Margaret's Reviews > Priestess of Avalon

Begun by Marion Zimmer Bradley and finished by Diana L. Paxon, "Priestess of Avalon" is the story of Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great.

It is historical fantasy. The book swirls with goddesses, priestesses, druids, and faeries.

Though part of a series, it isn't necessary to have read the others. Each one pretty much stands alone. An understanding of the workings of Romano-Celtic Britain will help, but it's not essential. The ladies were/are excellent researchers and their historical components are bang on.

Someone, I suspect Diana, slid the solution to an archaeological mystery gently into the book. I only caught it because I had seen the object in question in a museum in London last week. This is the level of research I meant.

Highly recommended.