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Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon [Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Diana L. Paxson (Author), Lorna Raver (Narrator)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Tantor Media; Unabridged,MP3 - Unabridged CD edition (Dec 14 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1400161878
  • ISBN-13: 978-1400161874
  • Product Dimensions: 19.1 x 13.5 x 1.4 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 68 g

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Epic in its sweep and peopled by the remarkable women who have always inhabited Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon expands the legendary saga that has enchanted millions of readers over the years and is sure to please Bradley's loyal readership and anyone who loves wonderfully told stories of history, myth, and fantasy.A boy raised in secret after traitors kill his parents will return to Avalon-and when he does, he'll be faced with a formidable task: to prove his worth as a son of the kings and priestesses of his land and lead his followers to victory, wielding the newly forged sword Excalibur.

About the Author

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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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars super prequel, Dec 4 2009
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Marion Zimmer Bradleys Sword Of Avalon (Hardcover)
At the end of the Bronze Age on the Island of the Mighty off the western coast of Europe, traitors kill the royal rulers of Ai-Zir; burning to the ground the village of Azon. Fearing for her nephew the rightful ruler and believing in a vision that once the mists clear he will be king, pregnant Anderle the Lady of Avon flees with young Mikantor before he is assassinated. Although she regrets having to do so, she leaves him with others to raise. Anderle gives birth to Tirilan before returning to Avalon with sadness in her heart.

After being sold into slavery. Mikantor eventually works for blacksmith bastard Prince Velantos whose father is the King of Tiryns on the Achaea Peninsula in the Middle Sea. Meanwhile back home in Avalon, while evil sorcerer Galid tries to take control of the kingdom with only Anderle opposing him, rumors abound that the rightful heir to the throne is returning so killers are sent forth to find and assassinate him without understanding the fulfilling prophecy they start. Tirilan, who loves Mikantor, assumes he is dead in spite of her mom's belief so she becomes a celibate priestess.

The latest Avalon fantasy is a super prequel that will grip fans of the saga and should lead newcomers to seek the backlist. The story line is fast-paced throughout while the cast is as strong as Excalibur. This is a winner as Diana L. Paxson provides a strong tale that will surely leave the late great Marion Zimmer Bradley smiling with joy with this entry in her beloved saga.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Asatru and Celtic influences, Jan 3 2010
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This review is from: Marion Zimmer Bradleys Sword Of Avalon (Hardcover)
I have all the 'Avalon' series. The 'Sword of Avalon' is a quick read for it's 400+ pages. It answers some questions which, for me at least, lingered from earlier stories but left several unanswered.

I cannot speak to the Celtic influences in this story, however I find many Asatru parallels: Ragnarok represented as the battle between Britons with Hope and those without Hope; the formation of a Warrior Band/Commitatus around a hereditary hero (Son of a Hundred Kings); a foreign-born smith who forges the Sword of Power; initiation of the Warrior-King.

As a hand-spinner, myself, I appreciated the appearance of the Three Queens with their spindles 'spinning glistening threads from the flowing streams of light that swirled across the land...'. However, it is the drafting motion of the spinner's fingers which pulls the fibers down, not the weight of the spindle as described in the story.

A problem I have with most of the 'Avalon' series is that I find it creepy to see Marion Zimmer Bradley's credits without also acknowledging that she passed in 1999. I suppose that is an issue for the editor or publisher more than the author. We are fortunate that she had collaborated closely with someone so that the stories could continue with some consistency.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars travel the other way. trust me. just run, don't look back., Jan 6 2012
By Kirsten Jaster "anime&manga&artbookcrazy" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon (Paperback)
look, there are people that can continue to write a series after the author has died, and there are those that can't. I know they were super friends and all but dear Manoah who let this woman take over the series? granted MZB took some serious liberties and fun in the fictional yet historical and metaphysical world...DLP...blow it outta the ocean. Makes no sense, yes I've read them in order, there are so many glaringly obvious dissents with the MZB established things that make it just hard to read and not go 'huh wha?'
if you don't read the MZB books first, its okay. its sorta well written, but the writing of the characters makes them seem very flat and dull.
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