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| Name: |
Marion Zimmer Bradley | | Birth Date: |
June 3, 1930 | | Place of Birth: |
Albany, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
writer, editor |
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 Biography of Marion Zimmer Bradley
3,820 words, approx. 13 pages
 At the time of her death in 1999, Marion Zimmer Bradley was among the most popular writers of her generation. Author of one of the best-loved series in science fiction and fantasy, her "Darkover" novels have not only inspired their own fan magazines,... summary from source:
 Biography of Marion Zimmer Bradley
2,219 words, approx. 7 pages
Marion Zimmer Bradley is a prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy. Born in Albany, New York, she attended New York State College for Teachers from 1946 to 1948 and Hardin-Simmons College, where she took a B.A. in 1964. She has also done... summary from source:
 Biography of Marion Zimmer Bradley
1,630 words, approx. 5 pages
Popular fantasy writer Marion Zimmer Bradley (born 1930) is considered a pioneer in the field of woman-based science fiction, creating strong, independent female protagonists in her many popular novels and short stories. Beginning her career in the... 
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 Marion Zimmer Bradley Quotes
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 Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley 1930-06-03 – 1999-09-25 was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, often with a feminist outlook. Sourced Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures,...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Marion Zimmer Bradley Information
2,577 words, approx. 9 pages
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, often with a feminist outlook. In literary circles, she is often referred to by her...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Susan M. Shwartz
1,533 words, approx. 5 pages
"You cannot take hawks without climbing cliffs." The ironic realism of this proverb underlies Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels. For every gain, there is a risk; choice involves a testing of will and courage. Darkover—a stark world of inbred telepaths, forest fires, blizzards, and a precariously balanced ecostructure—is not one of the bliss-filled utopias that fill books of speculative fiction. Unlike such places, in which, it seems, consensus and good intentions pro... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Cherry Wilder
712 words, approx. 2 pages
[The Forbidden Tower] continues from The Spell Sword; the alien Catmen have been vanquished, though at heavy cost. Damon Ridenow and Andrew Carr marry the twin sisters Callista and Ellemir of the house of Alton. Both men are displaced persons. Andrew has given up all his ties to Earth and is feeling his way in a new culture. Damon has been denied his vocation as a Keeper, one of the highly trained telepaths who work in the Towers. The ancient science of the Comyn lords of Darkover centres rigidly upon the t... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Debbie Notken
190 words, approx. 1 pages
Darkover is rather a controversial taste—like certain foods, very few people are neutral on the subject. I confess to having been hooked long ago and to reading each new Darkover book with anticipation and interest. The current offering, Sharra's Exile, is actually a major reworking of the very weak The Sword of Aldones, one of the two earliest Darkover books…. Sharra's Exile is a worthy sequel to The Heritage of Hastur, which is probably the single most popular Darkover novel. I...
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