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The Fall of Atlantis (The Fall of Atlantis #1-2)
A wounded Atlantean prince...a deadly battle between Dark and Light...and the sisters Deoris and Domaris, whose lives are changed utterly by the magic involving them. These are the elements of The Fall of Atlantis, Marion Zimmer Bradley"s epic fantasy about that ancient and legendary realm.
On one side stand the Priests of the White Robe, guardians of powerful natural force...more
On one side stand the Priests of the White Robe, guardians of powerful natural force...more
Paperback, 502 pages
Published
February 1st 1987
by Baen
(first published 1983)
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"Fall of Atlantis" wasn't bad, at least as far as I came, and sure had some nice moments of atmosphere. Mainly however, there was just nothing about it to make me pick it up again. Nothing happened, not even interesting dialogue, nothing, which was why I ended up not finishing it. Because it wasn't that bad until then, apart from before mentioned problem, three stars, not two, but really not much else.
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I was slightly disappointed in this novel, as I have been spoiled by Bradley's other novels related to the Mists of Avalon. I think this may have been written before Mists, though.
As with all of her fantasies, this novel is written from the perspective of strong female characters and has a lot of similar elements to the Mists novels. I cannot recommend it as strongly, however, and i would not recommend it as a first foray into Bradley's works. If you already love Bradley, though, give it a try.
As with all of her fantasies, this novel is written from the perspective of strong female characters and has a lot of similar elements to the Mists novels. I cannot recommend it as strongly, however, and i would not recommend it as a first foray into Bradley's works. If you already love Bradley, though, give it a try.
[These notes were made in 1989:]. The title's a bit of a cheat - this book has little or nothing to do with the fall of Atlantis. It's a combination (a little streamlined, I assume) of two previous books, Web of Light and Web of Darkness. Men are not yet banished from this tale as they are later from some of Zimmer Bradley's more radical feminist stuff. But there is a very female viewpoint - much of the plot is to do with love vs. manipulative sex, and with childbearing and childrearing. There a...more
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While I love Marion Zimmer Bradley, I didn't feel this was her strongest work. The writing is not up to the same par as some of her other books. I felt lost occasionally while reading this. Bradley writes as though the reader is already well versed in the laws and rituals of her characters, and this time the disconnect was too great to be comfortable.
This book is NOTHING like Mists of Avalon. It's an okay story, but Atlantis never actually falls in this book. At the end they talk about how it could happen in 10 years. It's weird. It's an okay story if you like her stuff, but if not don't bother.
Eccessivo, estremistico
A differenza dei personaggi che appaiono nei suoi altri libri, nei quali i “buoni” non sono dei santi e i “cattivi” non sono l’incarnazione del Male bensì tutti miscelano luci e ombre, qui si ha la dicotomia Bene/Male portata all’estremo, senza sfumature, e a lungo andare – ed è un tomo di parecchie pagine – ci si stanca di leggere. Conoscendo lo stile della Bradley, ci si aspetta di trovare dei colpi di scena che alla fine rendano il libro degno di essere letto (a parte p...more
A differenza dei personaggi che appaiono nei suoi altri libri, nei quali i “buoni” non sono dei santi e i “cattivi” non sono l’incarnazione del Male bensì tutti miscelano luci e ombre, qui si ha la dicotomia Bene/Male portata all’estremo, senza sfumature, e a lungo andare – ed è un tomo di parecchie pagine – ci si stanca di leggere. Conoscendo lo stile della Bradley, ci si aspetta di trovare dei colpi di scena che alla fine rendano il libro degno di essere letto (a parte p...more
This book was fantastic! It made me remember why I love reading. As a student I don't really have time for a good, well written book but this was well worth the effort. Bradley delivers her usual poetic form and complex characters. Domaris and Deoris show the two great temptations in life: duty and rebellion. My only complaint is the ending felt rushed and once romance came into the picture, the characters felt out of character. It's almost as if she wrote part one, decided she didn't want to do...more
he premise of this book was terrible. It’s titled The Fall of Atlantis, but it doesn’t even take place on Atlantis. I was expecting a story of a world unlike any we have ever known and how they got carried away with their powers, causing their downfall. It was nothing like that. I definitely think this is the worst MZB book I’ve read to date. [return]The characters and the story in the book were really lovely though. I enjoyed the mysticism of the magic system, and the relationship between the t...more
Son Assos tatilim kitap okuma açısından epey bereketli oldu demiştim. Marion Zimmer Bradley'nin bu kitabı da bir oturuşta bitirdiklerimden biri.
Bradley adı fantastik kurgu severlere bir yerlerden mutlaka tanıdık gelecektir. Nereden? Avalon Serisi. Okumadıysanız mutlaka öneririm. İyidir. Bradley kimdir sorusunu soracak olursak, İthaki'nin özetinden belli başlı noktalar şunlar: 1930'da New York'da doğmuş. Anladığım kadarıyla hayatı boyunca her zaman için bir bilimkurgu ve fantazi tutkunu olmuş. E...more
Bradley adı fantastik kurgu severlere bir yerlerden mutlaka tanıdık gelecektir. Nereden? Avalon Serisi. Okumadıysanız mutlaka öneririm. İyidir. Bradley kimdir sorusunu soracak olursak, İthaki'nin özetinden belli başlı noktalar şunlar: 1930'da New York'da doğmuş. Anladığım kadarıyla hayatı boyunca her zaman için bir bilimkurgu ve fantazi tutkunu olmuş. E...more
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Danielle
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Good! Nice pace and engaging. This story is not based in Atlantis although we meet a couple of Atlantians. And it really leads up to the fall leaving you clues as to what might happen in the aftermath. This story winds up as being a prequel to the Avalon series if I understood this right. A few good layered characters are infused throughout the story. Riveda, Rajasta, Maleina, and Micon stand out to me as the better characters though the two sisters Deoris and Domaris are the main characters the...more
Where it all began.... We start way back, well before the time of Arthur and his knights. Well before Vivian and Morgaine. Avalon isn't even mentioned in this novel. But it all decends from what happens in the pgaes of "The Fall". The title is misleading. One might assume the story takes place in Atlantis, but very little of it does. And the story isn't about the Fall of Atlantis, in fact it's still going strong, but that again is unimportant. This is a very early work of Bradley's and her style...more
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Jun 14, 2009
Patricia Rodrigues
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Este livro desenrola-se à volta de duas irmãs: Domaris e Deoris, que vivem no Templo da Luz. Domaris, a mais velha já tem o seu futuro decidido, mas Deoris tem ainda hipótese de escolher o seu futuro.
No entanto, Domaris e Deoris apaixonam-se, o que vai alterar os seus destinos, principalmente Deoris que se apaixona por Riveda, um mago cinzento, e acaba prejudicar a própria irmã e levar à destruição do mundo antigo.
Tal como nas Brumas de Avalon, a história centra-se em personagens femininas, no e...more
No entanto, Domaris e Deoris apaixonam-se, o que vai alterar os seus destinos, principalmente Deoris que se apaixona por Riveda, um mago cinzento, e acaba prejudicar a própria irmã e levar à destruição do mundo antigo.
Tal como nas Brumas de Avalon, a história centra-se em personagens femininas, no e...more
I had a hard time putting this book down once I got into it. I enjoyed the characters, but it didn't really feel like a story. It was more like slices of their lives put together in chronological order. As far as the title goes, no Atlantis didn't fall in the book. Events that took place during the "story," or rather were vaguely referred to, are ones that lead to the fall...10 years after the book ends.
I truly enjoyed Bradley's "Firebrand" which took place during the Trojan War. Here she takes readers to the mythical Atlantis, but makes it come alive as real place. This time her protagonist is an Atlantean Prince caught up in a conflict between two sects of priests, the White and Black Robes. The story is fast-paced with a richly developed setting and magic system. Great for fans of historical fiction and fantasy.
" The Fall of Atlantis " - I got this book as a birthday present a long time ago and quite liked it. It made me curious of the now late Author and soon I bought myself the original version of " The Mists of Avalon " too and fell in love with it. Now I have about over 90 books of her, some Paperback and Hardcover as well as Ebooks. Huge fan of the Darkover series.
Although, The Fall of Atlantis has elements of fantasy incorporated into it, the novel is mostly just a romance pretending to be a fantasy. This is a tale of two sisters, Deoris and Domaris, who have taken very different paths, Deoris falling for a dying priest, and Domaris following a priest who is pushing into mysterious dark areas of magic. Perhaps the reason I didn't care for this novel is that it is merely a romance novel, a genre I'm allergic to, or perhaps it was because the story just me...more
I am soooooo addicted to anything Arthurian, and since this is considered to be the start of the magic that guards the Tor near Camelot, I became addicted to this! This is a wonderful romance, with dark magic and light magic, intrigue, and danger. I can imagine myself walking as a Guardian of Light in the Great Temple at Atlantis. (Ok people, HERE is your answer to what my email name means, and what my online name means......Isarma and Adsartha. Read the book, if you really want to know!) I cann...more
This is actually composed of 2 separate works...Web of Light and Web of Darkness. It is kind of a prequel of Mists of Avalon, as all the ones involved in the Avalon series are descendants or reincarnations of some of these characters. I find this book more vivid than most of the Avalon series, though some would (and do) disagree.
I was very excited to read this one, finally, to understand where it had all began. And I must say it was a fascinating story with characters I could really relate to, the bitter-sweet story of the sisters Domaris and Deoris, the unbreakable bounds formed between lovers and kins. The ending, as well as some chapters too, even brought tears into my eyes at some parts. This book is different to the following Avalon books for sure, but it's well written and a fantastic tale.
This was a really good book. It had me think a lot about my own life in different ways. I liked how strong the characters are. They make me want to be better. They don't know how strong they are and it makes me think maybe I'm stronger then I think.
Ein Klassiker von Marion Zimmer Bradley, den ich wirklich sehr gerne gelesen habe. Eine wirklich tolle Geschichte. Judy Winter liest auch ganz gut, auch wenn sie nicht jeder Person eine wirklich distinkte Stimme gibt. ABER: Bei der Produktion müssen wohl immer kleine Teile des Textes aufgenommen worden sein, die dann zusammengeschnitten wurden und zwar so schlecht, das man das beim hören merkt. Der Text wirkt wirklich zusammengestückelt und das ging mir dermaßen auf die Nerven, dass ich das Buch...more
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This book and "The Mists of Avalon" are two of my all time favorites...I have read them both multiple times which I don't think I can say about many others. They are true fantasy but with the flavor of historical fiction. I ATE THEM UP!
I read a lot of MZB after Mists of Avalon and was pretty much consistently disappointed. A shame, though it doesn't take away from my enjoyment of the one book. Her other stuff just doesn't do it for me, I guess.
Not one of her best. I had a hard time getting through it. Although this would technically be the beginning of the Avalon series, I would read all of her other Avalon books first.
This is a classic MZB story set in and around the legendary city of Atlantis, before it was lost under the sea. The story is about two sisters who grow up and influence the events and changes in their secluded community. I really liked learning about the religion and superstitions that controlled the lives of these people, and how the two sisters Deoris and Domaris used these rules to try to carve out lives for themselves. If you enjoy other MZB books, then you'll surely love this one. I would r...more
Another very good book by the genius Marion Zimmer Bradley! In credibly exciting, it's as if you were there! It's also very believeable even if Atlantis is supposed to be a myth.
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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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