The Mists of Avalon

图书标准信息

• 作者 Marion Zimmer Bradley 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 1998-05
• ISBN 9780140177190
• 定价 154.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 1024页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThisisthetragictaleoftheriseandfallofCamelot-butseenthroughtheeyesofCamelot'swomen:thedevoutGwenhwyfar,Arthur'sQueen;Vivane,HighpriestessofAvalonandtheLadyoftheLake;aboveall,Morgaine,possessorofthesight,thewise,thewise-womanfatedtobringruinonthemall.

【作者简介】

MarionZimmerwasborninAlbany,NY,onJune3,1930,andmarriedRobertAldenBradleyin1949.Mrs.BradleyreceivedherB.A.in1964fromHardinSimmonsUniversityinAbilene,Texas,thendidgraduateworkattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,from1965-67.Shewasasciencefiction/fantasyfanfromhermiddleteens,andmadeherfirstsaleasanadjuncttoanamateurfictioncontestinFantastic/AmazingStoriesin1949.Shehadwrittenaslongasshecouldremember,butwroteonlyforschoolmagazinesandfanzinesuntil1952,whenshesoldherfirstprofessionalshortstorytoVortexScienceFiction.ShewroteeverythingfromsciencefictiontoGothics,butisprobablybestknownforherDarkovernovels.Inadditiontohernovels,Mrs.Bradleyeditedmanymagazines,amateurandprofessional,includingMarionZimmerBradley'sFantasyMagazine,whichshestartedin1988.ShealsoeditedanannualanthologycalledSwordandSorceressforDAWBooks.Overtheyearssheturnedmoretofantasy;TheHouseBetweentheWorlds,althoughaselectionoftheScienceFictionBookClub,was"fantasyundiluted".ShewroteanovelofthewomenintheArthurianlegends——MorganLeFay,theLadyoftheLake,andothers-entitledMistsofAvalon,whichmadetheNYTimesbestsellerlistbothinhardcoverandtradepaperback,andshealsowroteTheFirebrand,anovelaboutthewomenoftheTrojanWar.Herhistoricalfantasynovels,TheForestHouse,LadyofAvalon,MistsofAvalonareprequelstoPriestessofAvalon.ShediedinBerkeley,CaliforniaonSeptember25,1999,fourdaysaftersufferingamajorheartattack.Shewassurvivedbyherbrother,LeslieZimmer;hersons,DavidBradleyandPatrickBreen;herdaughter,MoiraStern;andhergrandchildren.