Since then she has been widely recognized as a capable and imaginative writer.
Although she has received neither of the two major science-fiction awards, she was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1964 for The Sword of Aldones (1962) and in 1978 for The Forbidden Tower (1977). Her works have sold well, but a self-imposed limitation to the paperback format and to primarily one publisher has until recently made them inaccessible to a large audience. The fact that Gregg Press has, since 1977, begun to reissue her books in hardback attests to an increasing popularity and marketability. Many Bradley novels have been published in England as well, primarily under the Arrow imprint. Her productivity has steadily increased in the last few years, and the interest in the Darkover series has become almost a cult phenomenon.
Two major themes may be identified in Bradley's works. The first is the reconciliation of conflicting or opposing forces--whether such forces are represented by different cultures or by different facets of a single personality. The second, closely related to the first, is alienation or exile from a dominant group.
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