The Mists of Avalon (Avalon Series #1)

ISBN-13:	9780345350497
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/12/1987
Series:	Avalon Series , #1
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	912
Sales rank:	32,616
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 10.96(h) x 1.50(d)
Lexile:	1030L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne.“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 ReviewIn 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.