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What forces would operate if there were two objects that were absolutely identical in form and substance? This problem has occupied both workers in magic and the scientists of physics and psychology. It is the pivot of Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel of Darkover during the final flaming days of the Ages of Chaos. This is the story of the era when the planet of the Bloody Sun was divided into a hundred warring kingdoms and civilization teetered on the edge of oblivion. It is the story of Bard di Asturien, ambitious soldier-outlaw, and of his opponent, Varzil the Good, who struggled to establish the Compact. And it is also the story of a man from distant Terra named Paul Harrell who was the exact duplicate of Varzil's enemy. Two to Conquer is a novel of social forces in combat, of the use and misuse of science, of war, of rape, and of witchcraft.… (more)
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La confrontation entre un homme et son double est très intéressante et relativement bien menée. C'est l'un des intérêts majeurs de ce roman. Il est toutefois dommage que Paul Harrel n'arrive que dans la deuxième partie du livre, et que cette idée, qui aurait mérité de former le fondement
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du récit, ne soit pas aussi complètement exploitée qu'elle aurait pu l'être.
Ne boudons pas notre plaisir pour autant. Le Loup de Kilghard est un excellent roman, avec des personnages et une intrigue crédibles. C'est sans aucun doute l'un des meilleurs du cycle de Ténébreuse.
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Cette plongée dans l'Age des Cent Royaumes nous permet de remonter aux origines du Pacte, et à celle de l'Ordre des Renonçantes. Les guerres sont incessantes, le laran utilisé à des fins douteuses... mais on sent approcher le déclin de le technologie des matrices. Passionnant !
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LibraryThing member willowcove
An interesting and unusual addition to a great series. This one is about doppelgangers, one from Darkover, one from Earth.
LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
I'm a fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley, but my affection for her rests not on the Avalon books, which I didn't care for, but her Darkover series. Darkover is a "lost colony" of Earth that falls back into a medieval society. Ruled by a psychically gifted aristocracy, after centuries it's rediscovered by
Although some of the Darkover books are loosely connected, having characters in common, they were written to be read independently and were written out of sequence. This makes it difficult without a guide to know what story to start with. The books published early are before MZB came into her own as a writer. The ones published after her stroke in 1989 are at the best collaborations; more fanfic of the original than continuations. Two to Conquer was published in 1980, when MZB's powers were at it's height. However, even though Two to Conquer is a very entertaining book, with swashbuckling adventure and romance, I wouldn't count it among the best of the Darkover books. (Although it's far from one of the weakest.) However, I'd suggest the (1979 version) of The Bloody Sun or The Spell Sword and its sequel The Forbidden Tower or The Shattered Chain (my own introduction) or Heritage of Hastur as better starting places. The Darkover series as a whole features strong female characters, but it has enough swashbuckling adventure to draw the male of the species, and indeed this series was recommended to me by a guy (when we were in high school!)
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a star-spanning high-tech human federation, giving the series a feel of both science fiction and fantasy. Most books focus on the clash between the two cultures. This is no exception, even though set before the time of rediscovery during the era of the "Hundred Kingdoms." Terran Paul Harrell, a doppelganger of Bard di Asturien, is transported to Darkover and right into his war. Although some of the Darkover books are loosely connected, having characters in common, they were written to be read independently and were written out of sequence. This makes it difficult without a guide to know what story to start with. The books published early are before MZB came into her own as a writer. The ones published after her stroke in 1989 are at the best collaborations; more fanfic of the original than continuations. Two to Conquer was published in 1980, when MZB's powers were at it's height. However, even though Two to Conquer is a very entertaining book, with swashbuckling adventure and romance, I wouldn't count it among the best of the Darkover books. (Although it's far from one of the weakest.) However, I'd suggest the (1979 version) of The Bloody Sun or The Spell Sword and its sequel The Forbidden Tower or The Shattered Chain (my own introduction) or Heritage of Hastur as better starting places. The Darkover series as a whole features strong female characters, but it has enough swashbuckling adventure to draw the male of the species, and indeed this series was recommended to me by a guy (when we were in high school!)
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LibraryThing member stuart10er
After the intial popularity of the Darkover series, somewhat helped by a rich backstory, MZB spent a considerable amount of time filling in stories set in the backstory. This is one such novel - one which would have worked better as a short story. Set in the time of the Hundred Kingdoms - a time of
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proto-feudalism - it also combines with a cautionary anti-nuke parable set around the establishing a non-laran compact of Varzil - to not use laran in war. Too many messages muddle the story. From non-nuke to women's rights to anti-war (all good things), it becomes a little heavy handed without enough plot or characters to hang the messages on. Show Less
Awards
Locus Award (Nominee — Science Fiction Novel — 1981)
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Original publication date
1980
ISBN
8440639147 / 9788440639141