Hastur Lord: A Darkover Book

Marion Zimmer Bradley · Deborah J. Ross

Sep 2013 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

Regis Hastur was the heir to the most powerful domain on Darkover. When his grandfather died he would inherit the title Hastur of Hastur, Regent of Darkover - king in everything but name. But ironically, this mantle was the last thing Regis had ever wanted. For he dreamed of a different kind of life - a life with the freedom to live and love like an ordinary man, without the expectations and responsibilities of his position.

Yet even Regis recognized Darkover's desperate need for strong, rational leadership - leadership he had been trained to provide. But now that his time was at hand, was Regis willing to make the personal sacrifices necessary to lead his world? Or would he turn away from his destiny and finally make his real dreams come true? For on his grandfather's deathbed Regis learns that he has a brother - an older half-brother who could finally relieve Regis of the burden of title he had never wanted ...Would Regis finally let himself be free to be the man he had always dreamed of being?

About the author

Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930 - 1999)

Marion Zimmer was born in Albany, New York, in 1930, and grew up across the Hudson River on a farm in East Greenbush. She married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. She received a B.A. from Hardin Simmons University, Texas, and did post-graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, during which time she helped found the Society for Creative Anachronism. She sold her first story in 1952 and was a writer of note for over four decades. Bradley is best known for two signature series: the 'Darkover' science fantasy series and her Arthurian masterpiece, The Mists of Avalon and its sequels. She also edited anthologies for 14 years and published Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, which ran for 50 quarterly issues between 1988 and the end of 2000. Marion Zimmer Bradley died in Berkeley, California, on September 25, 1999, four days after suffering a major heart attack.

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Deborah J. Ross (1947 -)

Deborah J. Ross, who grew up in California and attended college in Oregon, began telling stories at an early age and continued writing throughout her school and work life. Around the time she decided to write professionally, Ross became friends with Marion Zimmer Bradley. Many of Ross's short stories were published by Bradley in her anthologies and magazines, and they later collaborated on a number of titles from the well-known Darkover series, including the Clingfire trilogy.