Religion happens to be the book's main focus - Morgan Le Fay, who becomes the Lady of the Lake, is locked into combat with her younger brother over his struggle to blot out the pagan religions and make Christianity the universal religion of the Isle. With this particular version, Bradley takes a great number of liberties: besides altering various aspects of the story and its traditional characters somewhat, she at times rather inaccurately portrays differing elements of the religions she delves into with such detail. Morgan (or, as Bradley writes it, Morgaine) became, in Malory's words, a "great mistress of magic." The women of this age-old legend each take a turn at telling the tale, but The Mists of Avalon is mainly Morgan Le Fay's story, the older half-sister of Arthur (who became king of the Britons - we hear your host, Sir Robin, knows something of King Arthur!) and mother of the King's only son. OK, how's this for an idea: retell the story of King Arthur at Camelot yet again, only this time, do it from the perspective of the women. The Mists of Avalon The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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