The Alton Gift
novel 2007 Darkover
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756400194 |
Synopsis
Three years after Regis Hastur's death, Domenic Alton-Hastur returns to Comyn Castle accompanying his grandmother's body, where he reconnects with his emotionally unstable cousin Alanna, who possesses an uncontrolled precognitive gift. As mysterious illnesses emerge on Darkover, the Comyn Council faces challenges to its authority and must confront the consequences of past actions.
Where it sits
- Universe: Darkover
- Series: Darkover: The Ross Continuation Novels ; position 1 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Author: Deborah J. Ross
Notes
- Darkover continuation novel by Deborah J. Ross, credited jointly with Marion Zimmer Bradley, continuing the Alton/Hastur/Elhalyn political storyline after Traitor's Sun (1999). Registered Expanded Canon; Core Canon remains the 22 novels published under Bradley's own credited authorship (1958-1999), per this universe's existing scope note.
- From the series record (Darkover: The Ross Continuation Novels): 6 Darkover continuation novels written by Deborah J. Ross, credited jointly with Marion Zimmer Bradley, 2007-2024. Publisher's own announcement names Arilinn (2024) as the final Darkover novel.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Darkover: The Ross Continuation Novels: position 1 of 6: next Hastur Lord (2010)
Sources
- Deborah J. Ross (author's own site)
- Wikipedia (English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alton_Gift
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