Priestess of Avalon (Avalon, #6)
Not since The Mists of Avalon has there been such a powerful and mesmerizing portrait of goddess-powered womanhood and women's spirituality. In Priestess of Avalon, the legendary Marion Zimmer Bradley once again reaches back in time to create a magnificent prequel to her undying classic of...
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Not since The Mists of Avalon has there been such a powerful and mesmerizing portrait of goddess-powered womanhood and women's spirituality. In Priestess of Avalon, the legendary Marion Zimmer Bradley once again reaches back in time to create a magnificent prequel to her undying classic of Camelot.Priestess of Avalon tells the timeless story of Eilan-known to the Romans as Helena-a British princess raised on the holy isle of Avalon as she grows from maiden to mother to wise woman. It is Helena's destiny-at a crucial turning point in Western history-to bridge the pagan world of the goddess and the new Christian empire founded by her own son, Constantine. When Helena embarks on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land she will find the intrinsic truth that transcends both the old religion and the new.The legions of fans who cherish The Mists of Avalon will find its promise brought to rich fulfillment in Priestess of Avalon. For those new to the series, undreamed-of enchantment awaits.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670910236 (0670910236)
Publish date: May 7th 2001
Publisher: Viking
Pages no: 394
Edition language: English
Series: Avalon part 2/4 (#4)
set much earlier than "The Mists of Avalon" at the end of the 3rd/beginning of the 4th century A.D., telling of the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire as seen through the eyes of an exiled priestess of Avalon, mother to Emperor Constantin. Overall, a good book but it's quite clear that Bradley...
Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson is the story of a priestess named Helena who was forced to leave her home at Avalon and live an entirely different life from what she was used to. The story follows her life and her pseudo marriage and tells of the different places tha...
Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon was such an incredible book that when I found Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson, I thought even if it was only half as good, it would be worth the read. Unfortunately, I overestimated it by about a factor of 100.::: Before Th...
Unlike The Mists of Avalon, this book is barely readable. I wish I could recall more of the plot or the characters, but all that sticks out in my mind is the painful prose, stiff dialogue, and boring premise.
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