The Forbidden Tower is a sequel to The Spell Sword. Although one need not have read the earlier book to understand and enjoy this one, it does concern the same characters and picks up the action exactly where the other left off. Yet, aside from that, and background, the two novels have nothing in common. Forbidden Tower is the most psychological and sexual novel of the series while Spell Sword is the most straight action adventure….

Ms. Bradley's ability to create intricate characters economically and then reveal them through interaction with events and each other is awesome. Her people are a product of their world. Just as Huckleberry Finn could only exist on Mark Twain's Mississippi, the men and women in this novel are by and of Darkover. Well, all but one. Carr is a Terran and his confusion and cultural shock to the reader that identifies with...