Darkover Landfall

While published later in the series' history, Darkover Landfall is chronologically the first story in the Darkover universe, detailing the initial arrival of humans on the planet. It serves as an origin story for the entire setting.

This novel is the foundational text for Marion Zimmer Bradley's extensive Darkover series, which explores the evolution of human society and culture on an alien world over millennia. It establishes many of the core concepts and conflicts that are developed in subsequent books.