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Marion Zimmer Bradley

Darkover is a series of 43 books by Marion Zimmer Bradley: 6,229 pages in the 22 with a known length, about 114 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

43
books
6,229
pages in 22 of them
114 hours
to read those 22
229 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Door Through Space 1961 2.4 h Falcons of Narabedla 1964 2.8 h 1 Darkover Landfall 1972 2.9 h 2 The Sword of Aldones 1962 3.4 h 2 Stormqueen! 1978 6.7 h
The Keeper's Price 1980 length not known
3 Hawkmistress! 1982 length not known
4 Two to Conquer 1980 6.2 h Sword of Chaos 1982 4.4 h Free Amazons of Darkover 1985 5.6 h
Red Sun of Darkover 1987 length not known
The Other Side of the Mirror 1987 5.6 h Four Moons of Darkover 1988 5.6 h 5 The Heirs of Hammerfell 1989 5.5 h
Domains of Darkover 1990 length not known
Leroni of Darkover 1991 length not known
Renunciates of Darkover 1991 length not known
6 Rediscovery 1993 length not known
7 The Shattered Chain 1976 5.3 h
8 Thendara House 1983 length not known
9 City of Sorcery 1984 length not known
10 The Spell Sword 1974 2.9 h
11 The Forbidden Tower 1977 length not known
12 Star of Danger 1965 3.7 h 13 The Winds of Darkover 1970 3.4 h 14 The Bloody Sun 1964 7.5 h
15 The Heritage of Hastur 1975 length not known
16 The Planet Savers 1962 2.1 h
17 Sharra's Exile 1981 length not known
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover 1993 length not known
Towers of Darkover 1993 length not known
Snows of Darkover 1994 length not known
18 Exile's Song 1996 length not known
19 The Shadow Matrix 1997 10.3 h
20 Traitor's Sun 1999 length not known
21 The World Wreckers 1971 4.0 h The Fall of Neskaya 2001 10.2 h
Zandru's Forge 2003 length not known
A Flame in Hali 2004 9.4 h
The Alton Gift 2007 length not known
Hastur Lord 2010 length not known
Music of Darkover 2013 4.6 h
Thunderlord! 2016 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Door Through Space 1961 2.4 h

  2. Falcons of Narabedla 1964 2.8 h

    Somewhere on the Time Ellipse Mike Kenscott became Adric; and the only way to return to his own identity was to find the Keep of the Dreamer and loose the terrible FALCONS of…

  3. 1

    Darkover Landfall 1972 2.9 h

  4. 2

    The Sword of Aldones 1962 3.4 h

  5. 2

    Stormqueen! 1978 6.7 h

    The great epic of the world beneath the Bloody Sun known as Darkover did not begin with the coming of the Terrans.

  6. The Keeper's Price 1980 length not known

  7. 3

    Hawkmistress! 1982 length not known

  8. 4

    Two to Conquer 1980 6.2 h

  9. Sword of Chaos 1982 4.4 h

    This second anthology of all-original Darkover stories, first published in 1982, contains the following stories: Lesson of the Inn, by Marion Zimmer Bradley A Sword Called Chaos…

  10. Free Amazons of Darkover 1985 5.6 h

  11. Red Sun of Darkover 1987 length not known

  12. The Other Side of the Mirror 1987 5.6 h

  13. Four Moons of Darkover 1988 5.6 h

    The Friends of Darkover Present

  14. 5

    The Heirs of Hammerfell 1989 5.5 h

  15. Domains of Darkover 1990 length not known

  16. Leroni of Darkover 1991 length not known

  17. Renunciates of Darkover 1991 length not known

  18. 6

    Rediscovery 1993 length not known

  19. 7

    The Shattered Chain 1976 5.3 h

    While only women can command the power of the matrix and the secret sciences which keep Darkover from Terran hands, in most respects they are still chattels.

  20. 8

    Thendara House 1983 length not known

  21. 9

    City of Sorcery 1984 length not known

  22. 10

    The Spell Sword 1974 2.9 h

  23. 11

    The Forbidden Tower 1977 length not known

  24. 12

    Star of Danger 1965 3.7 h

    First published in 1965, Star of Danger is a work that stands as a foundation for the bestselling Darkover series, introducing many loyal fans to this wonderful, mysterious world.

  25. 13

    The Winds of Darkover 1970 3.4 h

    Turning under a blood-red sun, Darkover had always been a mystery to the Terrans.

  26. 14

    The Bloody Sun 1964 7.5 h

  27. 15

    The Heritage of Hastur 1975 length not known

  28. 16

    The Planet Savers 1962 2.1 h

    The Terran colony on the planet Darkover faces imminent destruction by a plague of the deadly Trailmen's Fever.

  29. 17

    Sharra's Exile 1981 length not known

  30. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover 1993 length not known

  31. Towers of Darkover 1993 length not known

  32. Snows of Darkover 1994 length not known

  33. 18

    Exile's Song 1996 length not known

  34. 19

    The Shadow Matrix 1997 10.3 h

    After spending her youth in the Terran Empire, Margaret Alton returns to Darkover, the planet of her birth.

  35. 20

    Traitor's Sun 1999 length not known

  36. 21

    The World Wreckers 1971 4.0 h

  37. The Fall of Neskaya 2001 10.2 h

    The Fall of Neskaya, Book One of the Clingfire Trilogy, marks the legendary author's final return to Darkover before her death.

  38. Zandru's Forge 2003 length not known

  39. A Flame in Hali 2004 9.4 h

    In the era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a time of war and unrest, King Carolin of Hastur and his friend Keeper Varzil Ridenow work selflessly to put an end to the destruction caused…

  40. The Alton Gift 2007 length not known

  41. Hastur Lord 2010 length not known

  42. Music of Darkover 2013 4.6 h

  43. Thunderlord! 2016 length not known

How much is left

After The Door Through Space about 112 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After Falcons of Narabedla about 109 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After book 1, Darkover Landfall about 106 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After book 2, The Sword of Aldones about 103 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After book 2, Stormqueen! about 96 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After The Keeper's Price about 96 hours left, not counting 20 books of unknown length
After book 3, Hawkmistress! about 96 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After book 4, Two to Conquer about 90 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After Sword of Chaos about 86 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After Free Amazons of Darkover about 80 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After Red Sun of Darkover about 80 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After The Other Side of the Mirror about 74 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After Four Moons of Darkover about 69 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After book 5, The Heirs of Hammerfell about 63 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After Domains of Darkover about 63 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After Leroni of Darkover about 63 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After Renunciates of Darkover about 63 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After book 6, Rediscovery about 63 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After book 7, The Shattered Chain about 58 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After book 8, Thendara House about 58 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After book 9, City of Sorcery about 58 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 10, The Spell Sword about 55 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 11, The Forbidden Tower about 55 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After book 12, Star of Danger about 51 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After book 13, The Winds of Darkover about 48 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After book 14, The Bloody Sun about 41 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After book 15, The Heritage of Hastur about 41 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 16, The Planet Savers about 38 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 17, Sharra's Exile about 38 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover about 38 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After Towers of Darkover about 38 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After Snows of Darkover about 38 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 18, Exile's Song about 38 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 19, The Shadow Matrix about 28 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 20, Traitor's Sun about 28 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 21, The World Wreckers about 24 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After The Fall of Neskaya about 14 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Zandru's Forge about 14 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After A Flame in Hali about 5 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Alton Gift about 5 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Hastur Lord about 5 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 114 hours 12 minutes

22 of 43 books, 6,229 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

229 days (about 33 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.