The Laran Gambit

expanded novel 2022 Darkover

Record

First published	2022
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	expanded
First-edition ISBN	9798212323550

Synopsis

Set on the psi-gifted world of Darkover, this novel pits practitioners of the planet's native telepathic power, laran, against a power-hungry Terran official who wields mechanical mind-control technology as his weapon. The story centers on the clash between Darkover's traditional psychic disciplines and an outside force determined to dominate minds by artificial means.

Where it sits

• Universe: Darkover
• Series: Darkover: The Ross Continuation Novels expanded; position 5 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 5 of 6: previous Thunderlord (2016) · next Arilinn (2024)

Sources

• Deborah J. Ross (author's own site)
• Wikipedia (English)
• https://deborahjross.blogspot.com/p/darkover.html

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