Product Description

This new collection features 15 stories of magic, adventure and romance surrounding the legend of King Arthur-by an equally legendary host of bestselling authors, including:
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Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxton
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Katherine Kerr
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Rosemary Edghill
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Tricia Sullivan
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Diana Gabaldon and Samuel Watkins
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Michelle West
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David Farland
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Kristen Britain
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Judith Tarr
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Mike Resnick and Adrienne Gormley
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Jennifer Roberson
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Laura Resnick
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Lorelei Shannon
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Eric van Lustbader
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Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #280379 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-01
• Released on: 2001-05-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Customer Reviews

Contents:
The Heart of the Hill- Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson
The Fourth Concealment of the Island of Britain- Katharine Kerr
Prince of Exiles- Rosemary Edghill
The Secret Leaves- Tricia Sullivan
The Castellan- Diana Gabaldon and Samuel Watkins
Lady of the Lake- Michelle Sagara West
The Mooncalfe- David Farland
Avalonia- Kristen Britain
Finding the Grail- Judith Tarr
Me and Galahad- Mike Resnick and Adrienne Gormley
A Lesser Working- Jennifer Roberson
Grievous Wounds- Laura Resnick
Black Dogs- Lorelei Shannon
Marwysgafn (Deathbed Song)- Eric Van Lustbader
The Mouse's Soul- Nina Kiriki Hoffman

*Yawn*
I adore the Avalon series, but this book, quite frankly, sucked. While it was not anywhere near as horrible as "Ancestors of Avalon", it was still bad. I wish people would learn that Bradley cannot be imitated. If you wish to write about Arthurian legend, be my guest. Stop trying to mimic Bradley though!

If you want to read this novel, get it from your library. Don't waste your money on it.

Tribute to One of the Best Authors of the Best Legend
This is a collection of short stories centered around Avalon and King Arthur written in tribute to Marion Zimmer Bradley (author of the infamous "avalon" novels). These short stories are very enjoyable and fun to read. One of my favourites was the one written by Bradley herself which centred around Morgaine teaching (or trying to) this young, wild girl, the ways of Avalon. She runs off and finds this stone which tests the courage and will of everything Morgain ever knew. And I loved the one about Morgaine's cousin (!) who is sent from her court in disgrace to live with her because she nearly killed her brother. She is attacked by a wolf (her and her party) and is the only survivor and meets as well as falls in love with a psycho named Myriddin (who I think is Merlin, but with maybe the welsh spelling?) He reminds me of how Merlin was portrayed in the movie Excalibur, this crazy eccentric psycho wizard. Escapt in this story his magic is really shapeshifting abilitues. And we watch as this girl tries to learn his ways. And on and on and on. All these stories are way fun to read. If you like this subject, get this. It's fun.