A new age is coming...The King will come...and he will rule forever in Avalon. Through the generations the women of Avalon prepare for the coming of the Defender, the sacred king who will guard the old ways of the Britons and save their land from destruction. On the holy isle of Avalon, hidden in the mists between the world of Faerie and the world of men, they wait. For High Priestess Caillean, facing the Roman foe, salvation comes not through victory, but bitter sacrifice. Two hundred years later her successor, Dierna, faces a new enemy: the Saxon hordes who assail her people like savages. By the time of Viviane, Britain seems wholly lost. But a Merlin is made amongst the Druids once more, and the day of the Defender, who will come to be known as Arthur, draws close. A spellbinding historical fantasy, Lady of Avalon links the bestselling novels in the Avalon series—The Forests of Avalon and The Mists of Avalon.
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"Lady of Avalon, continues Caillean's story from where we last see her in 'The Forest House'. With her vivid descriptive narrative and masterful story teller's art Marion Zimmer Bradley shows us a world as it may have been but touched by Magic. We see Avalon become the home of the priestesses of the great Goddess. Through the cycles of the year and the lives of three of Avalon's high priestesses, Caillean, Dierna and Viviane we see Avalon come to the destiny which is fulfilled in 'The Mists of Avalon'."
— Robin (5 out of 5 stars)
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 Starred Review" Didn't like it as much as the Mists. I thought the characters got less interesting as the book went on. "
— Rachel, 2/17/2014" reading the series again cuz it's just perfect for the last bit of my summer break! "
— Catherine, 2/10/2014" Dierna sucks big time but Caillean kicks ass. "
— Anna, 2/9/2014" A disappointing follow-up novel. "
— Amy, 1/29/2014" yuck. This book does not compare to The Mists of Avalon. Read that and then read nothing else from this series. "
— Ellen, 1/26/2014" Another fine instalment from MZB...perhaps not the best book in the series but still a damn good read! "
— Mel, 1/18/2014" This was not what I expected, but the flow from generation to generation was easy to follow and brought things together into the bigger picture of this series. "
— Kristyn, 9/4/2013" I was urged to read this by a friend because a) I'm not a fan of Arthurian stuff and this didn't touch on that, and b) It had a lot of good Pagan references that he thought I'd enjoy. I did like it, but developed very little attachment to the characters. "
— Swankivy, 8/8/2013" This was a real disappointment compared to her other Avalon books. "
— Darcie, 8/3/2013" I've enjoyed all of the Avalon books. This one felt a little disjointed to me. I felt the changes of period and character lacked natural transition. "
— Heidi, 7/21/2013" 3rd in Avalon ser "
— Michelle, 6/24/2013Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999) received her BA from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and her graduate degree from the University of California–Berkeley. She was a science fiction and fantasy fan since her teens and had written as long as she could remember, but only for school magazines and fanzines until 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 and her Arthurian novel, The Mists of Avalon. In addition to her novels, she edited magazines, both amateur and professional.
Rosalyn Landor is an English-born television, theater, and multiple-award-winning audiobook narrator. Her television credits include Love in a Cold Climate, Rumpole of the Bailey, Sherlock Holmes, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has won numerous Audie awards and AudioFile magazine Earphones awards.