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The King Stag (Avalon #1.3)
8 unabridged cassettes, narrated by Davina Porter.
Book Three of the Mists of Avalon series inolves the imaginative retelling of the Arthurian legend, centering around the pagan priestesses of Avalon, who compete for the soul of Great Britain against the rising tide of Christianity.
"The King Stag" takes the listener deeper into the political/religious rivalry in the years f...more
Book Three of the Mists of Avalon series inolves the imaginative retelling of the Arthurian legend, centering around the pagan priestesses of Avalon, who compete for the soul of Great Britain against the rising tide of Christianity.
"The King Stag" takes the listener deeper into the political/religious rivalry in the years f...more
Audio CD, Unabridged - Library Ed, 12 pages
Published
August 1st 1993
by Recorded Books Inc
(first published January 1st 1982)
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Things heat up. The plot gets more intense. Gwenwyhfar is an illogical, self-righteous little twat. Her theology is so propagandized and not really actually reasoned. I keep getting mad and wondering why somebody doesn’t just say, “You’re a bigot. Why are you so afraid and hating? The Roman Christians violently invaded this land, came and started a war, murdered the original inhabits into submission, and then have the audacity to say
our
culture and religion is evil????” And the way she judges...more
Sometimes I don't really know how I should feel about a book. This is always the case when I read any book from the Mists of Avalon series and it wasn't any different with this one. This book is not exactly boring. I just got to a point in the story where I just can't stand any of the characters. Not even Morgana. In fact, I spent more time trying not to just burn this book rather than enjoying it properly. Gwenhwyfar is possibly the most annoying, stupid, acidic, venomous, rancid, bitter, incon...more
I feel like this book gets some momentum and it's nice to see things working out much better for Morgaine. I don't wanna blow anything so star breakdown it is...
Morgaine gets 2 stars- for coming into her own, getting back on track
1 star because Acholon is hot and doesn't whine at all lol
-1 star because Gwen, Lance, and Art are still weak, whiny, sniffling children. I can't stand Gwen's character at all- I'm waiting for Art to finally quote her the verse that women should be silent and obedient a...more
Morgaine gets 2 stars- for coming into her own, getting back on track
1 star because Acholon is hot and doesn't whine at all lol
-1 star because Gwen, Lance, and Art are still weak, whiny, sniffling children. I can't stand Gwen's character at all- I'm waiting for Art to finally quote her the verse that women should be silent and obedient a...more
Ler As Brumas de Avalon tem sido para mim um prazer imenso que se renova de volume para volume e que me deixa, indiscutivelmente, marcada por uma satisfação plena. Exceptuando o primeiro título, A Senhora da Magia, em que senti um pouco de dificuldade em adaptar-me à escrita clássica de Marion Zimmer Bradley, esta história tem realmente conseguido cativar-me e, agora que se aproxima o seu final, posso afirmar que estou completamente rendida a esta lenda arturiana fantástica em que as mulheres sã...more
Há muito que este livro estava esquecido numa das prateleiras da minha mãe, tinha eu ainda 12 anos."Tem muitas personagens!" Queixava-se ela. Felizmente para o "O rei veado", muitas personagens e histórias complexas eram já nessa altura duas das minhas coisas favoritas num livro. Devorei-o mais do que o li, e procurei depois os restantes volumes para saciar a minha curiosidade crescente de um mundo tão maravilhoso como aquele que me foi descrito pela primeira leitura. Agora, muitos anos mais tar...more
Again. Potentialy epic. Dismally soap-operatic. But this leads me to my dilemma. Is there ever an epic novel that doesn't have some kind of soap-operatic qualities (SOQ)? And by SOQ, I mean the creation of a world where lives build upon eachother in such a way that the mention of one name, common to the outsider, brings with it a slew of twisted plot turns and possibly forboding. Does Lord of the Rings have the same qualities, but hidden by a shroud of classicism*? Now I need to read other epic...more
Quatrième de couverture
L'inoubliable saga des Dames du Lac, prolongée dans Les Brumes d'Avalon, nous faisait revivre l'histoire du roi Arthur, depuis sa naissance sous l'égide de Merlin jusqu'à la mort du roi-héros et à sa mystérieuse translation dans l'île d'Avalon. A la fois finale et prologue de cette vaste épopée, ce volume nous ramène aux sources de la légende. En ce temps-là, les légions de Rome prennent pied sur le sol de Grande-Bretagne. Face à elles, un peuple farouche et désuni va se f...more
L'inoubliable saga des Dames du Lac, prolongée dans Les Brumes d'Avalon, nous faisait revivre l'histoire du roi Arthur, depuis sa naissance sous l'égide de Merlin jusqu'à la mort du roi-héros et à sa mystérieuse translation dans l'île d'Avalon. A la fois finale et prologue de cette vaste épopée, ce volume nous ramène aux sources de la légende. En ce temps-là, les légions de Rome prennent pied sur le sol de Grande-Bretagne. Face à elles, un peuple farouche et désuni va se f...more
É o livro que há mais tempo tenho por ler... Há já poucos anos... Mas simplesmente nunca delirei por pegar nele, gostava de o ler e acredito que vá gostar bastante, simplesmente não exerce uma atracção suficiente quando equiparado a outros livros em espera...
Loved it. One of my favorite books, and I consider myself to be a pretty big Arthurian legend nerd. I've read this AND listened to it on audio (with Davina Porter - if you are going to get it as an audio book, I recommend her highly).
Truth said, I've read the four books one after another, nonstopping to swallow. I have no opinion of each in particular.
Marion involves us in a world of mist, magic and dream.
genial 3
I'm pretty much lovin' this whole book on audio (broken down into 4 audiobooks).
If you enjoy the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, you will certainly enjoy this series. It is in my opinion, the best on the King Arthur's story and it leads the reader to believe the whole story is indeed real.
This one is a little more boring than the first and second books of the series but it's just as good.
This one is a little more boring than the first and second books of the series but it's just as good.
Okay here's the deal...as far a Author legends go this one is pretty good, its deep and involved and touches on the subject of religion and empires and what people will fight for...which is pertinent for any gneneration. Well written, try to read the first two books first, but i didn't and i was fine. I really liked it.
Mais um livro desta saga fantástica. Adoro a personagem Morgana, perfeitamente fascinante. Irrita-me o Rei Artur, sempre a ser subjugado pela mulherzinha Gwenhwyfar que é muito religiosa e completamente contra outro tipo de cultos. Com vontade de ler rapidamente o próximo :)
The best book from the series so far
Livro maravilhosoooooooooooo!
A única coisa chata é o catolicismo alienado presente em vários momentos :(( jesus não gosta disso
A única coisa chata é o catolicismo alienado presente em vários momentos :(( jesus não gosta disso
Para ser sincera, não me lembro de praticamente nada do que se passa neste livro. Mas lembro-me que gostei bastante!
I will review the entire 4 books pnce I finish book 4
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Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, often with a feminist outlook.
Born on a farm in Albany, New York, during the Great Depression, she began writing in 1949 and sold her first story to Vortex magazine in 1952. In 1965 Bradley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Te...more
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Born on a farm in Albany, New York, during the Great Depression, she began writing in 1949 and sold her first story to Vortex magazine in 1952. In 1965 Bradley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Te...more
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