Priestess of Avalon - Softcover

Bradley, Marion Zimmer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451458532 ISBN 13: 9780451458537

Publisher: Roc, 2001

Synopsis

Long-awaited final volume in the Avalon series by bestselling fantasy author, Marion Zimmer Bradley. As the Merlin of Britannia keeps his vigil atop the Tor of Avalon, Rian, the High Priestess of Avalon, dies giving birth to her fifth child. The girl, named Eilan with her mother's dying breath, takes life. From the stars the Merlin draws forth her prophecy: 'The child that was born at the Turning of Autumn, just as the night gave way to dawn, shall stand at the turning of the Age, the gateway between two worlds.' A prophecy of greatness, but it seems that she is destined to walk a path unlike any trod by a Priestess of Avalon before! Published posthumously, this spellbinding historical romance is the concluding volume in the Avalon series from Marion Zimmer Bradley, the author of the worldwide bestseller, The Mists of Avalon, who died in 1999.

About this title

About the Author:

Marion Zimmer Bradley was the bestselling author of The Mists of Avalon, Lady of Avalon, The Forest House, and The Firebrand, as well as the popular Darkover series of science fiction novels. She died in 1999. Diana L. Paxson, a noted fantasy author who collaborated with Bradley on much of her later work, lives in Berkeley, California. She has written twenty books including the Arthurian novel Hallowed Isle.

From AudioFile:

Go back to the second century A.D., when Rome influences all and the "old" religions are struggling to keep their foothold in Britain. The Priestess, who is from the royal House of Avalon, that mysterious island shrouded in mists and magic, marries Flavius Valerius Constantius, who becomes a Roman Emperor, and she becomes the mother of Constantine. As we learn about Roman history, we also see Christianity grasp and then hold sway in the world. Bradley and Paxson add flavor and beauty to this chaotic time in the Roman Empire. Davina Porter tells this first-person tale in voices that alternate between soft and imperial, with slight variations for the men. She brings the magic and mystery to the surface with gentle intonation and fluid narration. As Roman history and Christianity make their marks on the world, Avalon seeks to keep its mists and with them the strength of alternate beliefs about the nature of the world. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Roc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0451458532
• ISBN 13: 9780451458537
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448