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zachswain's review
3.0
Entertaining and interesting.
The Darkover series is unique in that while all books take place on the same world, they do not have to be read in any chronological order and can be picked up and read ad hoc. That would be a lot easier to do if the author had given some background on the terms, devices, and abilities that are present in each book, but the reader comes in having little to no knowledge of these, is given few hints, and has to pick apart for themselves what they are. It's a little frustrating, but by the second or third book within the series, you get (kind of) used to it.
Stormqueen! (the exclamation point is actually part of the title, yes) was an entertaining read and good sci-fi that holds up reasonably well in the modern day. While I wouldn't compare it to some of the excellent works by modern sci-fi authors, I wasn't bored.
The Darkover series is unique in that while all books take place on the same world, they do not have to be read in any chronological order and can be picked up and read ad hoc. That would be a lot easier to do if the author had given some background on the terms, devices, and abilities that are present in each book, but the reader comes in having little to no knowledge of these, is given few hints, and has to pick apart for themselves what they are. It's a little frustrating, but by the second or third book within the series, you get (kind of) used to it.
Stormqueen! (the exclamation point is actually part of the title, yes) was an entertaining read and good sci-fi that holds up reasonably well in the modern day. While I wouldn't compare it to some of the excellent works by modern sci-fi authors, I wasn't bored.
dja777's review
5.0
Ok, the cover is incredibly lurid, but if you can get past that, it's a really good book! It provides some interesting background for the Ages of Chaos in Bradley's Darkover series.
parapluieblanche's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bookwolf22's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
blue_savannah's review
4.0
Another favorite from MZB and her planet Darkover, also taking place in the Ages of Chaos. The wonderful and tragic tale of Dorilys Aldaran who has a dangerous strain of "laran" (mind powers) -- there is romance and warfare, and as always Bradley's fascinating portrait of a complicated society. The covers of these books, I have to point out, are a bit ridiculous and pulpy, but ignore that. The storytelling is great.
vaderbird's review
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
taisie22's review
4.0
This is a reread from many years ago. I love the Darkover novels but this one is my least favorite though it's still a great book. It's a story with no happy endings.
Allart Hastur is heir to his brother and so, must marry though he's been happy living as a monk in Neversin. His laran is a rare one that predicts the many paths of a possible future and leaves him distraught with fear. He and Cassandra, his new wife, become embroiled with the domain of Alderan where the heiress is a young girl Dorilys with equally strange laran, the ability to control storms.
It's a good read about the land in the mountains and the people and customs there. It's a time of war and the matrix circles in the towers have been drawn into various sides, creating new and powerful weapons with their laran.
I didn't realize that the Darkover series has been expanded with after the author's death by Deborah J Ross, so next up is Thunderlord, a completely new book (to me) in the Age of Chaos. I'm so looking forward to it.
Allart Hastur is heir to his brother and so, must marry though he's been happy living as a monk in Neversin. His laran is a rare one that predicts the many paths of a possible future and leaves him distraught with fear. He and Cassandra, his new wife, become embroiled with the domain of Alderan where the heiress is a young girl Dorilys with equally strange laran, the ability to control storms.
It's a good read about the land in the mountains and the people and customs there. It's a time of war and the matrix circles in the towers have been drawn into various sides, creating new and powerful weapons with their laran.
I didn't realize that the Darkover series has been expanded with after the author's death by Deborah J Ross, so next up is Thunderlord, a completely new book (to me) in the Age of Chaos. I'm so looking forward to it.
hydrangea's review
4.0
One of the best of the Darkover novels I've read. Less angsty and gloomy than a lot of them.
gio_shelves's review against another edition
4.0
It hurts. Like...why? WHY?
I will write a review. Just...not now. *cries in a corner*
I new Lys wouldn't recommend a series that doesn't hurt.
...oh cavolo, ho lasciato passare davvero un mese? E, uhm, non so ancora come commentarlo.
La vecchia Darkover è più...semplice e meno intrigante a livello politico, ma decisamente più affascinante a livello del sistema magico. Mi sono mancati un po' Regis e Dani, ma in generale, anche in questo caso i personaggi mi sono piaciuti. Avrei preso a schiaffi qualcuno a volte, ma lì ho trovati ben sviluppati e caratterizzati, e i loro rapporti molto interessanti.
La trama, per quanto mi riguarda, è più semplice di quelle piene di inganni e alleanze della nuova Darkover, ma permette di seguire meglio i personaggi e le atmosfere di questa Darkover, più libera, non ancora regolata da leggi rigide e precise.
Dei personaggi non voglio dire molto perché non voglio fare spoiler e perché, lo ammetto, non mi sono ancora ripresa da quel finale. Li ho trovati meno complessi ma forse più delineati di quelli de L'erede, come se la loro introspezione fosse più semplice da capire.
Sul finale...questo è essere sadici.
I will write a review. Just...not now. *cries in a corner*
I new Lys wouldn't recommend a series that doesn't hurt.
...oh cavolo, ho lasciato passare davvero un mese? E, uhm, non so ancora come commentarlo.
La vecchia Darkover è più...semplice e meno intrigante a livello politico, ma decisamente più affascinante a livello del sistema magico. Mi sono mancati un po' Regis e Dani, ma in generale, anche in questo caso i personaggi mi sono piaciuti. Avrei preso a schiaffi qualcuno a volte, ma lì ho trovati ben sviluppati e caratterizzati, e i loro rapporti molto interessanti.
La trama, per quanto mi riguarda, è più semplice di quelle piene di inganni e alleanze della nuova Darkover, ma permette di seguire meglio i personaggi e le atmosfere di questa Darkover, più libera, non ancora regolata da leggi rigide e precise.
Dei personaggi non voglio dire molto perché non voglio fare spoiler e perché, lo ammetto, non mi sono ancora ripresa da quel finale. Li ho trovati meno complessi ma forse più delineati di quelli de L'erede, come se la loro introspezione fosse più semplice da capire.
Sul finale...questo è essere sadici.