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THE MISTS OF AVALON. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982 [i.e. January 1983]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. The legend of King Arthur from the viewpoint of the women characters. Made into a television mini-series. "... historical writing on a grand scale, with all the magic conviction and resonance of ballad and ancient lore."
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First Edition. THE MISTS OF AVALON, Knopf, 1982, first edition, exceedingly minor foxing to the t.p.e.'s and fore edge (not really worth mentioning), else fine in like dust-wrapper. The authors big breakout book, an Arthurian Tale told from the female's perspective. Successfully filmed in 2001.
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Oct 31, 2000 · The Mists of Avalon. Hardcover – Deckle Edge, October 31, 2000. by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author) 4.6 5,640 ratings. Book 1 of 7: Avalon. See all formats and editions. Locus Award Winner, 1984. 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 ...
I read the first chapters of what became The Mists of Avalon with a mounting excitement, for Marion had, indeed, found a new approach to the legend, one with particular relevance to the culture of the day. But I should not have been surprised–one of Marion’s great gifts as a writer was to say something, at just the right time, that some ...
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Dec 1, 1982 · 708 books4,508 followers. Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, often with a feminist outlook. Bradley's first published novel-length work was Falcons of Narabedla, first published in the May 1957 issue of Other Worlds. When she was a child, Bradley stated ...
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Jan 1, 1982 · The Mists of Avalon covers the personal, political and spiritual; characters’ passions and wants are inextricably entwined with religious upheaval and the machinations of the royal court. The decline of the pagan religion and rise of Christianity is a prevalent theme, one on which most of the characters’ relationships – whether those of ...
In huge, enthralling novel, the legend of King Arthur is for the first time told through the lives, the visions, and the perceptions of the women central to it. There is Morgaine, sworn to keep the old goddess religion alive, even if it means fighting a deadly battle against her beloved brother Arthur.
