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| Author | Marion Zimmer Bradley |
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| Cover artist | Hannah M. G. Shapero |
| Language | English |
| Series | Darkover |
| Genre | Science fantasy |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 0-87997-762-0 |
| OCLC | 8723902 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 2892 vol. 2 |
Hawkmistress! is a science fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, part of the Darkover series at the end of Ages of Chaos, in the period of Darkover's history known as the Hundred Kingdoms. Chapters 35 and 46–50 of Zandru's Forge overlap with the story in Hawkmistress!.
In Hawkmistress!, Bradley explores issues regarding the right to self-determination of minors, the place of women in a traditional society, and the conflicts between Darkover's two major religious belief systems. She also continues the theme of Darkover society's developing acceptance of homosexuality, through the character of Orain.
- ^ Hawkmistress! title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database