''Towers of Darkover'' is an anthology of

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and science fiction short stories edited by American writer

Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel ''The Mists of Avalon'' an ...

. The stories are set in Bradley's world of

Darkover Darkover is the planet giving its name to the ''Darkover'' series of science fiction-fantasy novels and short stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and others published since 1958. According to the novels, Darkover is the only habitable planet of se ...

. The book was first published by DAW Books (No. 919) in July, 1993.

* Editorial, by

* "Love of the Banshee", by Lynne Armstrong-Jones * "The Wind Man", by

Dorothy J. Heydt Dorothy Jones Heydt (1942-2022) was a United States author of science fiction and fantasy. She lived on the U.S. West Coast and was an active participant in the Usenet newsgroups rec.arts.sf.written and rec.arts.sf.fandom, and in science fictio ...

* "Shelter", by Nina Boal * "Carmen’s Flight", by Margaret L. & Leslie R. Carter * "Ten Minutes or So", by

* "Victory’s Cost", by Patricia B. Cirone * "Kefan McIlroy Is Snared", by Aletha Biedermann-Wiens * "Rosa the Washerwoman", by Mary Ellen Fletcher * "Like a Moth to the Flame", by Emily Alward * "A Change of View", by Judith Kobylecky * "Choices", by Lynn Michals * "A Lesser Life", by Patricia Duffy Novak * "Summer Storms", by Glenn Sixbury * "Conscience", by Alexandra Sarris * "Shame", by Charley Pearson * "The Frontier", by

Diana L. Paxson Diana Lucile Paxson (born February 20, 1943) is an American author, primarily in the fields of Paganism and Heathenism. Her published works include fantasy and historical fiction novels, as well as numerous short stories. More recently she has ...

* "The Aillard Anomaly", by Diann Partridge * "Destined for the Tower", by

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and Deborah Wheeler * "The Madwoman of the Kilghard Hills", by Joan Marie Verba * "I’m a Big Cat Now", by David R. Heydt

References

* * * {{Darkover Darkover books 1993 anthologies American anthologies Fantasy anthologies Works by Marion Zimmer Bradley DAW Books books

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