The Forest House
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The Forest House

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

1993•Historical•470 pages

Taste attributes: historicalfantasyromancedramafresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect a stylised, moving historical novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

The Forest House—prequel to The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved and enduring classic—is a mesmerizing epic of one woman's mythic role at a turning point in history.In a Britain struggling to survive Roman invasion, Eilan is the daughter of a Druidic warleader, gifted with visions and marked by fate to become a priestess of the Forest House.But fate also led Eilan to Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood,...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalFantasyRomanceDramaAll consuming questComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

BritonsDruids and DruidismHistoryMan-woman relationshipsHistorical fictionLove storiesGreat britainEngland

Details

Author
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Published
1993
Pages
470
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