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August 2017
On Sale: August 1, 2017
432 pages
ISBN: 075641055X
EAN: 9780756410551
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A follow-up to The Ages of Chaos omnibus, Thunderlord is a brand-new novel of the genre-bending Darkover universe, expanded by Marion Zimmer Bradleyβs collaborator Deborah J. Ross. Far in Darkoverβs past, the Ages of Chaos were a time of constant warfare, when immensely powerful psychic weapons ravaged the land and slaughtered entire armies. Perhaps none was more dangerous and unpredictable than the mental Gift to senseβand controlβthunderstorms. A generation later, the heir to Scathfell, Gwynn, has grown up in the shadow of that conflict, his life shaped by the loss of his entire family. Now he plots his revenge for his familyβs humiliating defeat by seeking to marry a woman who carries the storm control Gift, so that his sons will be able to wield the terrible power of storms against Aldaranβhis long-time enemy. Since childhood, Kyria has been able to sense approaching storms. She had never expected to marry a rich man; when Gwynnβs emissary arrives with a marriage proposal that will secure her familyβs financial future, she agrees, and sets out for Scathfell, where she will be formally wed. During their passage through rugged mountains, a blizzard drives them to seek shelter in a travelerβs hut, where they meet Edric, the young heir to Aldaran. Edric has inherited the storm control, but he has never dared to use it. His whole life, he has been warned against the consequences, not just to his enemies but to everyone he loves. Thus begins the saga of two kingdoms. Can Kyria and Edricβs love and resourcefulness overcome even the overwhelming power of a Thunderlord?
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