| Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon | 
 enlarge | Authors: Diana L. Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 125371
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B000YT9CY2
Publication Date: August 2, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Didn't capture me. January 24, 2008
I also agree with the review who said that this is flat. As I read I kept waiting to be drawn into the story and the magic, the way that MZB drew me, but it just never happened. Sad.
A Good Comeback from Awfulness. January 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
OK, so after the abysmal "Ancestors of Avalon" I have to say, this one is not half bad. Especially the second half. I find myself sitting here with a pretty profound "fulfilled" feeling and am anxious to do more reading on Boudica.
I'm actually struck by how very sad this whole saga is. All the women we meet through the 400 years (if you don't count the Atlantis crap, which I don't) of this saga experience such pain. Through sacrifice, force, whathaveyou, it's just very, well, as I said, sad.
Anyway..I'm the first to review this thing. So, if you're a fan of the series, this is a nice return to the tradition. And if you hated Ancestors, then this one will do a good job of getting Ms. Paxon back in your good graces.
 A nice addition to the saga November 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have enjoyed all the Avalon books and this is a wonderful addition that adds to the back story of characters. I recommend it highly.
"Ravens of Avalon", better than "Ancestors" October 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was a bit apprehensive to read this new Avalon novel, as I felt Ancestors of Avalon was a promising premise that turned out to be a big disappointment. But I am enjoying the story and the writing of this novel much more than Ancestors, and I enjoy seeing the books and stories tie together in a cohesive way.
 Slow going... September 24, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I agree with the reviewer who says the writing is flat...I simply don't find any characters to care about. The interior monologues are perfunctory, and we don't have a sense of anyone's deep spiritual life or galvanizing, life-changing moments. There are no goose-bump passages -- when any person, place or thing flickers alive for a brief moment, it's due to transference and memories from the earlier books. (Even the sex scenes are pale and lifeless.) Passionate as I am about this series, I couldn't not buy the book -- how I wanted to (once again) care about the land and its energies and the keepers of the ancient traditions. The previous books, which I typically stayed up all night to read, were grounded in the land itself as well as the bodies, minds and spirits of the brave women who defended it...Bradley created a seamless fictional world that stands right up there with Narnia and Middle Earth. All the seams show on this book...reading it felt like paddling the boat in circles seeking admission to Avalon, but finding nothing but echoes, mist and shadows. I had to make myself finish this.
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