Marion Zimmer Bradley
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| Title | : | The Forest House (Avalon #2) |
| Author | : | Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 462 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1995 by Roc (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mythology. Arthurian |
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The Forest House—prequel to The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley’s beloved and enduring classic—is a mesmerizing epic of one woman’s mythic role at a turning point in history.In a Britain struggling to survive Roman invasion, Eilan is the daughter of a Druidic warleader, gifted with visions and marked by fate to become a priestess of the Forest House.But fate also led Eilan to Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood, son of the Romans sent to subdue the native British. For Gaius, Eilan felt forbidden love, and her terrible secret will haunt her even as she is anointed as the new High Priestess. With mighty enemies poised to destroy the magic the Forest House shelters, Eilan must trust in the power of the great Goddess to lead her through the treacherous labyrinth of her destiny.
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| Original Title: | The Forest House |
| ISBN: | 0451454243 (ISBN13: 9780451454249) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Avalon #2, Avalon: Chronological Order #4 |
| Characters: | Eilan, Dieda, Ardanos, Bendeigid, Lhiannon |
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Ratings: 3.86 From 17091 Users | 421 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books The Forest House (Avalon #2)
The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley is one of the books in her Avalon series. The story is set during the Roman occupation of Britain about a generation after the uprising of Boudicca. Much of the story is centered around the Forest House, which is the sanctuary for the Druid priestesses that was established after the destruction of the Druid complex on the isle of Mona by the Romans, and the woman who serve there. All of the books in this series have elements of romance, but it is aI read these backwards. Read this one before the Lady of Avalon, and then read The Mists of Avalon. That way you have them in order. This book was a bit harder read than the other two, but quite good. My bias may have been a result of reading them out of order.
I expected to like this book better than I did since I loved Mists of Avalon. The story is pre-Arthur and as a story it had a lot of possibilities. Somehow it seemed kind of disjointed. It is the story of Eilan who is the daughter of a Druid during the time when the conquering Romans are taking over the land. I just could never really connect with Gaius, the soldier that Eilan falls in love with and whose live is entwined with hers. He was a mere human after all and I suppose I wanted him to be
The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley is the prequel to The Mists of Avalon. Long before King Arthur's time, the British Isles were occupied by the native tribes and also the Romans. The native people were Pagans - the holy people were Priestesses and Druids. The Romans worshiped their many Gods. Christianity was just starting to spread to the region region where this story takes place, and Christians were a minority seen as a cult. A love affair between Eilan, a woman who was to become the
The Mists of Avalon is my favorite book and I had been wanting to read this prequel for years. While nothing could surpass the original, The Forest House is a very good book in its own right. I enjoyed the story of the priestesses but found the focus on both Gaius and Cynric during battles and military maneuvering less interesting. Even though it is a prequel, I could see readers enjoying it without having to have read The Mists of Avalon. A highly entertaining read with less depth than the
One of the prequels to Mists of Avalon, Forest House tells the story of Eilan, a British priestess and Gaius, the Roman soldier she falls in love with. It can be rather slow at times, but overall the story is still compelling, and the world well-realized. It has more of a historical setting than Mists.If you really liked Mists, and want to know the backstory, read this and the other prequels, but don't compare it to Mists. It's pretty good in its own right, but don't expect it to be as good as
I love anything Arthurian but when it involves strong females - YEEESSSSS!
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