num_pages: 460
description: Like the inhabitants of the mystical Avalon, readers of Lady of Avalon will feel they have been transported to another world - a world of myth, magic, romance, and history. This magnificent novel spans the creation of Avalon itself and foreshadows the birth of the legendary King Arthur. Here, we meet the three remarkable holy women who steer the fortunes of Roman Britain as they struggle with their own destinies:Caillean retreats to the island of Avalon with a small band of priestesses. There she establishes a sisterhood to serve the Great Goddess, raises the heir to the mystical royal line, and veils Avalon from a hostile world in its everlasting mists.The austere Dierna guides Avalon through treacherous political waters by marrying a young priestess to a Roman general... only to discover that love - especially her own - cannot be so easily controlled.Ana gives birth to a baby girl who will be the mother of the great King to come. But it is her beautiful and feisty oldest daughter, Viviane, who is destined for true greatness - as the famed Lady of the Lake and guardian of the Grail.Compulsively readable, dynamically plotted, and rich in ritual, character, and the turbulence of Roman Britain, Lady of Avalon has the epic grandeur sure to win the hearts of Bradley's avid fans and lovers of myth everywhere.
language: English
title: Lady of Avalon
titlecomplete: Lady of Avalon (Avalon #3)
characters: Gwenhwyfar, Merlin (Arthurian wizard), Morgaine, King Arthur
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magic, Historical Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Arthurian, Mythology
ratings_count: 17312
places: United Kingdom
series: Avalon (Chronological Order), Les Dames du lac, Avalon
publisher: Viking