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Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson
4.0

A beautiful addition to both the Mists of Avalon and the Avalon series as a whole, as well as the literary community and the fantasy genre. We watch Elian (Helena) from birth to death, and follow a woman who not only extremely human, but extremely insightful about the world that surrounded her.

Every character in the novel was well developed, from the passer-by that just stopped for a drink to the people who shaped Eilan's everyday life. The novel was true to it's roots, true to it's genres, and true to humanity and the human history.

This book is much more than part of a series, and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys taking their reality with a little bit of magic and mysticism.