The story begins with Igraine, mother of Arthur, and takes us on her journey from the wife of Gorlois to becoming the wife of Uther, and High Queen of Britain. From this we follow the journey of Morgaine, Arthur’s sister and her arrival at the Isle of Avalon where she studies to become a priestess. She finds herself betrayed by the Lady of Lake and leaves the Isle, though it will forever be her home and calls to her heart. We learn about Gwenhwyfar, Arthur’s new bride, and slowly all the strings of the web come together and interweave into a tale of love, hope, faith, despair and pure beauty.

Anyone who loves Arthurian legends and/or a well-written tale of love mingled with fantasy.

It is the most complete Arthurian book I have ever read. Marion Zimmer Bradley has spent a lot of time researching not only the other Arthurian legends and the factual data or that era, she has also researched the different faiths and rituals of the time. All this hard work has paid of. I could envision myself in that time and found everything to be completely believable. For me, this is the book all other Arthurian stories are measured against.

Aside from the research, the strength of “Mists of Avalon” lies in the deep insights we get into the various characters. These are strong women but like all of us they have their doubts and insecurities, their losses and fears. They are easy to relate to, and though we may not always agree with their logic and their actions, as a reader we can understand where they are coming from and why they do the things they do.

Nothing. I love this book.

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Like I was taken back to those days, and part of the era of Arthur.

Unfortunately, Marion Zimmer Bradley passed away in 1999.

I would recommend this book to anyone. It’s not a light read and the book contains 1009 pages (soft back). But it’s a read that is truly worthwhile, and a story that will stay with you.

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