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Priestess of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson Book Review

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"Eilan was a British Princess, raised on Avalon to be a priestess, and known to the Romans as Helena. When a Roman officer arrived on the isle, Eilan fell in love with him, and he with her, and went against the Lady of the Lakes wishes to be with him. But her forbidden love got her banished from Avalon...forever. Forced into a world she finds cold and empty, Helena seeks to find comfort in the arms of Constantius, her Roman lover, and near the presence of her Goddess. Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson bring "Priestess of Avalon", a story of heartache, loss, and courage when faced with losing all that is important."
Pamela Piarowski, Resident Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson Scholar


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Plot
Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - ruler - a powerful magician
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission - destined love (dream or prediction)
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Religious overtones? Yes
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one human from different culture of other humans

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
Terrain - Forests
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction - society controls main character's sexing - actual description of sex - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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