Darkover Landfall was first published in December 1972, by DAW Books, with cover art by Jack Gaughan. It was her seventh Darkover to be published. In the chronology of the series this is the first book. Marion Zimmer Bradley noted that her editor "Don changed the title of Summer of the Ghost Wind to the title under which it appeared in print. Darkover Landfall." Brief Summary: A Terran colony ship crash-lands on an uncharted planet far off it's original course