Conflict erupts among Darkover natives between those who seek to preserve the powers of the matrix and those who hope to barter their world to Terran colonists for the powers of science in <IT>The Heritage of Hastur<RO>, while Lew Alton returns to his homeworld with the legendary Sharra, Darkover's most powerful matrix and an unforgettable reminder of the Age of Chaos in <IT>Sharra's Exile<RO>. Original.