Delan the Mislaid, Volume 1

Laurie J. Marks

Daw Books, 1989 - Fiction - 252 pages

The Walkers considered Delan a monster, and his master, the Walker Teksan, was a cruel sorcerer, using dark magic to keep Delan his slave while furthering his own ambitions. Then Delan metamorphosed into a beautiful silver Aeyrie--and realized he held the key to saving his race.

What people are saying

Review: Delan the Mislaid (Children of the Triad #1)

User Review  - Sarah - Goodreads

Marks had certain ambitions when writing this book, I think. She wanted to work with gender roles, the concept of gender in society, and sexuality. The problem is that in the end, she often couldn't ...

Review: Delan the Mislaid (Children of the Triad #1)

User Review  - Cecilia Rodriguez - Goodreads

Similar to Left Hand of Darknes, Marks takes a risk in creating a character that is a Hermaphodite. The pronoun use is clever, instead of "it" Marks uses Freud's Id.

About the author

Laurie J. Marks teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Author of five previous novels, Marks's first two Elemental Logic novels (Fire Logic and Earth Logic) won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award and received multiple starred reviews. She is a recipient of the Fairy Godmother Award (James D. Tiptree, Jr. Award) and a founding member of Broad Universe.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Delan the Mislaid, Volume 1; Book 1 of Children of Triad, Laurie J. Marks; Issue 774 of DAW book collectors; Delan the Mislaid
• Author: Laurie J. Marks
• Publisher: Daw Books, 1989
• ISBN: 0886773253, 9780886773250
• Length: 252 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General