This is not an ordinary book: it's a BookCrossing book! BookCrossing books are world travelers - they like to have adventures and make new friends...and every once in a while they even write home to say what they've been doing.

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Not sure where this one came from; it's been on my shelf for ages. I haven't read much Bradley: just a couple of the Darkover books and not The Mists of Avalon. She was definitely an influential writer, but unfortunately she's one of the artists whose work has become complicated due to revelations about her personal life.

This is an anthology edited by Bradley: she wrote two of the stories and the first story in the collection was written by Bradley's husband, a convicted sex offender who died in prison.

It looks like most - if not all - of the other contributors are women, some of whose names I recognize. I realize it's not Darkover's fault that its creator was so flawed, and that it's likely that the other writers had nothing to do with Bradley's actions, but I think it's time to let this book go, unread.

Bradley is on my list of artists whose works I won't spend money on any more; I'm significantly less likely to read her stuff as well. :s

Saturday, February 01, 2020: this LFL needed some restocking today. (Larger photo here.)

Released for Secretariat's 2020 NJABBIC challenge (week 5: freedom and its opposite) and Davros-10's 2020 Science Fiction Challenge.

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I'm so glad you've found this book! Won't you make a journal entry so the previous readers know that it's safe with you?

How and where did you find the book? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?

This is now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it as long as you wish, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!

If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.

BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!