Thendara House - Darkover Author:Marion Zimmer Bradley Part of the long-running DARKOVER series, this is the second of three books to feature Jaelle, a Darkovan native and a Renunciate (i.e., she has vowed never to seek the protection of men in what is essentially a male-dominated society), and Magda Lorne, the Terran Intelligence agent raised on Darkover. In order to foster more positive relations ... more »between their worlds, the two women have swapped places. Magda has sworn the Oath of Renunciates, and will live as one in Thendara House. Jaelle will work for the Terran Empire, improving their information about her planet. In addition, Jaelle has married Magda's ex-husband Peter Haldane. Both women will suffer almost unendurable culture shock, but will emerge from their exchange knowing more about both worlds, their true feelings for one another, and themselves. They will also have to acknowledge the psychic powers emerging in them both, powers that will save them at a moment of greatest peril.« less