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The Mists of Avalon

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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A posthumous recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, Marion Zimmer Bradley reinvented - and rejuvenated - the King Arthur mythos with her extraordinary Mists of Avalon series. In this epic work, Bradley follows the arc of the timeless tale from the perspective of its previously marginalized female characters: Celtic priestess Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar, and High Priestess Viviane.

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“[A] monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends...” ( The New York Times Book Review)
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I read this book over 25 years ago and it made an impression. Never did i think listening to it, the book would still provoke those emotions within. Well worth taking the time to listen to the Goddess in this book.

A life time

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What an amazing book. This has easily become one of the best books I have ever read or listened too. superb and it get 10 out of 10 from me. just magical.

superb and magical

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I love this book. It’s a great story of love and loss and betrayal. Will definitely listen again and again

Great story

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This story transports you to another time and place. excellent narrator. wish the story never ended!Thanks.

excellent

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Marion Zimmer Bradley is a controversial figure, due to her own actions and those of her late husband. However, if you can find it in yourself to look past that, you will enjoy one of the single best interpretations of the Arthurian myth cycles ever written.
Bradley's biggest innovation was to take a tale of knightly adventures and to tell it entirely from the perspective of those characters who had either been marginalised or demonised, namely the female characters. Some of these characters you will have great sympathy for, and others, like Gwen, you may find yourself hating at times, but they are not one-dimensional portraits and every character has enough depth of characterisation to wring a gamut of emotions from the reader.
Great praise must also go to Davina Porter for her standard setting performance of this epic work. I doubt there has been, or will ever be, a better audiobook reading.

A Revelation and a Mystical Experience

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