Les Dames du lac Series by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson

Morgaine, gifted with the Sight, recounts the glorious tragedy of Camelot's brief flowering. This haunting epic reveals a greater threat to the Old People than the Saxons. For the spread of Roman ways and Christianity seem likely to drive the worship of the Mother forever into the mists.

Here is the magical legend of King Arthur, vividly retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne. A spellbinding novel, an extraordinary literary achievement, THE MISTS OF AVALON will stay with you for a long time to come....

Journey to a time before King Arthur... to a world called Avalon--a fantastic isle of golden vales and silver mist, where destinies are changed and legends born.. moreJourney to a time before King Arthur... to a world called Avalon--a fantastic isle of golden vales and silver mist, where destinies are changed and legends born...A magnificent novel that spans the creation of Avalon itself, Lady of Avalon tells the story of three remarkable women who alter the fortunes of Roman Britain as they fight to reclaim the magic and traditions of a once glorious past:Caillean, the young priestess fated to become Lady of Avalon, who rescues and raised the orphaned Gawen--heir to a mystic and dangerous royal line... Dierna, who must use all her strength, wisdom to guide Avalon through treacherous political waters and veil the island from a hostile world... Viviane, Lady of the Lake and keep of the Grail, destined for true greatness as she prepares Avalon for the coming of a legendary king... less

Long-awaited final volume in the Avalon series by bestselling fantasy author, Marion Zimmer Bradley. As the Merlin of Britannia keeps his vigil atop the Tor of Avalon, Rian, the High Priestess of Avalon, dies giving birth to her fifth child. The girl, named Eilan with her mother's dying breath, takes life... moreLong-awaited final volume in the Avalon series by bestselling fantasy author, Marion Zimmer Bradley. As the Merlin of Britannia keeps his vigil atop the Tor of Avalon, Rian, the High Priestess of Avalon, dies giving birth to her fifth child. The girl, named Eilan with her mother's dying breath, takes life. From the stars the Merlin draws forth her prophecy: 'The child that was born at the Turning of Autumn, just as the night gave way to dawn, shall stand at the turning of the Age, the gateway between two worlds.' A prophecy of greatness, but it seems that she is destined to walk a path unlike any trod by a Priestess of Avalon before! Published posthumously, this spellbinding historical romance is the concluding volume in the Avalon series from Marion Zimmer Bradley, the author of the worldwide bestseller, The Mists of Avalon, who died in 1999. less