The Firebrand

Blending archaeological fact and legend, the myths of the gods and the feats of heroes, Marion Zimmer Bradley breathes new life into the classic tale of the Trojan War-reinventing larger-than-life figures as living people engaged in a desperate struggle that dooms both the victors and the vanquished, their fate seen through the eyes of Kassandra-priestess, princess, and passionate woman with the spirit of a warrior.

Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer best known for her Darkover series and The Mists of Avalon. Her fiction frequently explores psychic ability, social structure, and cultural conflict within richly imagined speculative settings. The Darkover stories and novels together form one of the most recognized planetary cycles in twentieth-century science fantasy.