For more than six decades, readers have fallen in love with Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover, a "Lost Colony" world of telepaths, swordsmen, intelligent alien races, and long-buried mysteries. From the...

“The combination of love and blades is a match to be enjoyed in many highly diverse ways.” – SF Revue A decade ago, readers thrilled to the debut of a new series of elegant, romantic fantasy stories....

Darkover’s position on the galactic arm renders it strategically important, a crossroads in space.  It’s also a place where cultures meet and clash, where strangers encounter one another, and where lives...

In the spirit of classic period swashbucklers, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and D'Artagnan, brimming with romantic courtly intrigue and dangerous liaisons, with cloak and dagger and perfumed handkerchiefs,...

In the spirit of classic period swashbucklers, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and D'Artagnan, brimming with romantic courtly intrigue and dangerous liaisons, with cloak and dagger and perfumed handkerchiefs,...

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover remains one of the longest-running and best-loved series of all time, one that has touched the hearts and fired the imaginations of generations of readers. Now Darkover...

The king is dead, long live the prince, but not for long if his stepmother the Queen Regent has anything to say about it. So he appeals to the one person he can trust, his father's best swordswoman and...

The vampire has known only evil since he was made, until an unlikely friendship reconnects him with life… Two women mourning two dead mothers tread the boundaries between grief and obsession… A ghoulish...

A magical pearl turns a young girl into warrior without pity… A dragon bound to an amulet of amber seeks the aid of a forest wizard… A bitter, crippled fairy plots revenge on her captors… A vampire stalks...

Strongholds of rock . . . fortresses of the spirit . . . a planet set apart . . . A castle high in snow-covered mountains beneath a ruddy sun, a place at once romantic and bleak, alien and richly nostalgic...

Poised on the brink of war, the people of the planet Bandar are stunned by the arrival of a disabled Terran space ship. But the Terrans are even less prepared to understand the politics, gender fluidity,...

Orbiting a distant red sun, the planet Darkover was settled long ago by human colonists and then cut off from the rest of civilization. Over millennia of isolation, it gave rise to a rich culture ruled...

When sweet, slow-witted Alis gets shipped off to be the bride of the Duke's son, she isn't quite sure what to make of her situation, especially the changes that happen to her during the full moon. Soon...

The prince returns triumphant from a decisive battle, riding a superb, shimmering golden stallion, the prized steed of his vanquished foe. Even as the kingdom rejoices in the prince's victory, all is...

She's a Ranger, a wild and savvy knife-fighter, determined to get help in finding her partner who's lost on the treacherous northern border. He's a scholar who sees visions, eager to escape the confines...

Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved world of Darkover encompasses many realms, from glacier-shrouded mountains to arid wastelands, from ancient kingdoms to space-faring empires. Now this all-new anthology...

From lands distant or nearby, familiar or utterly strange, historical or imaginary, from ancient times to the Belle Époque comes a treasury of luscious, elegant, romantic fantasy. Come with us on a journey...

In magical Renaissance Italy, art not only captures reality but remakes it. Shadows gather within the duke's palazzo, threats that only the gifted young artist Rodiana can visualize through her painting....

The warlock's curse swept across the land, affecting each in a different way. Jian the swordswoman was left blind and in despair, but the Soldier God sent her a dog to act as her eyes. Now the king has...

When her brother brings home a half-starved, half-wild girl, Reava decides the best thing to do is to raise her with the newborn puppies. As the girl grows, she manifests a preternatural affinity with...

In pre-Civil War Delaware, farmer Thomas Garrett is part of a network of Quakers who help escaping slaves headed north. When he shelters a runaway, a slave-catcher comes calling…only it's not human. The...

Roseline's light flirtation with a stable boy almost lands her in an unwelcome marriage for her money and rank. Her only hope is to appeal to the Sage of the Mountain, but first she must negotiate her...

Hungry for "a wild and woolly journey through time and space," some really cool aliens, and a touch of romance?The death of her scientist father had left Kithri to make her own way in a rough and tumble...

In 1985, Deborah J. Ross sold her first Darkover short story to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Free Amazons of Darkover. For the first time, here are all of Ross's Darkover short stories, some of them previously...

A cup of inspiration, a dash of understanding, and a generous serving of wisdom for writers new and old. From the desk of writer and editor Deborah J. Ross comes a collection of warm, insightful essays...

Across the Azkhantian steppe, warrior women ride to battle against foes both human and supernatural.  From the world of The Seven-Petaled Shield come four fantasy tales, originally published in Marion...

Women of Wisdom and Power... For over two decades, the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, best-selling and beloved author, discovered and nurtured a new generation of authors. The roster of contributors over...

Return to the world of the Bloody Sun Over fifty years ago, master story-teller Marion Zimmer Bradley introduced readers to a compelling new world. Darkover, a distant planet circling a red sun, was home...

Ten stories of spine-tingling suspense, edited by Rayne Hall.In this collection, you'll find scary stories for almost every taste, each penned by a different author with a different writing style and...

Vonda N. McIntyre preferred to keep her author's biography short and sweet: "Vonda N. McIntyre writes science fiction." While true, this modest claim conceals accomplishments that earned her multiple...