Ancestors of Avalon
Click to look inside
Summary
The feel-good place to buy books
Ancestors of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The full sweep of the rich history of Avalon from the fall of Atlantis to the founding of a new temple on the mist-shrouded isle of Britain is finally revealed in this magnificent tale.‘Delightful … richly-detailed characterisation’ SFX
‘An absorbing read’ Starburst
Praise for the Avalon series:
‘A most original interpretation of the matter of Britian by way of Celtic religion and the Great Mother… a remarkable feat of imagination’
Mary Renault
‘I loved the book so much I went out and bought it for a friend, and have told many people about itWhy did no one ever think before to tell the story of King Arthur from the perspective of the women!’
Jean Auel
‘A pillar of the fantasy field, Bradley here combines romance, rich historical detail, magical dazzlements, grand adventure and feminist sentiments into the kind of novel her fans have been yearning for’ Publishers Weekly
‘The best retelling of the Arthurian saga I have ever read. Completely compelling’ Isaac Asimov
Marion Zimmer Bradley is the creator of the popular Darkover universe as well as the critically acclaimed author of the bestselling The Mists of Avalon, its sequel, The Forest House, and Priestess of Avalon with her long-time collaborator Diana L. Paxson. She died in Berkeley, California on September 25, 1999.
Diana L. Paxson was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1943, but moved to Los Angeles at the age of three and has been a Californian ever since. After attending Mills College in 1960, she received a masters degree in Comparative (Medieval) Literature from U.C. Berkeley. She married and became the mother of two children. In 1971 she began seriously writing. Her first short story was published in 1978 and her first novel in 1981.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007138456 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007138458 |
| Title | Ancestors of Avalon |
| Author | Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |