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->''There are places where the worlds lie close together as folds in a blanket. One such bridge is the place that men call Avalon.''

''Lady of Avalon'' (1997) cannot be treated as one part in the internal chronology, as it has three parts, of which only two take place before ''Priestess of Avalon.'' However, according to the author, all parts have, in a sense, the same main character, who reincarnates and learns new things in every life.

Every time she becomes another Lady of Avalon: in the first part she is Caillean, who made the decision about veiling the island with mists, then she is reborn as Dierna, a cunning politician and efficient leader, to eventually return as strong-willed Viviane, first guardian of the Holy Grail. The book reveals important parts of the history of Avalon, its origin and its connection with both first Christians and the Fair Folk.

The last part is a direct prequel to ''Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon'' and substantiates many decisions made by Viviane in the latter book.

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!! Provides examples of:
%%* ArrangedMarriage: Carausius and Teleri.
* {{Atlantis}}: Some characters lived there in their previous lives.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Strongly connected with {{Atlantis}} and ReincarnationRomance.
* DaddysGirl: Viviane and Taliesin (though [[spoiler:he is not really her father.]])
%%* DeathOfTheOldGods
* DeusSexMachina: [[spoiler: Viviane]] and [[spoiler: Vortimer,]] in a very dramatic moment with a direct divine intervention, magical trance, the threat of death, and gigantic monoliths. [[spoiler: Gawen]] and [[spoiler: Sianna]] are associated with this very explicitly ("...he heard her whisper, "I am the altar..." He answered, "...and I am the sacrifice," and, answering, found release at last for the passion of the man and the power of the god." [[spoiler: Dierna]] and [[spoiler: Carausius]] may also count.
%%* {{Druid}}: Gawen, Brannos, Ceridachos, and a few others.
%%* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity: All the Ladies of the Lake are this.
%%* TheFairFolk.
%%* GoodShepherd: Father Joseph.
* TheHecateSisters: Mentioned a couple of times, along with other motives from Myth/CelticMythology. Hecate herself also has cameo appearances in dialogues.
%%* IronLady: Dierna and Viviane are this to some degree, but Ana is a model example.
* JesusWasWayCool: An important motive, especially in the first part. Partially explains the relations between Avalon and Inis Witrin in ''Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon.''
* LineageComesFromTheFather: Strongly averted. In Avalon, lineage always comes from the mother, which is meaningful in shaping political connections.
* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler: Dierna,]] Carausius, and Teleri.
%%* TheLowMiddleAges
%%* MacGuffin: A golden classic: [[Myth/ArthurianLegend The Holy Grail.]]
%%* MaritalRapeLicense: [[spoiler: Carausius and Teleri.]]
%%* NatureAbhorsAVirgin: Viviane.
%%* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler: Dierna and Carausius.]]
%%* VirginSacrifice: Viviane [[spoiler: and Vortimer.]]
* WorldSundering: This is roughly what Caillean (with the help of Faerie Queen) does to conceal Avalon from the uninitiated. This is an interesting example, because Caillean had lived in Atlantis in her previous lives, and Atlantis is famous of having been subjected to WorldSundering before. (Creator/JRRTolkien consciously made his [[Literature/TheSilmarillion Sundered World,]] [[Literature/TheFallOfNumenor Númenor,]] to have the features of both Atlantis and Avalon.)
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