rediscovery) of the planet Darkover by Terrans landing on the planet. There are rather significant differences, of course. "Rediscovery" takes place a couple of thousand years after "Darkover Landfall" and the ship that colonized Darkover is known only as one of the "Lost Ships" that was unaccounted for. The Terran spacecraft has been traveling for several years, looking for a habitable planet on which to land and conduct experiments to determine whether or not the planet is able to be colonized. The novel's viewpoint switches back and forth between the ship and the telepath's who learn the ship is coming.
Part of the novel (that which is suggested by the title) is focused on the ship, its crew, and the discovery that the people of Darkover are comprised of the descendants of former Terran colonists. The other viewpoint is that of the native Darkovans. We see Leonie Hastur, a woman going to train her extremely powerful laran in one of the Towers. Even though I know the novel's focus was truly on the rediscovery of Darkover, it was the Leonie chapters that interested me the most.
The events of this novel were a turning point in the history of Darkover as there will now be a Terran presence on Darkover and a greater technological impact on what was once a low-tech world. This was not one of the best Darkover novels, but I enjoyed it and it was a story that needed to be told as it allows for all of the novels that are set after "Rediscovery". I would not start the series with "Rediscovery", but if you like the series then there is no reason you shouldn't read this one, too.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Bad? Not at all. I thought it was fascinating. It is particularly interesting to read about how the people of Darkover came to become such powerful telepaths, why the Comyn mostly have red hair and other really interesting insights.
My only complaint is was too short and I wanted more. Of the dozen or so Darkover books I've read, I really did enjoy this one too.
Format:Hardcover
Finally! My Darkover collection is complete! I read it and found it really fascinating. It answers so many questions. I totally enjoyed it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Fills a gap, but incomplete
I'm an MZB / Darkover fan from way back. Was quite excited to find this book. It started well, had lots of potential to be a good novel but towards the end it just faded away. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2006 by Kiwi
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book for darkover fans of all ages
it starts out with a ship from earth sending a team down to darkover for exploration. this shuttle crashes and ends up standed in the middle of a blizzard. Read more
Published on Oct 31 2001 by tammy
2.0 out of 5 stars
Weakest Darkover book
The beginning isn't bad but around the middle it just goes downhill. I can't recommend this Darkover novel
Published on Jan 27 2001 by Keri
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rediscovery
Absolutely horrible. Your scale of stars should include some with negatives...in which case this book would receive -5 from me instantly.
I'm a diehard Darkover and MZB fan. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2000 by "ru21sh"
2.0 out of 5 stars
This is a stupid, stupid book.
I've enjoyed the Darkover novels for years. They do fluctuate in quality, but this one is by far the worst of the lot and is not worthy of being considered part of the series. Read more
Published on Aug 30 2000 by K. Freeman
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good book but ...
I thought this was a good book and the characters were well portrayed but I liked the second part better. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2000 by "valai"
3.0 out of 5 stars
I would have enjoyed this book more ...
... if I hadn't read the Renunciates trilogy.
While trying to avoid several spoilers to said trilogy, there is a completely unresolvable conflict between Rediscovery and the... Read more
Published on Aug 1 2000 by A.J. Chodan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read!
I had read critics' reviews of this book and wondered what could have possible gone so wrong to cause such lackluster reviews. Read more
Published on Sep 30 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Loved it, even while I cried
I truly enjoyed this book. Being the first of Marion Zimmer Bradley's that I read, it is the one that hooked me on Darkover. Read more
Published on April 11 1999
3.0 out of 5 stars
It was O.K.
This isn't exactly what you'd call my favorite book. Its about these Terrans that crash and they end up with the Aldarans. People are hostile at the mere mention of the Aldarans. Read more
Published on Feb 14 1999
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