--- product_id: 20937553 title: "Darkover: First Contact: (Darkover Omnibus #6) Mass Market Paperback – September 7, 2004" brand: "marion zimmer bradley" price: "78.95 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/20937553-darkover-first-contact-darkover-omnibus-6-mass-market-paperback-september store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Darkover: First Contact: (Darkover Omnibus #6) Mass Market Paperback – September 7, 2004 **Brand:** marion zimmer bradley **Price:** 78.95 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Darkover: First Contact: (Darkover Omnibus #6) Mass Market Paperback – September 7, 2004 by marion zimmer bradley - **How much does it cost?** 78.95 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/20937553-darkover-first-contact-darkover-omnibus-6-mass-market-paperback-september) ## Best For - marion zimmer bradley enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted marion zimmer bradley brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Darkover: First Contact: (Darkover Omnibus #6) Mass Market Paperback – September 7, 2004 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GFL+5c9fL.jpg) ![Darkover: First Contact: (Darkover Omnibus #6) Mass Market Paperback – September 7, 2004 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ER-SOKLvL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Darkover Landfall *by M***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2021* I read this series many years ago and loved them. A recent reminder has me rereading from the beginning in the proper order (something I didn't do the first time). It's a bit dated but not enough to bother me. I still love this book.A group of Terran colonists crashlands on a new planet and are forced to develop a new civilization based partly on where Earth standards but mostly on what they want in this new world. A large group of them are Scots who bring their culture in music and Gaelic tongue to Darkover."They lament, he thought, but they know life goes on. The Scots have been exiles for centuries, for millennia. This is just another exile, a little further than most, but they will sing the olds songs under the new stars and find new mountains and new seas..."It's a great introduction to the series and I enjoyed it immensely. (I'll add to this review when I finish the next book in the omnibus). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Avarra is powerful indeed. *by Q***K on Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022* These characters suck you into the story. I hate Bard. Yet he repents and is accepted/forgiven. There is hope for us all. ### ⭐⭐⭐ unrealized potential *by P***K on Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2012* I have read MZB books before, but never a Darkover novel. Saw the omnibus and decided that the "historical" beginning of the series would be a good place to start since I had heard many good things about the series. If you've never read either of these two novels, keep in mind they are connected in only the loosest possible way; set on the same planet. It would be like reading a book set in ancient Greece and one set in modern times. Nothing wrong with that, but if you're not expecting such a difference, it can be a bit startling.The first book was a good enough standard introduction, and had some really interesting ideas like the Ghost Wind. Very space-pioneer feeling and there was a whole lot of potential to work it into something outstanding. But it just sort of fizzled and fell short of the mark. There was a lot going on in the book's society, but nothing really *happened,* if you get what I mean. When I finished the first book I found myself really hoping the second one would pick up where the other left off and run with it, but instead you're taken to a society so different there's basically no comparison. You'll see a few sir-names you recognize, mention of starstones, and nothing else. Nothing about the ghostwind that caused the first colonists so many problems (in fact, most of the first book dealt with Ghost Wind-induced issues), and a strange reliance on Spanish-ish words. Strange considering how prominent the Celtic heritage was in the first book and that more than half the characters spoke Irish or Scottish Gaelic.More happens in the second book, but there's not a whole lot of reason why. Kingdoms attack other kingdoms without provocation or reason, people are either put-upon saints of the blackest of sinners, and there's no real motives given for either of their actions (and many of their actions are so bizarre that they need motives to be understood by the common reader). The author spends so much time making the men out to be domineering, women-haters with mommy issues then with literally one sentence, changes them into mewling kittens. Again, potential for a great read, but it's like the author did everything she could to string the reader along without delivering.In both books I was left with the feeling that I was cheated and that the author did everything in her power to wrap the story up with a bow in two pages or less, regardless of whether it fit with the rest of the book, or even made sense.I have read worse books, but I have read better, including better by this very author. These left me saying "meh." I'm not going to rage and demand my money back, they were a good way to pass my lunch break, but I'm not going to read another Darkover novel unless I check it out from the library. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/20937553-darkover-first-contact-darkover-omnibus-6-mass-market-paperback-september](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/20937553-darkover-first-contact-darkover-omnibus-6-mass-market-paperback-september) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-06*