Título: To Save a World: Darkover Omnibus #7
Autor: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Sinopse: An omnibus volume of two of Marion Zimmer Bradley's classic, long-unavailable Darkover novels, including the first Darkover novel ever written! To Save a World includes The World Wreckers and the Planet Savers, plus the short story "The Waterfall." The Planet Savers: Originally published in Amazing Stories in December 1958, The Planet Savers was the very firs Darkover novel to see print. It was here readers were first introduced to the now legendary world of Cottman IV, at a time when the Terrans are desperately seeking a cure to a disease of epidemic proportions that threatens the lives of Terrans and Darkovans alike. For every forty-eight years, Trailmen’s fever, a childhood illness among this native and venerable race, becomes pandemic, decimating the human population of this rustic planet. Now, one brave Terran doctor must join a Darkovan expedition into the wild mountainous terrain of the Trailmen in a desperate attempt to create a vaccine and eradicate this terrible plague once and for all. The World Wreckers: Planetary Investments Unlimited—that was the company’s official name, but unofficially it was known as Worldwreckers, Inc. For a fee, its agent would infiltrate any world unwilling to give up its independence, and do enough damage that the natives would be forced to allow Terran investors to step in and salvage their planet. And now, once again, its agents were at work. In the 78 years since the planet Cottman IV—called Darkover by its natives—was rediscovered by the Terran Empire, all efforts to colonize and industrialize this exotic world had failed. And the person in charge of Worldwreckers, Inc.—a centuries-old being who appeared to be a woman—had decided to take on this particular assignment herself. After all, she had special insight into this world, for long ago—lifetimes ago—she had called Darkover home….
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “To Save a World: Darkover Omnibus #7”, de Marion Zimmer Bradley, publicado pela editora Daw Books, em 2004 e com 416 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Daw Books
Páginas: 416
Ano: 2004
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0756402506
ISBN13: 9780756402501
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora DAW Books apresentam narrativas que transitam entre universos fantásticos e realidades políticas complexas, com personagens frequentemente envolvidos em tramas de espionagem, diplomacia e conflitos interplanetários. O ritmo varia entre momentos de tensão crescente e passagens mais introspectivas, explorando tanto aventuras épicas quanto dilemas pessoais. Há uma presença marcante de protagonistas que precisam equilibrar responsabilidades familiares com desafios extraordinários, em cenários que vão de reinos mágicos a capitais políticas e mundos alienígenas. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por histórias que combinam ação com desenvolvimento de habilidades especiais ou poderes, além de intrigas que envolvem alianças e traições. A linguagem tende a ser direta, com toques de humor e suspense, adequando-se a leitores que buscam tanto entretenimento quanto envolvimento emocional.
