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An omnibus volume of three classic, long-unavailable Darkover novels-Star of Danger, The Bloody Sun, and Winds of Darkover-tell of two men of mixed Darkovan ancestry, who must choose where their true allegiances lie.
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Star of Danger is my favorite novel in the collection, and although the characters appear again briefly in other books, I remember loving it enough that I would have really enjoyed a sequel. It contains just the right amount of adventure, alien worlds, and cultural interaction to make a very satisfying read.
The Bloody Sun is probably the most interesting for the Darkover fan. Bradley set up many people's idea of a kind of fantasy low-tech future-- probably hers at a certain moment as well. But what worked so well with the books is that she was clearly never quite comfortable with the traditional limitations of her worlds. This book rather explicitly examines the human cost of maintaining a traditional culture and the Terrans are used as a vehicle for exploring the tension. In the The Bloody Sun there is a fair amount of attention paid to bloodlines and inheritance.
The Winds of Darkover is an entertaining book with a focus on the issue of ethics and psychic powers, and an interesting nod to the history of Darkover.
I always enjoy the Darkover novels. These three are good examples.