ISBN: 9780345350497
Editorial: Ballantine Books
Autor: Bradley, Marion Zimmer
Año de edición: 1987
N° Paginas: 912
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne.“A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement.”—The New York Times Book ReviewIn Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us. As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim. Críticas "[A] monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . Reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement."--The New York Times Book Review"Marion Zimmer Bradley has brilliantly and innovatively turned the myth inside out. . . . add[ing] a whole new dimension to our mythic history."--San Francisco Chronicle"Gripping . . . Superbly realized . . . A worthy addition to almost a thousand years of Arthurian tradition."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer Contraportada A Literary Guild Featured AlternateHere 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.... Biografía del autor Marion Zimmer Bradley began her distinguished book publishing career in 1961 with her first novel, The Door Through Space. The following year she wrote the first book in her hugely popular Darkover series, Sword of Aldones, which soon became a Hugo Award nominee. Bradley's novel The Forbidden Tower was also nominated for a Hugo, and The Heritage of Hastur was nominated for an esteemed Nebula Award.The Mists of Avalon was the single most successful novel of Bradley's career. It won the 1984 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and has been among the top five trade paperback books on Locus's bestseller list for years.Ms. Bradley died in 1999. Extracto. © Reimpreso con autorización. Reservados todos los derechos. Even in high summer, Tintagel was a haunted place; Igraine, Ladyof Duke Gorlois, looked out over the sea from the headland. Asshe stared into the fogs and mists, she wondered how she wouldever know when the night and day were of equal length, so thatshe could keep the Feast of the New Year. This year the springstorms had been unusually violent; night and day the crash of the sea had resounded over the castle until no man or woman within could sleep, and even the hounds whimpered mournfully.Tintagel . . . there were still those who believed the castle had beenraised, on the crags at the far end of the long causeway into the sea,by the magic of the ancient folk of Ys. Duke Gorlois laughed at this andsaid that if he had any of their magic, he would have used it to keepthe sea from encroaching, year by year, upon the shoreline. In the fouryears since she had come here as Gorlois's bride, Igraine had seen land,good land, crumble into the Cornish sea. Long arms of black rock, sharpand craggy, extended into the ocean from the coast. When the sun shone,it could be fair and brilliant, the sky and water as brilliant as thejewels Gorlois had heaped on her on the day when she told him she borehis first child. But Igraine had never liked wearing them. The jewelwhich hung now at her throat had been given her in Avalon: a moonstonewhich som
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Bradley, Marion Zimmer
- Editorial: Ballantine Books
- N° Paginas: 912
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
