Lady of Avalon (Avalon, Book 3)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The second sequel to The Mists of Avalon,this edition includes three shorter stories. The first picks up right where The Forest House (The Mists of Avalon: Prequel)left off with the founding of Avalon. It follows the tales of Caillean, the first Lady of Avalon, and Joseph of Arimathea and is an exciting read.

The middle story takes place two hundred years later and is the weakest of the three. It follows the tales of the Lady of Avalon and veers off into basically a pirates and ships tale with the underlying “lady and warrior from the drowned island reincarnated” theme that runs through all of the Avalon books.

The final story, about another two hundred years later, introduces Vivianne as a young girl and her training to become the Lady of the Lake. This tale is full of magic and is true to the Avalon mythos. It’s enthralling and worth the price of the book by itself.

Overall the book is good, but could do without the middle story which doesn’t seem to fit well with the other two and the Avalon cycle in general.

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