Set during the lawless Ages of Chaos, when the ruling families of the Seven Domains of Darkover ruthlessly inbred their psychic offspring to gain powerful and fearsome talents, two young women are born with "wild" psychic gifts.

These stories —  Stormqueen!  (1978) and Hawkmistress! (1982), one tragic and one triumphant — combine to give the reader a vivid and poignant picture of a devastating time period in the history of this fantastic world.