The Planet Savers

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Marion Zimmer Bradley was a popular fantasy and science fiction novelist, best known for her novel The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. The Planet Savers follows the story of a party on the planet Darkover who go on a mission to find a cure for the cyclical 48 year fever.

The action in the novel takes place 152 years after the events in Redescovery where Earth tried to reestablish contact with the distant colony on Darkover. The people on Darkover are desperate to find a cure for the 48 year fever which is also called Trailmen’s fever. Doctor Randall Forth, a psychiatrist, finds help in Dr. Jay Allison, a colleague who has a cold, calculated and clinical personality with no outdoor skills. Forth manages to calls forth another personality of Allison through hypnosis. Thus Jason Allison is born. He is warm, friendly and also an accomplished climber.

Jason is to be send on an expedition to the Trailmen’s nest, where he is supposed to lead several scientists and outdoorsman in an attempt to collect medical volunteers from the ranks of the Trailmen which could help the Terran Darkover scientists to develop a cure for the fever.

Jasos leaves accompanied by Regis Hastur, who is the grandson of Darkover, Kyla Raineach, a back country guide, Buck Kendricks, a spaceforce man as well as the half Terran half Darkovan Rafe Scott. The party is attacked by Trailmen, Jason/Jay change personalities many times, and the final destination is eventually reached. Once in the Trailmen’s nest, the party has to convince several Trailmen to follow them back to civilization.

The Planet Savers is an adrenaline-filled science fiction novel which will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The novel is filled with perilous adventures and colorful characters in the amazing universe of the Darkover series.
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