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Ancestors of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley Book 5 in the Avalon series.

First published 2004

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When the island of Ahtarrath is destroyed, priestess Tiriki and her husband Micail lead separate groups of refugees towards Britain. Their ships are divided, and each community forms different alliances: Micail joins local rulers and works with other priests on a vast stone sanctuary, while Tiriki reaches the sacred Tor that will become Avalon.

The survivors’ competing visions of authority, ritual and adaptation threaten both their marriage and the settlement they hoped to build together. By connecting the legendary destruction of Atlantis with the construction of Stonehenge and the founding of Avalon, the novel creates the saga’s earliest origin story.

Historical Periods

Construction of Stonehenge3000–1600 BCE

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Exploration & Survival Fiction Historical Fantasy Historical Sagas Mythological Fiction Social & Domestic Fiction

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