Oath of the Renunciates Author:Marion Zimmer Bradley This is a 2 in 1 volume including The Shatter Chain and Thendara House. — Long out of print, these Darkover books tell the tale of two free Amazon women whose lives are irrevocably entwined. — These are two stories of women claiming their own power and moving away from societal mores and predictive expectations, an exellent study in self empowerme... more »nt. The story is written in the context of a futuristic science fiction world and addresses the many issues that contemporary society presents as we know them today.« less