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The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne.
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.
Has a book ever inspired you to visit a location? If so, which book, and where did you go?
...yet, but if I ever have the chance that's where I'd like to go (London in particular). But possibly the book that sparked my interest in England was The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Although maybe it was Mary Stewart's series (starting with The Crystal Cave ).
-kim.kovacs
"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
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Marion Zimmer Bradley began her distinguished book publishing career in 1961 with her first novel, The Door Through Space. The following year she wrote the first book in her hugely popular Darkover series, Sword of Aldones, which soon became a Hugo Award nominee. Bradley's novel The Forbidden Tower was also nominated for a Hugo, and The Heritage of Hastur was nominated for an esteemed Nebula Award.
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