The Forest House

The Forest House—prequel to The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved and enduring classic—is a mesmerizing epic of one woman's mythic role at a turning point in history.In a Britain struggling to survive Roman invasion, Eilan is the daughter of a Druidic warleader, gifted with visions and marked by fate to become a priestess of the Forest House.But fate also led Eilan to Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood, son of the Romans sent to subdue the native British. For Gaius, Eilan felt forbidden love, and her terrible secret will haunt her even as she is anointed as the new High Priestess. With mighty enemies poised to destroy the magic the Forest House shelters, Eilan must trust in the power of the great Goddess to lead her through the treacherous labyrinth of her destiny.

First sentence: Shafts of golden light shone through the trees as the setting sun dropped below the clouds, outlining each new-washed leaf in gold.

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Editions

20

Reader rating

3.9 / 5 (8)

Pages

576

ISBN

9780140177213

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