Darkover Landfall

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Darkover Landfall is a science fiction novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley in the Darkover book series. Originally published in 1972. It was republished once in 1984 and a second time in 2004 as part of the Darkover: First Contact omnibus.

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[edit] Plot summary

Darkover Landfall concerns the crew and colonists of a spaceship that is forced to crash land on an inhospitable planet which is in orbit around a red giant. The crew become accidental colonists when the ship loses contact with Earth and they realize rescue is impossible. The book introduces surnames, religious and cultural themes that echo throughout the Darkover series of books. This series spans millennia, as the ship's descendants populate the world and develop unique cultures and psi abilities. Though Darkover Landfall is not the first book written in the series, in the Darkover timeline its events are the beginning for all that follows.

[edit] International editions

This novel was published under different names in the following languages:

Language	Title	Year	Publisher
French	La planète aux vents de folie	1976	Éditions Albin Michel
German	Landung auf Darkover	1987	Moewig
Italian	Naufragio sul Pianeta Darkover	1985	Editrice Nord
Japanese	Darkover Fujichaku	1987	Shogensha
Portuguese	A Chegada em Darkover	1989	Editora Imago
Croatian	Brodolom na Darkoveru	2004	Izvori