The Forbidden Tower

And so I give up on the universe of Marion Zimmer Bradley forever. I don't do this triumphantly, mind you, but with a heavy heart. I must confess, I didn't even finish this book, only got about 2/3 of the way through, but it was no good, had never been good, and this is something I needed to face. F......more

9/10. Media de los 18 libros leídos de la autora : 8/10 En su día estaba colgadito de su saga de Darkover (Fantasía). Hace no mucho re-leí parte de uno de estos libros y me resultó simplón, pero como estoy manteniendo la nota que les puse en su día, pues queda la autora con una media fantástica de "8......more

Che bello tornare nel mondo di Darkover! Questo libro ha uno svolgimento più lento dei precedenti perché è ambientato in gran parte in un unico posto, ovvero all'interno di un castello, la dimora degli Alton. Marion Zimmer Bradley utilizza questa storia per riflettere sulla complessità dei rapporti......more

I had a strange memory about this book. It seemed to me that it ended in tragedy and instead it has a sort of happy ending. The story is a bit confused, mostly based on overworld and Keepers. In origin, Keepers could be men or women, when Varzil the Good was Keeper, the role was destined to men but......more

The Forbidden Tower is the 11th Darkover book that Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote, and was approximately the 4th in chronological order at the time it was published (it's now about 13th because more recent novels are set earlier in the chronology). It's a direct sequel to The Spell Sword. There are som......more