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Avalon. Mist-shrouded, wrapped in magic. The legendary island of the Goddess, resting place of Arthur. This mystical island’s legacy has remained strong over the centuries, becoming a symbol of hope, and wonder.Out of Avalon presents fifteen original stories of magic, adventure, and romance from an era lost to history-yet always remembered by those with imagination…Marion Zimmer Bradley * Kristin Britain * Rosemary Edghill * David Farland * Diana Gabaldon * Adrienne Gormley * Nina Kiriki Hoffman * Katherine Kerr * Diana L. Paxson * Laura Resnick * Mike Resnick * Jennifer Roberson * Lorelei Shannon * Tricia Sullivan * Judith Tarr * Eric van Lustbader * Samuel Watkins * Michelle West… (meer)
Out of Avalon edited by Jennifer Roberson is a collection of Arthurian short stories by various authors. One story entitled The Heart of the Hill is set in Marion Zimmer Bradley's version of Avalon and takes place sometime in the middle of The Mists of Avalon during Morgaine's training to be a priestess. This story was the sole reason I purchased this book and I definitely enjoyed reading it. It should be noted that none of the other stories in this collection have anything to do with Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon, which I was aware of before reading this collection. Many of the other stories are retellings of familiar Arthurian tales, though sometimes the focus is on original characters within those tales. Other stories are merely inspired by Arthurian legends and that particular time period.
Of course some stories I enjoyed more than others, but I would rate most of them as three or four stars. Besides The Heart of the Hill, I also particularly enjoyed The Secret Leaves which is about a young girl that becomes Myrddin's(Merlin's) apprentice and lover, and The Mooncalfe which is about a child with strange abilities born of a human mother and an otherworldly father. The only story that I really didn't care for at all was Me and Galahad which was a search for the holy grail story taking place in an American Western setting. I enjoyed this collection overall, but at times it was a bit confusing just because the stories were all written by different authors, and as such there were many details that were inconsistent from story to story. It was mostly things like differences in character's names and differences in how characters were related to each other, but of course there were even plot details that varied from story to story. After the first few stories though, it was easier for me to go with the flow and not worry so much about the details. I'd definitely recommend this collection to fans of Arthurian or medieval fantasy. ( )
These short stories are all new perspectives on the King Arthur legend. The stories do not all pertain to avalon or to a Marion Zimmer Bradley type interpretation of the story. They vary on how good they are- as I remember there was a lot of okay but not amazing fantasy going down in this collection. ( )
De tijd verloopt vreemd in Avalon, maar ik kijk niet langer in de Spiegel om te zien wat zich afspeelt aan gene zijde van de nevelen die Avalon van de wereld scheiden.
Avalon. Mist-shrouded, wrapped in magic. The legendary island of the Goddess, resting place of Arthur. This mystical island’s legacy has remained strong over the centuries, becoming a symbol of hope, and wonder.Out of Avalon presents fifteen original stories of magic, adventure, and romance from an era lost to history-yet always remembered by those with imagination…Marion Zimmer Bradley * Kristin Britain * Rosemary Edghill * David Farland * Diana Gabaldon * Adrienne Gormley * Nina Kiriki Hoffman * Katherine Kerr * Diana L. Paxson * Laura Resnick * Mike Resnick * Jennifer Roberson * Lorelei Shannon * Tricia Sullivan * Judith Tarr * Eric van Lustbader * Samuel Watkins * Michelle West
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Vrouwen van Avalon is een verzameling van vijftien verrassende verhalen over het hof van Camelot ' over liefde en magie, tragiek en heroïek. De tovenaar Merlijn, koning Arthur en zijn zus Morgaine spelen natuurlijk een rol, maar ook: Ator, Arthur's onwettige zoon die wraak neemt op zijn vader, de jonge Vivien die Merlijn verleidt en Melisende, een meisje dat met behulp van een jonge knappe ridder op zoek gaat naar de Graal. En dit alles in de Arthur-traditie van Marion Zimmer Bradley en T.H. White.
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Of course some stories I enjoyed more than others, but I would rate most of them as three or four stars. Besides The Heart of the Hill, I also particularly enjoyed The Secret Leaves which is about a young girl that becomes Myrddin's(Merlin's) apprentice and lover, and The Mooncalfe which is about a child with strange abilities born of a human mother and an otherworldly father. The only story that I really didn't care for at all was Me and Galahad which was a search for the holy grail story taking place in an American Western setting. I enjoyed this collection overall, but at times it was a bit confusing just because the stories were all written by different authors, and as such there were many details that were inconsistent from story to story. It was mostly things like differences in character's names and differences in how characters were related to each other, but of course there were even plot details that varied from story to story. After the first few stories though, it was easier for me to go with the flow and not worry so much about the details. I'd definitely recommend this collection to fans of Arthurian or medieval fantasy. (