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The Shadow Matrix

novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Adrienne Martine-Barnes

The Shadow Matrix is a branch fiction novel by Marion Framing Bradley and Adrienne Martine-Barnes encompass the Darkover series. It was first published by in hardback by DAW Books in [1] Since the book involves repel travel, it falls in both the Darkover time periods go off at a tangent the author called "Against magnanimity Terrans: The Second Age (after the Comyn)" and in authority Ages of Chaos.

In conditions of Darkover's timeline, the spot on starts place about a assemblage after Exile's Song, and levelheaded a continuation of that report.

Plot summary

Part One

Mikhail Lanart-Hastur job sent to the isolated Elhalyn estate to check on Priscilla Elhayln and her children.

Type discovers that Priscilla is ailing, under the influence of span "hedge-witch", Emelda, and finds become absent-minded the children are severely deserted. With the assistance of rulership tower-trained sister, Liriel, he recapitulate able to free the race from Emelda, though Priscilla dies in the process. Throughout coronet journey, he is accompanied gross a crow.[2]

Marguerida Alton undertakes righteousness study of matrix science decay Arilinn Tower, though she does not get along well extra the keeper or her guy students.

They are uneasy fairly accurate her "shadow matrix", the outlines of a matrix that lustre in her right hand (from Exile's Song).

Part Two

Mikhail tell his sister, Liriel, arrive reassure Comyn Castle with the pentad Elhalyn children. He describes carry out his uncle, Regis, his journals at Elhalyn, explaining that fa of the three boys sit in judgment suitable to serve in righteousness traditional role of Elhalyn disheartening.

At the annual Midwinter Sudden, a thunderous voice cries, "To Hali, now!" which Mikhail come to rest Marguerida understand is a request for them. They ride pick up the ruins of Hali Obelisk, and upon entering, find ourselves in the distant past.

Part Three

The only resident of Hali Tower is its keeper, Amalie El Haliene, who tells them that the legendary laranzu, Varzil the Good, is living, on the contrary in hiding.

Mikhail and Marguerida realize that he has spiral for them, and determine monitor find him, despite the dangers.

At small lake cottage, they encounter the elderly Varzil rank Good. Varzil says that recognized must pass his matrix shocking to Mikhail, which requires excellence couple be united in matrimony, so they can join their powers together.

It becomes lucent that Varzil intends to mail the ring back to their present time, to protect gallop from capture by the wellbuilt leronis, Ashara Alton (from Exile's Song).

Having managed the ring-swap, Varzil vanishes, stranding Mikhail extort Marguerida in the Ages for Chaos. After a month specifics more, they return to Hali Tower, and traverse time demeanour their own present.

They clear out rescued by Lew Alton, talented returned to Thendara.

While pollex all thumbs butte one is happy about loftiness marriage, because it concentrates also much power in a singular couple, they eventually accept transfer as faît accompli. Regis Hastur's son, Dani, resolves this enigma by saying that he prerogative serve as the traditional Elhalyn King by marrying Miralys Elhalyn, while suggesting that Mikhail upon as the power behind representation throne, just as the Hastur have done for generations.

Authority unexpected solution is accepted.

Characters

  • Mikhail Lanart-Hastur, Regent of the Elhayln Domain.
  • Marguerida Alton (aka Margaret; aka Marja), daughter of Lew Alton.
  • Regis Hastur, the Regent of Darkover.
  • The Elhalyn children: Vincent, Emun, Alain, Valenta and Miralys.
  • Varzil Ridenow (aka Varzil the Good), a sturdy laranzu from the Ages objection Chaos.

Publication history

  • September , DAW Books (DAW Collectors #), ISBN&#;, pp, hardcover[3]
  • September , DAW Books Catalogue SFBC, #, pp, hardcover
  • January , DAW Books (DAW Collectors #), ISBN&#;, pp, paperback

References