Thunderlord!

{{Short description|2016 novel by Deborah J. Ross}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox book | name = Thunderlord! | title_orig = | translator = | image = Thunderlord.jpg | caption = Cover of the first edition | author = Marion Zimmer Bradley | illustrator = | cover_artist = Matthew Stawicki | country = United States | language = English | series = ''Darkover'' | genre = Science fantasy | publisher = DAW Books | release_date = 2016 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print (paperback) | pages = 364 | isbn = 978-0-7564-1054-4 | congress = | oclc = | preceded_by = Stormqueen! | followed_by = The Fall of Neskaya }} '''''Thunderlord!''''' is a 2016 science fiction novel written by Deborah J. Ross. Although the 24th novel published in the ''Darkover'' saga, it is the third book in chronological order.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27774712-thunderlord |title=Thunderlord (Darkover - Chronological Order #4) by Deborah J. Ross — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists |publisher=Goodreads.com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookseriesinorder.com/marion-zimmer-bradley/ |title=Marion Zimmer Bradley |publisher=Book Series In Order |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?246|title=Series: Darkover|website=isfdb.org}}</ref>

==Plot== A generation after a time period known in the Darkover universe as ''The Age of Chaos'' a character by the name Gwynn has lost his family in the conflict. His life's ambition has become plotting revenge against those who caused his family's loss. He seeks to marry a woman with the genetic power to control the storms, in hopes that his offspring will use it to against Aldaran.

Kyria, his selected bride, is attracted to Gwynn because of his financial status and other reasons. During her journey through the mountains to Scathfell, where she will formally wed, she and her sister come across Edric, a young heir to Aldaran. Edric also possesses the power to control thunderstorms, a power he has been warned to be cautious of because of the mass danger it poses to all.

Their companionship brings them closer and creates an opportunity for their arch-rival kingdoms to unite.

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==External links== * [http://bookviewcafe.com/blog/2016/10/04/having-fun-with-women-characters-in-thunderlord-aka-jane-austen-on-darkover/ Having Fun With Women Characters in ''Thunderlord'' (aka "Jane Austen on Darkover")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928000630/https://bookviewcafe.com/blog/2016/10/04/having-fun-with-women-characters-in-thunderlord-aka-jane-austen-on-darkover/|date=2020-09-28}} by Deborah J. Ross * {{ISFDB title|id=2020605}}

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