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  <title><![CDATA[The Forest House (Avalon, #4)]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1993</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Diana L. Paxson]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]></name>
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    <review id="16816619">
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    <name><![CDATA[Melelani]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 02 00:32:06 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 02 00:55:29 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[good, but too sad/fatalistic/heart wrenching, like &quot;mists&quot;... at least it didn't torture me for as long, since it wasn't as long. liked learning about the druids and romans before the &quot;mists&quot; story, though. and i'm going to read the middle book too, but i don't expect to enjoy it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16816619">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 01 09:28:19 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 01 12:26:43 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I hadn't planned on reading any more of her books after the Mists of Avalon. As interesting as the Mists of Avalon was, I had found it rather dry. <br/><br/>However, I came across this book as part of a sale for a store that was going out of business and thought, at 40% I could afford to pique my ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41490727">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38396874">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kitty]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 22 13:29:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 22 13:29:56 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pleasantly surprising. Pre-dates &quot;Mists&quot; and King Arthur. All about the war between Romans and Druids - made me want to read the &quot;real&quot; history of this time period! Eilan, grand-daughter of Arch Druid, falls in love with Gauis, son of bigwig Roman.]]></body>
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    <review id="1519266">
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    <location><![CDATA[Mountain View, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue May 29 12:43:23 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 29 12:45:28 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i guess because i loved 'mists' so much i expected more from 'forest house' and 'lady of avalon' and i was alittle disappointed. but the books were good, just not great.]]></body>
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    <review id="46393861">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 15 02:29:24 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 15 02:29:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a prequel to the Mists of Avalon which I haven't read yet and judging by the rest of the reviews, it's probably just as well. The historical content was what interested me most. I love the Roman era and I'm also really interested in the Druid period so it was interesting to see them cla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46393861">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50193260">
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    <name><![CDATA[Colleen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Arlington, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 23 12:23:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 23 12:29:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book.  I like most of the books written by Marion Zimmer Bradley.  Having read several of her other &quot;Avalon&quot; books, I feel I have a very good understanding of the culture of the British Ilses as described in her books, and how the ladies of Avalon, influence and relate to th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50193260">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47354398">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Budapest, Hungary]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 24 04:12:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 11 08:46:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first prequel of The Mists Of Avalon I've read so far. Although I liked this one, I couldn't dig myself as deep into the story as into The Mists... And even if I liked the characters, somehow I could not see as much of a character development here. At least I couldn't really sympathise with any ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47354398">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33835914">
    <user id="1565143">
    <name><![CDATA[Jen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richmond, KY]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 25 13:49:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 06 18:17:56 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most people don't like Zimmer's books as much as they do Mists of Avalon but after reading the Forest House I realized that all the other books enrich the entire backdrop that is Avalon.  You appreciate Mists more because of the others who've played a part in Avalon's story.  I liked Eilan and the r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33835914">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18476653">
    <user id="656926">
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    <location><![CDATA[West Chester, PA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu May 08 19:10:24 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 23 20:28:52 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 08 19:10:24 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley is the prequel to The Mists of Avalon.  Long before King Arthur's time, the British Isles were occupied by the native tribes and also the Romans.  The native people were Pagans - the holy people were Priestesses and Druids.  The Romans worshiped their many G...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18476653">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8699061">
    <user id="602053">
    <name><![CDATA[Linda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Reston, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 05 10:01:01 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 05 10:01:12 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[ his is the sequel to The Mists of Avalon in that it was written later, but a prequel in that it is about a period of time roughly 400 years prior to the first book. It deals with the events that lead up to the founding of Avalon. The historical context is the middle of the 2nd century AD and Britan...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8699061">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48202058">
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    <name><![CDATA[Siobhan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 04 07:35:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 04 07:38:40 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A story of the founding of Avalon, which is an interesting subject I have not read of before.  I liked the strong grounding in history (or what we know of it) and the touches of otherworldliness.  And yet the characters seemed odd; either not fleshed out quite enough, or vacillating (the hero become...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48202058">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68144058">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chula Vista, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 19 22:58:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 19 23:42:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Prequal to Mists of Avalon.  The birth of Christianity and the end of all other gods.  The Priestess of Avalon seemed so opened-mided to Christianity and tolerant of the priests that served the one god.  They had respect for their religion and soon accepted that &quot;All gods are the one God&quot;.]]></body>
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    <review id="38277268">
    <user id="1658102">
    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Nov 20 19:58:48 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 20 20:00:09 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Honestly, I really, <u><em>really</em></u> loved this book. It was the perfect combination of history with romance, beautifully balanced and... heck, just read this book. I couldn't put it down after I picked it up.]]></body>
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    <review id="42181246">
    <user id="1876039">
    <name><![CDATA[Sus]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Guri-City, 11, Korea, Republic of]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[This one was as good, much satisfying as the Mists. Well written, the author is well versed in the historical, mythical and geographical facts for which she is writing. ]]></body>
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    <review id="40890413">
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    <body><![CDATA[Prequel to the Mists of Avalon! Wonderful! If you loved Mists, you'll love this. Magic, pagan vs. christian characters, forbidden love and all of that good stuff.]]></body>
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    <review id="67564143">
    <user id="2631535">
    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Aug 15 21:01:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although it was not as captivating as The Mists of Avalon, I appreciated these character's stories and how they related to the events that came to be in &lt;Mists&gt;.]]></body>
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    <review id="59473689">
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    <name><![CDATA[Eileen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Awesome book that brings in the magic and mystery of what lies beyond the veil. It also portrays how true love never dies. Great read and I highly recommend it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ This is a magical book set in the time of camelot, druids, roman ConquersPriest and prestess, is a very magical, fantasy type book]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Takes place on the cusp of Roman control of pagan Briton.  Lots of great detail about role of the Priestess and Goddess worship.]]></body>
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