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Originally Posted by Morthoron
Not wishing to sound like a chauvinist, but I found Mists of Avalon dreadfully boring and devoid of humor. I prefer T.H. White's retelling of the Arthurian cycle in The Once and Future King. Mary Stewart's Merlin series (The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, etc.) is interesting in parts, but is rather somber, and tends to meander later on in the series.
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Didn't Mary Stewart write
The Wicked Day as well? Another book that gives a different perspective, this time from Mordred's view. I never finished it because my mom stole it from my shelf when I put it aside for school work. But from the little I was able to read of Mary Stewart's other works they were fantastic. If Bradley had cut
Mists of Avalon down it would be a much better book. I do love how she makes Morgan Le Fay less a witch and more a person who's been used poorly by those around her.