The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley

Mists of Avalon What is life doing with us? What do we do with our life? You can read a book, you can understand a book but it is also possible to live a book. In the human fantasy is enough space for a fairytale that we would like to belief in. Didn't we trust in the fairytales that grandma told us? Are you still fascinated from fairytales, which can be in your mind live and seems to be true? Books aren't for me Pages, who wanted to be reed in the meaning of consume. There is always a new space in my mind that wanted to be filled with Marion Zimmer Bradley words. The reading will be unconscious and the thoughts find ...

This is the finest novel about the Arthurian legent, although it really focuses on the the much maligned Morgan Le Fey. The beauty of this book is in its delightful characterisations and earthy dark age feel which puts me in mind of the wonderful works of Henry Treece. Marion Bradley takes a sensitive view of the clash of religion and of a King who despite his strength wavers weakly between serving the old Gods and the demands of the new faith. Marion also seems to be very knowledgeable about the Old Faith and the mysteries of the Goddess and with his knowledge she really allows you to peep from the darkness and into the ceremonies of a bygone time. Please give ...

This is yet another Arthurian retelling but it is so much more than that. It takes legendary but cardboard cutout characters and turns them into real people. It takes black and white mythology and turns it into every shade of grey. This is more than worth reading. The best thing about this book is that no-one does it right although everyone tries to. Which makes it very real. Everyone is trying to do what they think best and in the end they all lose in one way or another. It is the story of a family of sisters brought up by the eldest, Vivian, who becomes the Lady of the Lake on the mythic isle of Avalon. Her sisters are Igraine, mother of ...