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Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)
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Publication Date: Sep 1985
In Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us. As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim.


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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Del Rey (Sep 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345333853
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345333858
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,673,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"[A] monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . Reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Marion Zimmer Bradley has brilliantly and innovatively turned the myth inside out. . . . add[ing] a whole new dimension to our mythic history."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"Gripping . . . Superbly realized . . . A worthy addition to almost a thousand years of Arthurian tradition."
--The Cleveland Plain Dealer --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Marion Zimmer was born in Albany, NY, on June 3, 1930, and married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. Mrs. Bradley received her B.A. in 1964 from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, then did graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1965-67.

She was a science fiction/fantasy fan from her middle teens, and made her first sale as an adjunct to an amateur fiction contest in Fantastic/Amazing Stories in 1949. She had written as long as she could remember, but wrote only for school magazines and fanzines until 1952, when she sold her first professional short story to Vortex Science Fiction. She wrote everything from science fiction to Gothics, but is probably best known for her Darkover novels.

In addition to her novels, Mrs. Bradley edited many magazines, amateur and professional, including Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, which she started in 1988. She also edited an annual anthology called Sword and Sorceress for DAW Books.

Over the years she turned more to fantasy; The House Between the Worlds, although a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club, was "fantasy undiluted". She wrote a novel of the women in the Arthurian legends -- Morgan Le Fay, the Lady of the Lake, and others - entitled Mists of Avalon, which made the NY Times best seller list both in hardcover and trade paperback, and she also wrote The Firebrand, a novel about the women of the Trojan War. Her historical fantasy novels, The Forest House, Lady of Avalon, Mists of Avalon are prequels to Priestess of Avalon.

She died in Berkeley, California on September 25, 1999, four days after suffering a major heart attack. She was survived by her brother, Leslie Zimmer; her sons, David Bradley and Patrick Breen; her daughter, Moira Stern; and her grandchildren.

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lands of Lyonnesse and Ys; on a clear day, so the fisherman said, their old castles could be seen far out under the water. But to Igraine they looked like towers of rock, ancient mountains and hills drowned by the ever encroaching sea that nibbled away, even now, at the very crags below the castle. Read the first page
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting and stunningly written 22 July 2002
By Faerykist
Format:Paperback
Anyone who has any interest in anything pagan or pre-christian would definitely love this beautifully written and cleverly crafted book. It is very much a tale of enchantment and magik. Marianne Zimmer-Bradley takes you on a mystical and at times whimsical journey through the changing times of England from before the reign of Arthur to after his death. The reader is taken through the realms of faery and across the mists to the isle of Avalon which is forever under threat as a result of the narrow minded, ever punishing christian priests. The main character, Morgaine le Fay, through whose eyes we see all this is portrayed in a very sympathetic light in comparison to most other Arthurian tales who tell of her as an evil temptress continuously plotting for Arthur's downfall.
This is a truly magikal book and i doubt i shall ever read another book like it.
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars New Threads in the Tapestry 13 Oct 2002
By Elspeth Fahey
Format:Paperback
At its absolute best, this book is just plain fun and appeared in my life when I was discovering interests in both Arthurian legend and paganism.

Told through the experience of the women of King Arthur's court, the book takes a unique look at the familiar legend and embraces most, if not all, of the female characters involved in the tale in a manner and depth not found in more classical renderings. This beautifully fulfills the ultimate aim of any fictional re-telling of a familiar story: to light a faded tapestry to show threads of a more brilliant hue, thus drawing the eye and satisfying the heart with heretofore unrecognised hidden depths.

The main character, Morgaine, classically known as Morgan le Fay, is traditionally presented in the simplest terms as the nemesis of King Arthur. In The Mists of Avalon, she is portrayed in a rather more forgiving and heroic light. Convinced by what she interprets as the inexorable erosion of her native mystic-Celtic tradition to the tide of Christianity sweeping the land, she calls upon her childhood training and deeply held beliefs to battle what she sees as the death of her culture, to ultimately find that the only absolute is change and the only firm ground upon which to stand is love.

The voice of the book is not limited to Morgaine, also represented are Gwenhwyfar, Morgause, Igraine, Vivian and Nimue, all contributing their own often humourous, often heart-rending, maddening and unforgettable accounts of reality in their own thoughts and words. This book forges a feeling of having re-discovered nearly every woman you have ever known and realise you never really forgot.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The book that changed my life 4 Jan 2005
By "nimue47"
Format:Paperback
I first read this book when I was 13 years old. It made an enormous impression on me. I had never read a book like that!Since then I have re-read it several times and it will remain my favourite book of all time.
I made me think different about a lot of things in my life. I was brought up Catholic, but after reading MOA, I started reading other books and learned a lot more. It was also my first encounter with 'feminisme'. I felt connected with Morgaine in a lot of ways, and it made me stronger.
This is the book that opened a whole new world for me, and I do not mean Wicca or any other religion.
I now realise I read this book at a crucial age in my life, from child to young woman. I have recommended the book to several friends and they all agree it is something very special.
I am expecting my first child now, and if it is a girl, I will certainly give her my book and tell her all about it, when the time is right.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An all time classic!!
I have been a total fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley for over 20 years and have read and reread The Mists of Avalon as well as the Forests of Avalon, and many more. Read more
Published 6 days ago by katherine p thomason
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting view of the Arthurian Legends.
This book tells the legends from the womans point of view and as a result it fills in a lot of the gaps that are to be found in the older versions of the legends. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The classic tale of intrigue and enchantment which lives on in our...
This vastly ambitious work has to be one of the best re-telling of the Arthurian saga I have ever read. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Lucinda
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting
An Arthurian tale with a difference. MZB has rightly placed this story in the late 5th and early 6th centuries when paganism was the norm in these islands. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Although I found it a little slow in places, this is a great story. I bought it on recommendation and can only say I am not disappointed.
Published 3 months ago by J. Osborne
4.0 out of 5 stars Complex and compelling
This is a long book and not really for the faint hearted.
A very clever retelling of the Arthurian legend,told solely from a female perspective. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Celtic 1
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
I have read this before but holds up well on the kindle. Easy to read and always find something new
Published 4 months ago by Carol Bladen
5.0 out of 5 stars You will like it or loathe it. Sign of a good book
Nothing to add to the generous reviews above. I found the book engrossing and perfect for a few months travelling to work on the tube. Read more
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As I have never reviewed this and it is one of my all time favorites, I thought I would just say a few words. Read more
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I have read this book a few times and it continues to enchant.
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