The mists of Avalon

Alternate Titles

• StARR collection.

Description

When Morgan le Fay (Morgaine) has to sacrifice her virginity during fertility rites, the man who impregnates her is her younger brother Arthur, who she turns against when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of Avalon.

First Sentence

lands of Lyonnesse and Ys; on a clear day, so the fisherman said, their old castles could be seen far out under the water. But to Igraine they looked like towers of rock, ancient mountains and hills drowned by the ever encroaching sea that nibbled away, even now, at the very crags below the castle.

Excerpt

lands of Lyonnesse and Ys; on a clear day, so the fisherman said, their old castles could be seen far out under the water. But to Igraine they looked like towers of rock, ancient mountains and hills drowned by the ever encroaching sea that nibbled away, even now, at the very crags below the castle.

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Other Editions

• The mists of AvalonBallantine Books1984-01-01
• The Mists of AvalonAudio CassetteRandom House (a)1979-06-01
• The mists of AvalonKnopf1982-01-01
• The Mists of Avalonballentine publishing group1983-01-01
• The mists of AvalonSphere Books1984-01-01
• Mists of AvalonPaperbackDel Rey1985-09-12