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From Publishers Weekly
The author of The Mists of Avalon here "vividly recounts" the Trojan War. "Although these mythic figures stumble through some petty, rather too modern dialogue," PW found that "Bradley animates . . . the conflicts between a culture that reveres the strength of women and one that makes them mere consorts of powerful men."
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From Library Journal
Bradley ( The Mists of Avalon ) has combined several legends about the fall of Troy in this novel, told from the point of view of Kassandra, daughter of King Priam. After receiving the gift of prophecy from the god Apollo and then rejecting him, she was cursed when he decreed that her vision would be taken as dreams or the ravings of a madwoman. Some basic knowledge of Greek mythology would be helpful to the reader in keeping the various gods and their relationships straight. She makes a strong statement about the desirability of women having control of their own destinies and about the cruelties men inflict upon them. Literary Guild featured alternate. Andrea Lee Shuey, Dallas P.L.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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AT THIS TIME of year, the light lingered late; but the last glow of sunset had faded now in the west, and mist had begun to drift in from the sea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Sun Lord, Earth Mother, Serpent Mother, Queen Imandra, Mount Ida, Earth Shaker, Amazon Queen, Lady Kassandra, King Priam, Zeus Thunderer, Goddess of Love, Queen Hecuba, Apollo's Temple, River God, King of Troy, Temple of Apollo, Maiden Huntress, Spartan Queen, Temple of Pallas Athene, Temple of the Maiden, Earth's Daughter, Maiden Goddess, Prince Akhilles, Prince Hector, Queen of Colchis New!
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