The Fall of Neskaya

Infobox Book
name = The Fall of Neskaya
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image_caption = Dust-jacket from the first edition
author = Marion Zimmer Bradley
Deborah J. Ross
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cover_artist = Romas Kukalis
country = United States
language = English
series = Darkover
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genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = DAW Books
pub_date = 2001
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media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 431 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-7564-0034-1
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followed_by = Zandru's Forge

"The Fall of Neskaya" is a fantasy novel written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross as part of the Darkover series and is set in the "Hundred Kingdoms" time period. This book is also part one of the Clingfire Trilogy.

Setting

"The Fall of Neskaya" is set in Darkover's "Hundred Kingdoms" era. It is an era blurred in with the Ages of Chaos at the tail end. Breeding programs are no more, but wars are still fought with terrible Laran weapons.

Damian Deslucido wants to unify Darkover under his rule. He is supported by his "nedestro" brother Rumail, a powerful but ruthless "laranzu". King Rafael Hastur II tries to restrict the use of "laran" weapons and establish the "Comyn" council in order to bring the warring factions of Darkover together. When he learns that the Deslucidos have the gift of lying unter truthspell, he is forced to stop them, otherwise the basis for cooperation in the "Comyn" council would be lost.

Characters

*Coryn Leynier, third son of Lord Beltran Leynier of Verdanta, "laranzu"
*Taniquel Hastur-Acosta, niece of King Rafael Hastur II
*Damian Deslucido, king of Ambervale-Linn
*Rumail Deslucido, "nedestro" brother of Damian Deslucido, "laranzu," dismissed from Neskaya Tower
*Belisar Deslucido, son of Damian Deslucido
*Rafael Hastur, king of Hastur

Chapters

* Book I: Chapter 1-12
* Book II: Chapter 13-24
* Book III: Chapter 25-32
* Book IV: Chapter 33-39
* Book V: Chapter 40-44
* Epilogue

Publication history

*2001, USA, DAW Books ISBN 0-7564-0034-1, Pub date July 2001, Hardback
*2001, USA, Science Fiction Book Club #39176, Pub date September 2001, Hardcover
*2002, USA, DAW Books ISBN 0-7564-0053-8, Pub date July 2002, Paperback

References

*cite web
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first = Charles N.
authorlink = Charles N. Brown
coauthors = William G. Contento
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date = 2007-11-21
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*cite web
last = Brown
first = Charles N.
authorlink = Charles N. Brown
coauthors = William G. Contento
title = The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002
work =
publisher =
date = 2007-11-21
url = http://www.locusmag.com/index/yr2002/b7.htm#A170.2
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2008-09-07