Rating: 
Summary: 4 Stars, very good
Review: This is one of those books where I don't know what to think. When I got it I thought it would deal with the Arthurian legends at least in part. Instead I found that the book dealt with basically the same tale being told again and again. This is of course accomplished by means of reincarnation so that in each story the names of the characters change but not their basic role in the plot. My Impression-I liked the stories on an individual level but when woven together the effect is not as grand as just taking the characters and stories one at a time. This book really peaked my interested and I will look into the others. If you like a good adventure story I suggest you do the same.
Rating:
Summary: Filling in the blanks...
Review: I read MISTS OF AVALON and FOREST HOUSE several years ago, only recently rediscovering my delight in Marion Zimmer Bradley and her treatment of the Arthurian legends. LADY OF AVALON, like PRIESTESS OF AVALON, offers the rich history of the generations between Caillean and Viviane. Because LADY is really 3 stories -- Caillean and Sianna, Dierna and Teleri, Ana and Viviane -- it works more directly to strengthen the mystical connections between the primary characters from generation to generation. The trade-off is that each story is more of a mini-history than an epic read, but it fills in the blanks about the evolution of Avalon and the relationship of the sacred isle with the rulers of Britain before Arthur/MISTS. In each story here, MZB explores the complex relationship between the current Lady of Avalon and her successor-in-waiting, as well as the repetition of the primal drama/love story of the marriage between Avalon and Britain (the Lady and a mortal king). The relationships between the women and their mentors/mothers were actually more complicated and interesting. I enjoyed experiencing all the connections that this volume in the series prompts, and it sent me back happily to check details about the Forest House. With PRIESTESS, which in a subplot offers Eilan's perspective on Teleri's story, this proved a very satisfying return to Avalon.
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