Mortification Scale: 2 Tomato Faces
- 1 TF for being SciFi/Fantasy
- 2nd for the silly title
- Wonderful philosophical perspective on how life makes us the people that we are
- Interesting view of life/death/afterlife
- Continues dissertation on women's role in society
- Elaborates on the concept of sisterhood
Margali and Jaelle go in search of the fabled city of the Dark Sisterhood. With them are Camilla (Margali's lover), Cholayna (head of Terran Intelligence), and Vanessa (head of Terran Personnel - how often does an HR person get to be in a novel?). They are following Rafaelle (Jaelle's former partner) and Alexis Anders (a particularly annoying Terran) who have gone in search of fame and treasure. All of these women are tested both physically and spiritually and 2 die in the search. The quest takes them over mountains and through peril to a place of spiritual peace and acceptance. Very intense, very very good.
MZB was an amazing writer with wonderful insights into interpersonal relationships and why we do the things we do, and feel the things we feel. Truly a gifted woman. The Oath of the Renunciates mini-series within the Darkover series was completed in this book. There are several threads left hanging that I always hoped would be picked up in later books, but that never were. I highly recommend this trio of books.
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