Ravens of Avalon
novel 2007 The Mists of Avalon
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780670038701 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
This novel traces the life of Boudica from her girlhood studying among the Druids on the isle of Mona, where she forms a close friendship with the priestess Lhiannon. As the Roman conquest of Britannia tightens its grip, Boudica marries into a tribal royal family and raises her daughters while Lhiannon works from within Avalon to support Celtic resistance against the occupiers. Following the death of her husband and the brutal treatment she and her daughters suffer at Roman hands, Boudica's grief turns to fury, and she rallies the British tribes into open revolt against Rome. Drawing on the historical Boudican rebellion, the novel folds one of ancient Britain's most famous uprisings into the mythic history of Avalon that runs through the rest of the series.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Mists of Avalon
- Series: The Avalon Series ; position 5 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Diana L. Paxson
Notes
- From the series record (The Avalon Series): Bradley 'expanded the book into the Avalon series' with Diana L. Paxson. The Forest House and Lady of Avalon were co-written with Bradley (Paxson uncredited on the original cover for marketing reasons, per Bradley's own account); Priestess of Avalon was begun by Bradley and completed by Paxson following Bradley's September 1999 death (Paxson's own site frames it as her solo work; Wikipedia frames it as a Bradley/Paxson collaboration completed posthumously -- both sources agree on the underlying facts, only on how to characterize the split; left stated rather than resolved). Registered Expanded Canon per the credited-authorship-as-bright-line precedent -- all 3 are published under Bradley's name/brand. Books 4-6 (Ancestors of Avalon, Ravens of Avalon, Sword of Avalon) are Paxson's solo continuations after Bradley's 1999 death, published under the 'Marion Zimmer Bradley's [title]' brand. Ancestors of Avalon bridges Bradley's own The Fall of Atlantis to the founding of Avalon; Ravens of Avalon is a direct prequel to The Forest House (young Boudica); Sword of Avalon is set at the end of the Bronze Age.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Avalon Series: position 5 of 6: previous Ancestors of Avalon (2004) · next Sword of Avalon (2010)
Sources
- Diana L. Paxson's own site: The Avalon Series
- Wikipedia: Ancestors of Avalon
- Encyclopedia.com: Diana L. Paxson
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