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The Forest House: Avalon Series, Book 5
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In the Forest House of ancient Britain live the last remaining Druid priestesses, practicing ancient rituals and attempting to keep peace between their people and the Roman invaders. Primary to the struggle is Eilan, herself the lover of Gaius, a half-Celtic Roman commander. Eilan's twin (well, actually, aunt, but they look so much alike their own families mix them up) is Dieda, another priestess, beloved of Cynric, leader of the vengeful Ravens, who are half-Roman offspring of raped Celtic priestesses. Somehow, the two bloods and the two religions must meld in order to form the sacred background of Arthurian legend, so richly mined by Bradley in The Mists of Avalon. Getting that job done is sometimes tedious (Gaius is sent to Rome to observe the Senate, married to a Londinium girl for dynastic purposes, sent off to war against the Germans) and sometimes thrilling (Eilan goes into a deep trance to encounter the goddess, and Gaius becomes the Year King in sacred sex). The second half of the book introduces far too many subsidiary characters for the reader's comfort, yet on whole this is a compelling goddess tale that should draw quite an audience. Pat Monaghan
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Continuing her fictional tub-thumping on behalf of ancient goddess religions vanquished by male-dominated cults, erstwhile science-fiction author Bradley moves her campaign from the seventh- century Britain of her bestselling Mists of Avalon (1982) back to the first century, the time of Roman occupation. Here, a Druidic priestess-in-the-pod and a Roman officer fall in love--with the predictable miseries, rebellions and upheavals, intra-Druidical conflicts, and mystical communions. (Sometimes out of body, priestess-wise, is the way to go.) The handsome young Roman Gaius Marcellius (whose mother came from a native British tribe) literally stumbles into acquaintance with the family of the Druid Bendeigid, son of the Arch-Druid Ardanos when the Roman falls into a bear pit. He is rescued by Bendeigid's foster son (later, a firebrand avenger opposed to Druidic negotiation with the Romans) and Eilan, his daughter, the spitting image of her aunt Dieda (this will come in handy later). Eilan and Gaius fall in love, but marriage is immediately rejected by Druid and Roman fathers. Gaius will marry unhappily, while Eilan is taken into the ``Forest House'' of the priestess of the Great Goddess. After secretly giving birth to Gaius' son, Eilan will become High Priestess and learn for herself not only the dangerous and exhilarating possibilities of communion with the Goddess but the invasive influence of the Arch-Druid. Will Eilan find the Goddess' Way and her own? And what of that new religion, Christianity, which seems to attract Gaius' unhappy wife and a Forest House ward? An aging priestess, mentor of Eilan, narrates, tells the sad story of lovers' deaths, and takes the child Gawen (of mingled ancestry, presaging a new British people) to the vale of ``Afallon.'' With the sure touch of one at ease in sketching out mystic travels (``It can be very cold between the worlds''), Bradley writes with an unhurried pace and uncluttered staging. And there's a complete list of characters and places (then and now) and a map. Certain to circulate. -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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This is my first taste of the works of Marion Zimmer Bradley, but it wil not be my last because I am intersted in Roman culture and was pleased with that aspect of the novel. Also, I am very keen on Druidic legends and stories, so I loved this book. By mistake I thought that the Forest House will be the first one in the Avalon series. So I read this one instead of Mists of Avalon. But it doesn't matter. Actually, I will definitely be reading MoA too, since I feel it positively beautifull.
Bradley works her magic bringing you into a realistic story that spins you into a world full of magic, action and romance.
This one is about Elian, the daughter of the Druidic warrior Bendeigid, how she falls in love with a Roman soldier, Gaius Macellius, the son of a Roman father and a British mother. Elian is torn between her love for him and her duties as a chosen priestess of the Forest House, a house where vestal virgins worship the goddess.
It really touched me hard as Macellius, the father of Gaius, goes through to keep Eilan and Gaius appart because he doesn't want his son to be shunned by the Romans or to see the only woman he ever loved to be shut out from her own people the way that Gaius' mother was.
The Romans were the rulers of the time and while the Arch-Druid and the old High Priestess Lhiannon together with Gaius's father, contrive to keep the peace, Eilan's father Bendeigid, and his foster son, Cynric, who is the result of Roman atrocities against the priestesses of Mona, want both to exact revenge on the Romans and to drive them off their island.
The Forest House is a really lovely written love and sacrifice sort of novel. I think this is a good introduction for the next book in the series of Avalon. It has an interesting plot and typical enjoyable writing style of the author make this book very entertaining.
Bradley works her magic bringing you into a realistic story that spins you into a world full of magic, action and romance.
This one is about Elian, the daughter of the Druidic warrior Bendeigid, how she falls in love with a Roman soldier, Gaius Macellius, the son of a Roman father and a British mother. Elian is torn between her love for him and her duties as a chosen priestess of the Forest House, a house where vestal virgins worship the goddess.
It really touched me hard as Macellius, the father of Gaius, goes through to keep Eilan and Gaius appart because he doesn't want his son to be shunned by the Romans or to see the only woman he ever loved to be shut out from her own people the way that Gaius' mother was.
The Romans were the rulers of the time and while the Arch-Druid and the old High Priestess Lhiannon together with Gaius's father, contrive to keep the peace, Eilan's father Bendeigid, and his foster son, Cynric, who is the result of Roman atrocities against the priestesses of Mona, want both to exact revenge on the Romans and to drive them off their island.
The Forest House is a really lovely written love and sacrifice sort of novel. I think this is a good introduction for the next book in the series of Avalon. It has an interesting plot and typical enjoyable writing style of the author make this book very entertaining.
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The task of writing previous history to Mists of Avalon was probably daunting even for MZB. This story is beautiful. The transformation that Eilan goes through from beginning to end, and the pain that she feels and then won't let herself feel is exquisite. Caillean is such a strong woman, the archetypical mother, always there to take care of Eilan, however she needs Eilan's friendship as much as Eilan needs hers. Dieda, the songbird, a character that creates increasing distrust in the characters and the reader as the story progresses, but her bitterness with what life has dealt out to her is so HUMAN. Gaius, the roman man that Eilan loves, is not only torn because of Eilan's love (as she is with his), but torn between his Briton heritage (his mother was a royal of the Silure tribe) and his Roman heritage as a soldier in Rome's army. And the hard but touching ends that Gaius' father goes through to keep Eilan and Gaius appart because he doesn't want his son to be shunned by the Romans or to see the only woman he ever loved to be shut out from her own people the way that Gaius' mother was. These characters are so much more than fiction. I don't want to give anything of the plot away but it's difficult to write a review that's helpful without doing so. If I have failed, read the book. If I have succeeded, read the book. A.
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I'm not exactly sure why I read this book. While I enjoyed "The Mists of Avalon", I wasn't wild about it. Niether was I wild about this prequel. But I did enjoy it. While "Mists" is more of a fantasy, "The Forest House" delves into early A.D. history and European religions. It starts out as a cute, boy-meets-girl-and-falls-in-love-though-they-can't-be-together story, but evolves into a detailed story of religion and politics. I think Bradley put a bit too much religion in there, and even though she was showing how people back then felt towards Christianity, I kind of felt like she was pushing in her own opinions. Unfortunatly, there is too much material, and it gets extremely twisted up together in an unattractive knot. it set off at a good pace, slowed down, almost got miserable, but the last few chapters are almost worth it all. In fact, I was quite pleased with the ending. If you're pagan and/or interested in early european history, I'm not going to stop you from reading this. But I'm not going to insist you read it, either.
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Ooof! Weak and Melodramatic
Now I have read The Forest House three times to be certain I would give it a judicious review. In the end, I have to dismiss this book as a try on MZB's part to simulate a romance... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 21. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
Wonderful!
I absolutely loves this book! It was dreamy, beautiful and romantic. Usually I'm not into books like that, but this one was different. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. April 2000 veröffentlicht
A truly captivating novel
Set in the Roman era, this book tells the story of the lives of the Priestesses who lived in The Forest House, a religious compound. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. April 2000 von Elizabeth Paul
Spell-binding!
I read the series backwards, and all three books were equally wonderfull. The Mists of Avalon I actually think is the best one, but the Forest House is the first in the series and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. März 2000 von "mcknightc"
Couldn't be any worse
Had i been given the option, i would have given this book zero stars, or prefferably negative number. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. Februar 2000 veröffentlicht
A good book - historically interesting but at times too long
"The Forest House" (or "The Forests of Avalon") is a good book, no doubt - but it is not as good as "The Mists Of Avalon", by any means. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Januar 2000 von Kasper Michelsen
A worthy sequel
Written just as well as "The Mists of Avalon," "The Forest House" was far more depressing. Heart-wrenching, even. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. November 1999 von Stephanie Flatley
A good book - historical interesting, but too long at times.
"The Forest House" (or "The Forests of Avalon") is a good book, no doubt - but it is not as good as "The Mists Of Avalon", by any means. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
good, but . . . the ending was the best.
I read the book in less than 2 days, and foudn it very interesting. Definatley not as good as "the Mists", though. I loved the ending especially. That was the best part.
Am 16. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
All fans of The Mists of Avalon,stay away from this book!
I read the Mists of Avalon,thought it was wonderful,and then I was overjoyed to see that Marion Zimmer Bradley had written 2 prequels. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. August 1999 veröffentlicht
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