City of Sorcery | Ideas for Group Discussions

Like others in the Bradley canon which use the Amazon motif, whether in the fantasy world of Darkover or the historical settings of Greek and Roman times, The City of Sorcery would be a good read in a feminist study group whose members enjoy science fiction. Especially when read in a sequence which includes Thendara House, this novel is a culmination of the Darkoverian Free Amazon quest which allows readers to discuss the final goals of the Renunciates' value system. Its mythic and other-worldly atmosphere creates a powerful backdrop for its apocalyptic struggle between...

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