Current Workings
What happened to THE CHILDREN OF KINGS? It became a trilogy!
After A FLAME IN HALI, I began work on a sequel to TRAITOR'S SUN. Originally, this book was to be titled, THE CHILDREN OF KINGS. It rapidly became apparent that there were far too many story elements to be contained in a single volume. So, there will be three new books set in "modern" Darkover, each one a "stand-alone."
The first, THE ALTON GIFT, will tie up many of the loose ends from TRAITOR'S SUN. I had hoped to have this finished for a summer 2006 release, but that has been delayed in revisions.
The second book, which will most likely be titled, THE CHILDREN OF KINGS, will be an action-adventure set in the Dry Towns.
The third book will tell of the return of the Terrans and Darkover's new place in the Federation, following Marion's original vision of the clash and integration of cultures on Darkover.
cf:
http://www.sff.net/people/deborahjross/darkover.html