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      Priestess of Avalon

      by Marion Zimmer Bradley
      Published
      Apr 2001
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      416
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      Series
      Avalon

      About This Book

      When a British princess falls in love with a Roman officer destined for imperial greatness, their forbidden desire exacts an unexpected price: banishment from Avalon. Journeying outside the enchanted isle, Helena grows from maiden to mother to wisewoman, experiencing both joy--with the birth of her child--and loss--when politics forces her lover to choose between the Empire and her.

      Then Helena's son, Constantine, becomes Emperor, and her position as Empress-Mother propels her to prominence at a crucial turning point in Western history. Seeking a way to bridge the pagan world of the Goddess and the new Christian Empire, Helena embarks on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to find the truth that transcends both the old religion and the new....

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      Avalon
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Fantasy Heroic Fantasy / Sword & Sorcery

      Themes

      Arthurian Legend

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      First Edition Apr 2001 ROC ISBN13 9780451458537 ISBN10 0451458532
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      Sep 2008 ROC ISBN10 B001FXK8XA
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      May 2001 Penguin Audio ISBN13 9780141803036 ISBN10 0141803037
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      Nov 2001 Thorndike Press ISBN13 9780786236534 ISBN10 0786236531
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