Lady of Avalon
Authors: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Diana L. Paxson
Lady of Avalon
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Booklist
“No prior familiarity with Bradley’s Avalon titles will be required in order to enjoy this ongoing saga… Fine characters mark a moving story.”
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Midwest Book Review
“A nice blend of historical and mystical elements, and Bradley’s interpretation of the priestesses and their role in Britain’s power struggles is quite interesting.”
–FutureFiction.com
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San Francisco Chronicle
“The setting evokes a fascinating time of change… The mythic elements grow to hint satisfactorily at the Arthurian wonder to come… The stuff of legend.”
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Locus
“A seamless weave of history and myth.”
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Library Journal
“The sure touch of one at ease in sketching out mystic travels.”
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Kirkus Reviews
“Compelling reading.”
–The Green Man Review
Mists
[
of Avalon
]. Paxson’s own skill at bringing historical characters and places to vivid life enriches Helena’s story.”
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Publishers Weekly
“Stunning…this rich and moving novel merits its place beside Bradley’s fantasy classic.”
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Booklist
“Bradley creates a powerful tale of magic and faith that enlarges upon pagan and Christian traditions to express a deeper truth.”
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Library Journal
“
Priestess of Avalon
does a stunning job of recapturing the legendary power of the original…brings rich imagery to its prophetic scenes.”
–The Green Man Review
Avalon
The Mists of Avalon
] devotees won’t feel let down by
Ancestors
… Provides plenty of pleasurable reading hours.”
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“An elegant stylist, Paxson captures the awe, tragedy, and resounding mystery of ancient Britain and mist-enshrouded Atlantis.”
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Publishers Weekly
“Paxson fashions an entirely new entry in the Avalon saga… [Her] storytelling features the requisite veins of mysticism, but, like Bradley, she excels at bringing the vast sweep of imagined history to an accessible level… A rich and respectful homage that will dazzle readers longing to revisit Bradley’s sacred, storied isle.”
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Booklist
“Once again, Diana L. Paxson has beautifully elaborated on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s beloved Avalon saga with this dramatic new installment… [An] extraordinary journey.”
–SFRevu
“Paxson is an excellent choice as successor to Bradley for this series. Her style and the details of the plot retain the sense of the mysterious past and the feminist awareness that was an underlying theme in the originals.”
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Chronicle
“
Ancestors of Avalon
may be the best of the Avalon tales. The story line stands alone due to the strength of the characterizations…yet also interconnects the myriad plots from the previously published books.”
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Midwest Book Review
The Forest House
Priestess of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ravens of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ancestors of Avalon
of
Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Published by Roc, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Previously published in Viking hardcover and Roc trade paperback editions.
Copyright © Marion Zimmer Bradley, 1997
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Ritual excerpts in chapters 10 and 23, and the song in chapter 19, courtesy of Diana L. Paxson.
Map by Peter McClure.
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To Diana L. Paxson,
without whom this book could not have been written,
and to Darkmoon Circle, the priestesses of Avalon
Places in the Story
The Faerie Queen speaks:
P
ART
1
The Wisewoman
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
P
ART
II
The High Priestess
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
P
ART
III
Daughter of Avalon
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR
-High Priestess, formerly of the Forest House
(Eilan) -formerly High Priestess of the Forest House, Gawen’s mother
Gawen
-son of Eilan and Gaius Macellius
Eiluned, Kea, Marged, Riannon
-senior priestesses
Beryan, Breaca, Dica, Lunet, Lysanda
-junior priestesses and maidens in training
Sianna
-daughter of the Faerie Queen
Bendeigid
-former Arch-Druid, Gawen’s British grandfather
Brannos
-an ancient Druid and bard
Cunomaglos
-High Priest
Tuarim, Ambios
-younger Druids
Father Joseph of Arimathea
-leader of the Christian community
Father Paulus
-his successor
Alanus, Bron
-monks
-Gawen’s friend in the Army
Gaius Macellius Severus Senior
-Gawen’s Roman grandfather
(
Gaius Macellius Severus Siluricus
)-Gawen’s father, who was sacrificed as a British Year-King
Lucius Rufinus
-centurion in charge of recruits for the Ninth Legion
Quintus Macrinius Donatus
-Commander of the Ninth Legion
Salvius Bufo
-commander of the cohort to which Gawen is assigned
Waterwalker
-a man of the marsh folk who pole the barge of Avalon
-High Priestess and Lady of Avalon
(
Becca
-Dierna’s younger sister)
Teleri
-a princess of the Durotriges
Cigfolla, Crida, Erdufylla, Ildeg
-senior priestesses
Adwen, Lina
-maidens being trained on Avalon
Ceridachos
-Arch-Druid
Conec
-a young Druid
Lewal
-the Healer