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| Author | Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross |
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| Cover artist | Romas Kukalis |
| Language | English |
| Series | Darkover |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | June 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 466 |
| Preceded by | Traitor's Sun |
| Followed by | The Children of Kings |
The Alton Gift is a science fiction novel by American writers Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross in the Darkover series. It was first published by in hardcover by DAW Books in 2007.[2] The book is the first in the "Children of Kings" trilogy.
In terms of Darkover's timeline, the book starts three years after the death of Regis Hastur in Traitor's Sun, and is a continuation of that story. The book falls in the Darkover time period that the publisher has labeled "Modern Darkover", which succeeds the departure of the Terran Federation. The story continues quite directly in The Children of Kings.
- ^ The Alton Gift title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ "Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust".