The Shadow Matrix by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Shadow Matrix (1997)

by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Adrienne Martine-Barnes

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Series: Darkover: Publication order (33), Darkover: The Second Age (7), Darkover: Chronological order (25)

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While I do tend to like the books that come chronologically prior to "Rediscovery," this is a really great part of the series as well. (

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willowcove | Feb 19, 2009 |

This is a late book with some wild laran stuff going on that seems to sort of break the rules and/or be suggesting there is stuff from the Ages of Chaos that's still well known despite everything else. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Marion Zimmer Bradley	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Martine-Barnes, Adrienne	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Kukalis, Romas	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Series (with order)

Darkover: Publication order (33)

Darkover: The Second Age (7)

Darkover: Chronological order (25)

Canonical title

The Shadow Matrix

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1997

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Margaret Alton

Mikhail Lanart-Hastur

Lord Regis Hastur

Varzil the Good

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Darkover

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Epigraph

Dedication

To Susan Rich

who read all the drafts and asked for more

First words

"Tell me again why we came out here to visit Priscilla Elhalyn," Dyan Ardais muttered as he went down the staircase ahead of Mikhail.

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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

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Ghost Written

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DAW Book Collectors (1055|1055 and 1065)

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Margaret, heir to the Alton Domain, is marked with a mysterious power symbol that even the sages don't understand. To make matters worse, she is at the center of a political struggle, forbidden to marry her true love Mikhail, regent to the Elhalyn Domain. When the lovers are drawn to an ancient Tower, they are sent back through time, awaited by a dread Keeper, who sends them on a perilous quest.… (more)