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This is more like "The Rogue Priestess of Avalon". This book concentrates mostly outside of Avalon and is more of a biography of a priestess trained Lady who had a considerable influence in the Roman empire. A good book all in all and Paxton's contributions is both apparent and welcome. Just a little off the beaten path from the previous Avalon books is all. I still enjoyed the story very much and will probably continue reading Paxton's attempts at continuing the series.


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Priestess of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley Diana L Paxson Books Reviews

I had always wondered how Constantine had come to be emporer of Rome. Again Marion 's book took me to the time and place of the events. I appreciate her introduction with the list of historical facts. She brings life to history, and the Journey of women through life.
Although' Priestess of Avalon' was not in the same realm of reader captivation that Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Mists of Avalon" had been; still it was okay. There was enough magic in it to keep me interested and although I thought she went on rather too extensively about the history of Christianity, I could skim over those pages and get back into the action without too much difficulty.. I also thought she was quite insightful regarding the musings of the elderly as they prepare to leave this world. I would have liked a little more dramatic ending, but all in all it was a good book.
I really enjoyed this book. Marion Zimmer Bradley complimented the Mist of Avalon very well. It was a lovely trip down the lane of illusion. The book created the suspended the facts of reality for just a little while. I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to just kick back and let themselves relax.
As good as the other Avalon books by Bradley. Diane Paxton did a super job of maintaining the tenor of the previous books. Well worth the time to read it.
Priestess of Avalon is a rich story of color, flavor, and texture. The details given make it so I felt that I had seen and heard as the main character did. The story is told in first person--a change from the rest of the books in The Mists series--that I find effective, and somewhat more insightful. I could almost feel myself age with her, as she was a girl in the beginning, growing through her life, then as mother, and finally as crone.

The placement of this book is rather tricky in "The Mists of Avalon" series. I tried very much to figure out whether I should be reading this book before "Lady of Avalon", after, or before "The Forest House." I found that it actually falls in between the first and second sections of "Lady of Avalon." The whole series starts with "The Fall of Atlantis," then continued in "Ancestors of Avalon," a break of time then, but the following novel is "The Forest House" which is immediately followed by the first part of "Lady of Avalon." The story in "Priestess of Avalon" starts the story that is continued in the second part of "Lady of Avalon" which actually follows Dierna's story once she becomes a priestess. I hope that helps others figure out the order if they are trying for a chronology as I was.
The title of the book is a bit misleading, Elian, or Helena as she's know for most of the book, isn't just a priestess of Avalon sent out into the world to do the work of the goddess. In fact, the book deals mostly with her life outside of Avalon, first as the wife/concubine of Constantius, and later as the mother/empress of Constantine.
The book is carried out in the same style as the other Avalon books, although I can detect a bit of Paxton's writing as well. All in all, it's not a bad book, if you take it from the view that it doesn't center around Avalon, but on a priestess who makes a life for herself after losing the blessing of Avalon. If you're looking for another novel about Avalon, King Arthur, or the Forest House, you're out of luck. In fact, the book fits into the time line around the time of the high priestess Dierna and Teleri's marriage to a man not of Avalon in Lady of Avalon.
I wouldn't recommend this book to people who aren't familiar with at least Mists of Avalon, unless they have plans to read it. It's not the same type of book as Mists, it's more like The Forest House, which struck me as a totally different kind of book than mists, a historical romance instead of a retelling of a legend. All in all though it's not a bad book, and if you've read the other three books, you should probably read this one as well.
Priestess of Avalon is a rich story of color, flavor, and texture. The details given make it so I felt that I had seen and heard as the main character did. The story is told in first person--a change from the rest of the books in The Mists series--that I find effective, and somewhat more insightful. I could almost feel myself age with her, as she was a girl in the beginning, growing through her life, then as mother, and finally as crone.

The placement of this book is rather tricky in "The Mists of Avalon" series. I tried very much to figure out whether I should be reading this book before "Lady of Avalon", after, or before "The Forest House." I found that it actually falls in between the first and second sections of "Lady of Avalon." The whole series starts with "The Fall of Atlantis," then continued in "Ancestors of Avalon," a break of time then, but the following novel is "The Forest House" which is immediately followed by the first part of "Lady of Avalon." The story in "Priestess of Avalon" starts the story that is continued in the second part of "Lady of Avalon" which actually follows Dierna's story once she becomes a priestess. I hope that helps others figure out the order if they are trying for a chronology as I was.
This is more like "The Rogue Priestess of Avalon". This book concentrates mostly outside of Avalon and is more of a biography of a priestess trained Lady who had a considerable influence in the Roman empire. A good book all in all and Paxton's contributions is both apparent and welcome. Just a little off the beaten path from the previous Avalon books is all. I still enjoyed the story very much and will probably continue reading Paxton's attempts at continuing the series.