Darkover (Deborah J Ross) (Marion Zimmer Bradley) Books in Order

In Darkover's brutal Hundred Kingdoms era, Tower life is shaken by ambition, war, and the lure of matrix weapons. The people of Neskaya must face what happens when power outgrows conscience.

In war-torn Darkover, the bond between King Carolin Hastur and Keeper Varzil Ridenow begins to reshape the future. Old feuds, Tower politics, and dangerous laran make every step toward peace costly.

King Carolin and Keeper Varzil Ridenow struggle to end the devastation caused by matrix weapons. But Eduin Deslucido's thirst for vengeance threatens both their fragile peace and Darkover's future.

With the Terrans gone, Darkover should be freer, but peace proves fragile. Lew Alton, Marguerida, and young Domenic are drawn into family tensions, political danger, and an ancient threat rising in the mountains.

Regis Hastur has spent years preparing to rule Darkover, even though he never wanted the burden. When a hidden family secret offers him a possible escape, duty and personal longing collide.

A mistaken roll call creates an imaginary cadet, and the joke soon grows harder to control. Set in Darkover's City Guard, the story turns clever mischief into something sadder and more complicated.

Prince Gareth flees suffocating court life and stumbles onto illegal Terran weapons in the Dry Towns. At the same time, a long-lost daughter and a threat from space pull Darkover's ruling families toward crisis.

In Darkover's violent past, rival kingdoms covet the fearsome Gift of storm control. Kyria, a poor hunter with weather-sense, is drawn between a political marriage and a bond with the young heir who fears his own power.

Terran child psychologist Bryn Haslund goes on the run after her father is altered by a mind-control device. Seeking Darkover's telepaths for help, she crashes into a world wary of outsiders and awakens dangerous powers of her own.

Traumatized by psychic warfare as a child, Leora Hastur is sent away to heal among Darkover's telepaths. When war threatens again, she must use her growing Gift to protect others before mind weapons destroy another generation.