Diana L. Paxson expands Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved and bestselling Avalon series in a dramatic new installment. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon, the prequel to The Forest House, tells the story of the Roman conquest of Britain and the origin of the Forest House that preceded the return to Avalon.Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon follows the journey of Boudica, a Celtic princess, and Lhiannon, a priestess who is Boudica's mentor on the Druid isle. When the Romans conquer Britain, Lhiannon fights them while Boudica marries a king who has surrendered. Theirs is a great love story, but when he dies, the Romans brutalize her and her daughters. Enraged, Boudica raises the British tribes and nearly succeeds in driving the Romans from Britain, claiming a place in history. Lhiannon survives and becomes the guardian of the Druid traditions in the new Roman Britannia as high priestess of the Forest House.Epic in its sweep and peopled by the remarkable women who have always inhabited Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon expands the legendary saga that has enchanted millions of readers over the years and is sure to please Bradley's loyal readership as well as anyone who loves wonderfully told stories of history, myth, and fantasy.
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Diana L. Paxson has spent more than a decade writing pseudonymously as Marion Zimmer Bradley or in collaboration with Bradley. She has authored twenty-six books, including The Golden Hills of Westria. Paxson is also a founder of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Lorna Raver has been named a Best Voice of the Year by AudioFile magazine and has been nominated for Audie Awards for her readings of Washington Square by Henry James, Nothing with Strings by Bailey White, and Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson. She has also received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for her narrations. An accomplished stage actress, Lorna has also guest-starred in many top television series, and she stars in director Sam Raimi's film Drag Me to Hell.
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This review is from: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon: A Novel (MP3 CD)
Marion Zimmer was born in Albany, NY, on June 3, 1930, and married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. Mrs. Bradley received her B.A. in 1964 from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, then did graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1965-67. Writing for over 4 decades, she is best known for her Darkover science fantasy series and her Avalon series. She also edited anthologies for 14 years and published Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine. Reading a new novel with the name of an author on it who in fact died in 1999 seems a little surreal, but the book itself to all intents and purposes has the same `feel' to it as all Marion Zimmer Bradley's other books. Perhaps this is attributable to the skills of Diana L. Paxson. The book is a different look at the life of Boudica, the Iceni queen and follows the journey of a Celtic princess, Boudica and Lhiannon, a priestess, who is Boudica's mentor on the island of Druids. When Britain is conquered by the Romans, Lhiannon continues to fight them with everything in her power. Boudica is married to a king who has surrendered, but when he dies the Romans ill treat both her and her daughters. In a rage Boudica insights all of the British tribes who sympathise with her and she almost succeeds in driving the Roman army from Britain . . .
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