Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140273823
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0140273824
Label: Penguin
Manufacturer: Penguin
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: May 07, 1998
Publisher: Penguin
Studio: Penguin

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Rating: - The Forests of Avalon
The Forests of Avalon is the prequel to Marion Zimmer Bradleys very famous Mists of Avalon.

The Forests of Avalon was originally called The Forest House and this is the home to Druidic priestesses. This is the story of Eilan she being the daughter of a Druidic Warrior and is destined to serve the Goddess in the priestesses house as a healer. However one day an injured Briton is discovered and Eilan tends to him to heal him, not only that she ends up falling in love with him and they want ... Read More

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Rating: - Very unexpected
When I started reading this book I must confess it was more out of want of anything "better" to read at the time. The blurb looked like it might be quite interesting, and friends had been recommending another series by MZB, so when I saw her name on the cover and realised it didn't sound bad at all I decided to give it a go. I totally didn't expect this story to eventually sneak its way onto the fantasy section of my bookshelf, reserved only for those few books I can read again and again.
But ... Read More

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Rating: - Bradley's best book ever!!!
Wow! This is a tale of epic proportions that I never, ever wanted to put down ... and it has become one of my favourite books of all time.

Although I love the other books in the 'Avalon' series, I have to admit that this book outshines them all. The reader cannot help but empathise with the main characters of Eilan and Gaius, and their doomed love for each other and their son, Gawen. As I read it, I felt as if I was there with them, feeling their passion, and their anguish at the way that ... Read More

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Rating: - the piece needed to finish the puzzle
This book is the most criticised generally of the series. If you take it by itself, it would deserve only 4 stars, as it is a very entertaining book and well written, but no masterpiece. But if you take into account the next book in the series, Lady of Avalon, then it is very good. A must read for fans of Arthurian legends as you can see how it was some years before.

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Rating: - Drivel, pure and commercial.
Was called the forest house and now renamed. It was crap then and still is. The mists of avalon was well thought out, well written and a damned good, if complex, read. This is a prequel ... read mists of avalon and go home happy ...

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