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Book Review of Ancestors of Avalon (Avalon, Bk 5)

Ancestors of Avalon (Avalon, Bk 5)
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This novel of ancient Britain slots neatly between Bradley's tales of Atlantis and her writings about the mythical Avalon of Arthurian legend. In it, the final destruction of the Atlantean civilization sends a few survivors looking for a new home, which they find in the misty isles. There, Atlantean magic melds with the native lore, and a new and powerful pantheon begins to grow. Frequent readers of Bradley will also note the comparisons between her Atlanteans and Darkovians, with their manipulation of psychic powers to control a physical landscape.