"The Gandalara Cycle" which was published in the names of Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron between 1981 and 1986,is an imaginative work of science fiction which is essentially one long novel in seven volumes. The seven books in the cycle are: 1) The Steel of Raithscar 2) The Glass of Dyskornis 3) The Bronze of Eddarta 4) The Well of Darkness 5) The Search for Kä 6) Return to Eddarta 7) The River Wall In an authors' note at the conclusion of the final book, Vicki Ann Heydron explained the story of it's composition. The authors were husband and wife, and began planning the book as a joint project shortly after their marriage in 1975. An outline for the entire series and a draft of the first book, "The Steel of Raithscar" had nearly been completed when, in 1979, Randall Garrett contracted a viral infection which led to severe amnesia and made him unable to work Working from their joint outline, Vicki Heydron completed the work. She dedicated the last book ...